Tansen
Book Specification
Item Code: | NAG764 |
Author: | Wilco Picture Library |
Publisher: | Wilco Publishing House |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2011 |
ISBN: | 9788182524767 |
Pages: | 16 |
Cover: | Paperback |
Other Details | 11.0 inch X 8.5 inch |
Weight | 100 gm |
Book Description
Tansen, one of the greatest singer, composers and musicians in India Classical music, was one of the nine jewels in the court of Emperor Akbhar. Tansen, born as Ramtanu to a Hindu family, came to be known as Mian Tansen, the nickname conferred o him by Emperor Akbar.
This title on this great musician who pioneered the Dhrupad style of singing, narrates his story about how he learnt music from his Hindu as well as Muslim gurus and who was also later married a Muslim girl.
This is part of the spectacular WILCO PICTURE LIBRARY (WPL), slated to be a 500 plus titles series, pioneering the innovative way of enlightening on various subjects in a fun-filled way via a comic format artwork, full of colourful illustrations along with simple but interesting narration and dialogues, thereby making story-telling an enjoyable experience.