‘The most secret part of yourself’: Amit Chaudhuri on what riyaaz means to the classical musician
An excerpt from the writer and singer’s new book, ‘Finding the Raga: An Improvisation on Indian Music.’ Apr 02, 2021 · 08:30 am
They say students of classical music practise for hours, and this must be true, because I had to. And I’d heard that classical singers begin at the age of six or seven (since the mythology is romantic, the age decreases, and the number of hours goes up); I felt inwardly at a disadvantage, like a person who’s moved to a new country, tries to learn a new language, then write a novel in it, while other novelists there have of course known the language since they were born.
I got lost in your beautiful thoughts | मैं तो तेरे हसीन ख़यालों में खो गया
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Talat Mahmood birthday special: A voice that tugs at the heartstrings
The class that he emoted through his songs and ghazals shall remain etched in the hearts of the connoisseurs
Way back in 2007 in Lahore, Pakistan, I had an opportunity to interview Mehdi Hassan, the Shah hanshah-e-ghazal. Always full of gratitude and quick to acknowledge the influence of others on his gaayki, the maestro told me, âEk aawaaz ibtidai daur mein mujhe nihayat mutasir karti thi aur who dilkash aawaaz thi Talat Mahmood sahab kiâ (During my early days, one voice used to cast a spell on me and it was Talat Mahmood s voice). At a public performance in Karachi in 1957, Mehdi Hassan sang Talatâs
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Rishabh Kochhar
With Mumbai’s local trains having resumed service recently, a friend forwarded me an image of a young man bowing in front of a local train in obeisance. This triggered a flood of memories from my time in Mumbai, which I had to leave last year in March.
On many levels, I connected well with the young man paying his respects to Mumbai’s local trains. As a student, I was always on a shoestring budget and trains were the best way not just to see the most prominent spots of the city, but also soak in the city’s culture in its most unadulterated form.