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The Musical Journey of Kumar Gandharva amzn.in/d/88gPli7

"It was like a meteor that he passed across the Indian sky and cut in his wake the body of Hindustani Music in two neat halves,one before Kumar Gandharva one after him, a kind of BC and AD in Indian music" - Raghava Menon Kumarji is 100 today. Not possible to speak in past tense.

@ArushTandon Yes of course. The best biography of Kumarji, definitely.

@kumarjidotcom That's from a book? Thanks in advance. 🙏🏽

#KumarjiCentenary #KumarGandharva @kumarjidotcom hindwi.org/kavita/ek-bar-…

Remembering the great Pandit Kumar Gandharva, on his 99th Janmatithi. Here is a thread🧵 I had compiled in 2020⬇️

Remembering the one & ONLY one | एकमेवाद्वितीय Padma Vibhushan Pt. #KumarGandharva | पं. कुमार गंधर्व ji (8 Apr 1924 – 12 Jan 1992). 💐🙏🙏🙏 दूजो न कोई Today is one of the HAPPIEST days in the history of Indian Classical Music as his Birth Centenary Year starts from today. 💯

Sashtang to dear Hari ji on this special day of his birthday. Love and deep respects 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Spreading positivity during pandemic, @spicmacaypune Chapter is pleased to announce #Virasat21 series at @CoEPune & @IISERPune. COEP Virasat will be on 28th and 29th June. IISER Virasat will be from 30th June to 4th July. All programs can be seen on our YouTube channel.

"Mala Umajlele Balgandharva" a program by Kumar Gandharva (1968) to commemorate the life and singing of Balgandharva. Starts with a great speech by Pu La Deshpande. youtube.com/watch?v=JrL37c…

An interview with Tabla Maestro Ustad Alla Rakha youtu.be/FEarRXMK6Wc @shashidigital @prasarbharati

AIR Raagam remembers the celebrated Tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha on his birth anniversary.

This is priceless!

shruti, raag, laya, taal and bhaav. He faced this lockdown for 5 long years. Not allowed to even talk, leave alone sing, he spent this time finding uncharted paths in music. In 1952, he came out of the trial, like steel forged in fire. He continues to be an inspiration. 2/2

I wrote this on FB last year. Had no idea it will be valid (and even more pertinent) one year later. Quote - Kumarji has turned 96 today. Not possible to speak about him in the past tense. In 1947, a microbe forced Kumarji to retreat into his inner world. The world of swar, 1/2

Happy 97th Birthday, Kumarji! 🙏🏾

Listen: Kumar Gandharva and other maestros at Mumbai’s Swami Haridas Sammelan in 1962 scroll.in/article/991261…

It’s time to stand up as a community. To speak up!! To come together and stand against this critical issue of abuse, which has been following in the name of Art!! Let’s work towards a safer and healthier ecosystem for the #music fraternity !!!

Although at that time the multitrack technology was available, I wanted to go back in time even then like the hero of ‘Midnight in Paris’ and explore the times when there was no multitrack recording. Hence I have recorded this whole album in the old style - all instruments and

Hindustani musicians and a sense of humour? Find out more in episode 12 of A Minute For Music.

Are music apps counter-productive for Hindustani music? My take in episode 8 of A Minute For Music. Photo credit: @kartikrathod88