Nrityachuramani Rahul Dev Mondal (Assistant Professor , Rabindra Bharati University,Department of Dance) The generic Sanskrit term devadasi (“servant of god”) refers to a multiplicity of female communities, known by regional names such as devaradiyal (“slave of god”), bhogam (“embodiment of enjoyment”), kalavati (“receptacle of the arts”), and gudisani (“temple lady”). […]

Subhadrakalyan It has been of a great honour for the people of the century to witness that two of the most premium figures concerning the Tabla turned hundred this year. They have always been revered by all the musicians all across the globe as the first ambassador of the Tabla […]

অজন্তা জানা, গবেষক, সঙ্গীত ভবন, বিশ্বভারতী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ভারতে বাংলা গানের চর্চা প্রসঙ্গে প্রথমেই রবীন্দ্রনাথ, নজরুলসৃষ্ট বাংলা গানের কথা আলোচনায় এসে পড়ে। রবীন্দ্রপূর্ব বাংলা গানের চর্চার ধারায় আমরা দেখতে পাই নিধুবাবুর গান, শ্রীধর কথকের গান, লালচাঁদ বড়ালের গান – যা রাজ–দরবারের মজলিশ, নাটক – থিয়েটারে পরিবেশিত হত ও আসর মাতিয়ে রাখত। […]

Author : Nrityachuramani Rahul Dev Mondal ( Assistant Professor , Rabindra Bharati University , Department of Dance )Every dance form that exists has a history, its roots which are long and tangled goes beyond the years back to the centuries, when cultures changed themselves, modified themselves within a phase which […]

Dr. Mali Mitra, Department of Music, Memory College, Memory, East Burdwan Abstract: This exploration delves into the profound connection between the timeless compositions of Rabindranath Tagore, the legendary poet and musician, and the traditional Dhrupad songs of Indian classical music. Both genres, originating from diverse cultural backgrounds, share a deep-rooted […]

দীপঙ্কর হালদার উত্তর ভারতীয় শাস্ত্রীয় সঙ্গীতের ইতিহাসে পণ্ডিত ভাতখণ্ডেজী  চীর স্মরণীয় হয়ে আছেন তার দশ ঠাটের অন্তর্ভুক্ত সমস্ত  রাগ রাগিনীর  অত‍্যাধুনিক এক বৈজ্ঞানিক তথ‍্য প্রদানের জন্য। কিন্তু এই দশটি  ঠাটের ব‍্যবহৃত স্বর  সম্পর্কে আমাদের প্রতি প্রত‍্যেকের জ্ঞান ও ধারণা যথেষ্ট থাকলেও তার অন্তর্দৃষ্টি মূলক বৈজ্ঞানিক স্বর স্থাপন, স্বর চালন ও […]

Ms Amrita Majumdar, Asst.Prof.Dept.Of Music, Bankua Zilla Saradamani Mahila Mahavidyapith. Bankura University, West.Bengal                          Abstract Kazi Nazrul Islam was a Bengali Poet, Musician, revolutionary and a Philosopher who is best known for Pioneering works of Bengal Poetry. He is popularly known as Bidrohi kobi -rebel poet- as many of his […]

Bhabani Shankar Dasgupta 1 During the later decades of the 20th Century music gradually turned into a lucrative trade for some performers who became top ranking artistes. They demanded exorbitant remunerations for their recitals and impresarios were forced to satisfy their demands only to draw a large audience to their […]

Dr. Ashis Chakraborty “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.  The very foundations of our Universe, of matter and thought, appear to lie in sound vibration.” Nikola Telsa World, inner, and the outer, two different outlooks with different profiles, […]