Musical stone pillars in temples

Indian temples are renowned for their unique and exceptional musical stone pillars that emit melodious notes when tapped. These intricately carved pillars are considered audio marvels and provide an enchanting experience to temple visitors. What are Musical Pillars? Musical pillars, ..

Krishna in Classical Dances

Legends say that hearing the call of Krishna’s flute, hoard of Gopis went in search of him. Krishna then multiplied himself and danced with each Gopi, as he felt that he owed the Gopis a debt that can never be ..

Puppetry Art in India

In Puppet Theatre various forms, known as puppets, are used to illustrate the narratives. In India, the roots of the puppet theatre lie in a dancer’s mask. Excavations at several Harappan sites have revealed a number of toys whose body ..

Folk Theatre in India

Bharata’s Natyashastra was the earliest and most elaborate treatise on dramaturgy written anywhere in the world. India has a longest and richest tradition in theatre going back to at least 5000 years. The origin of Indian theatre is closely related ..

Folk Music and Dance of India

Brihaddeshi was the first text that speaks about rāga and distinguishes the music genres into Marga Sangeet (Classical Music) and Desi Sangeet (Folk Music). Important Folk Music of India Uttarakhandi folk music had its root in the lap of nature. ..

Indian Classical Dance

The common root of all Indian classical dance forms can be traced to Bharata’s Natyasastra. It contains deliberations on the different kind of postures, the mudras, the kind of emotions, the kind of attires, the stage, the ornaments and the ..

Devotional Music of India

In the Vedic period (3000-1500 BC), music was solely ritualistic. Some of the major earlier forms of Indian Classical music like Prabandh Sangeet and Dhruvapada were all devotional in character. Gradually other forms of devotional music like bhajans, kirtans, shahbads ..

Basic Knowledge of Musical Instruments

Veena is the most authentic of all Indian instruments and its origin can be traced to India’s Vedic period. This Indian instrument went through a very extensive period of evolution. The whole evolution process can be categorized in seven main ..