Famous Carnatic Music Personalities

Some of the notable Carnatic Musicians are as follows: 1. Aruna Sairam: Trained by the legendary Carnatic vocalists T. Brinda and Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, the Mumbai (Bombay)-born Aruna Sairam has recorded over 60 albums and performed and recorded in many ..

Basic Knowledge of Carnatic Music

Carnatic music is confined to Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In Carnatic music there is a very highly developed theoretical system. It is based upon a complex system of Rāgam (Rāga) and Thalam (Tala). Most compositions in Carnatic ..

Post-Independence and Contemporary Indian Architecture

Immediately after the independence of India, the Modernism swept through the new buildings constructed to meet the new needs such as for schools, government buildings, housing for the poor, urban renewal, and new capital cities of various states. Collaboration with ..

Indo-Saracenic Architecture

Saracenic was a term used by the ancient Romans to refer to a people who lived in desert areas in and around the Roman province of Arabia, and who were distinguished from Arab. Some use this term to refer to ..

Gharanas and Famous Personalities of Hindustani Classical Music

The term gharana is derived from the Hindi word ‘ghar’. This concept became prominent in the nineteenth century after the fall of the Mughals. The dwindling Mughals could not continue the royal patronage enjoyed by performers traditionally. Performers were then ..

Mughal Architecture

Neither Babur nor Humayun lived long enough to enjoy the newly founded Mughal Empire. The reign of Akbar (1556-1605) witnessed the development of the mughal architecture. The most important features of the Mughal monuments in India are the bulbous domes ..

Indo-Islamic Architecture at Sasaram

Sasaram in Bihar was the base of Shershah Suri, who declared independence from the Lodi Dynasty in 1535 and established the Sur Dynasty. In 1540, he defeated Humayun of the Mughal Empire and held hegemony in northern India entirely. But his ..

Indo-Islamic Architecture in Bijapur

The name of Bijapur comes from the ancient Hindu name Vijayapura. It was a capital of the Adil Shahi Dynasty, established by the governor of Belgaum, Yusuf Adil Khan, first of all among the Five Deccan Kingdoms viz. Bijapur, Berar, ..