Haveli Sangeet, Ashtachap and Darbar Sangeet

The impact of Bhakti Movement on Indian music was through the Ashtachap and Haveli sangeet along with the Bhajan and Kirtans. Haveli Sangeet The Vaishnav tradition has a form of devotional music called Haveli Sangeet. Haveli, literally means “mansion” and ..

Indo-Islamic Architecture in Mandu

The Malwa kingdom, the capital of which was Dhar, was subjugated in 1305 by the Khalji Dynasty. When Alauddin Khilji was hiding himself in the Siri Fort to save himself from the Mongols, the Afghan-origin governor Dilawar Khan took advantage ..

Marg Sangeet and Pathya Sangeet

Marg Sangeet can be seen as the predecessor word used for Classical Music. It was the accepted and prestigious mode of the music that became prominent in the epic times. For example, in Ramayana, we find Rama describing about the ..

Indo-Islamic Architecture in Jaunpur

Jaunpur is located some 60km northeast of Varanasi. This place is known for a Jaunpur Sultanate of medieval times. The city dates back to 11th century but was devastated by the Gomati River. In 1359, Firoz Tughlaq had created a ..

Guru-Shishya Parampara

In our country, the music has been passed in on a tradition which we call the Guru-Shishya Parampara. A guru is considered as the metaphysical father of the disciple and is ranked higher than biological parents. This system dates back ..

Indo-Islamic Architecture in Gujarat

Before the Muslim conquest, Gujarat was under the influence of Jainism. The master-craftsmen whom the Muslims employed to construct their buildings adopted Hindu and Jain designs with necessary modifications to suit the puritanical taste of Islam. Sultan Ahmad Shah was ..

Dhrupad, Khayal and Other Forms of Indian Classical Music

Dhrupad and Khayal are the two forms of classical singing that are popular today. Out of them, Dhrupad is certainly older, which took proper shape in medieval era, replacing the ancient Prabandha. It enjoyed wide popularity till the 17th or ..

Architecture of Delhi Sultanate

The architecture of Delhi sultanate includes the buildings and monuments built in 320 years in Delhi and surrounding areas by Slave, Khalji, Tughluq, Sayyid and Lodi dynasties. Salient Features Sultanate era marked the evolution and development of a new-type of ..