Shrirang M. Kulkarni comments : Shri Parrikar, Namaste, A very informative as well as interesting article. I landed on it while browsing the net. One song in raageshri i remember is Kaun aaya mere man ke dware by Manna Dey. I wd wish to download this article along with the clippings as net connection is not continuous and there are disturbances in listening. Could u please help me. warm regards and look forward to many more articles.
Tejaswini comments : Greetings!!! Mr Parrikar, This is Mr Pandharinath Kolhapures youngest daughter.After doing a search on my father's name i came across your site and was very happy to see his song used on your website.I would like to keep in touch with as i have consturcted a website for my father Mr Kolhapure and your valuable suggestions would be looked forward to. Thankyou Tejaswini
Your articles are very informative. In Bageshree you have given some information of Raag Malgunji. As far as I am concerned I know three more Songs which are composed also in Malgunji 1. Nain so nain nahi milao - Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje 2. Unko Yeh Shikayat hai - Adalat 3. Ghar aaja Ghir Aaye - Chhote Nawab (First song of RD Burman) I just want to clarify from expert person like you whether I am right on above mentioned 3 songs!
Thanks for your informative site. Raaga-parichay is informative.It is really a great contribution to the knowledge seekers.
With best wishes Basavaraj
Kumudini V Athalye comments : Greetings!!! Mr Parrikar,A very informative as well as interesting article.I was searching indian clasical music. on web and find this site is extremely good. I wonder you have developped such a wonderful site .I wd wish to download this article along with the clippings as net connection is not continuous and there are disturbances in listening. could you please send me the cd if you have .i would like and delighted to include in my collection.my brother's son a sharp boy who won many awards in various fields play sinthsizer very well.he is loved by his teacher he is appearing for 2nd exam vocal her mother teaches him .will you guide him he is 8 yrs old.warm regards .
I am delighted to see your articles on various Raags. It is a great help for new learners. I recommend your articles to my students who learn music from me. Please keep adding details about Raags to your site.
With Regards
Vijay
Damodar Singh Raut comments : Why, oh why, Mr Parrikar, have you allowed your otherwise marvellous, erudite and lovingly written/prepared submissions to be marred by this spiteful hatred of Bengalis? You cannot on the one hand do without them. But you call Ali Akbar 'Alu', you sneer at ''Bongs'', you belittle Manna Dey, you tread over Ravi Shankar and Allauddin Khan, you ignore Hemant Kumar and Salil Choudhury, and you joke about someone 'conspiring' to show a Datta as a Bengali. And you think you make up for all your lapses by calling Kishor Kumar 'Pandit'?
What a pity - and how disappointingly and ironically provincial in a website about a Pan-indian art.
Hopefully, you will grow up one of these days....
Debashish Chakravarti comments : "Several musicians of high standing learnt from him, among them his nephew Aman Ali Khan of the Bhendibazar Gharana (and through Aman Ali the influence extended to Amir Khan"
2. The comment above needs clarification. Rajab Ali Khan's nephew was the short-lived Amanat Khan of Indore who had a wonderful elastic voice with a clear leading edge to it. His style like Rajab Ali's was tan-dominant. While Amir Khan's phirat was reportedly influenced by him, Amir Khan's riaz recorded from the late 1940s and early 1950s already sounds quite different. Aman Ali Khan also exerted considerable influence on Amir Khan. His other well-known student was Shivkumar Shukla whose composition in Shahana was frequently sung by Amir Khan: " Sundara anganaa"
The author responds: I had been given to understand that the 'sundara angana' bandish in Shanana was a Shivkumar Shukla composition but my source was not too sure about it and I have not been able to verify it myself (hence I called it paramparik in my Kanada article). I understand there is a published (or private) documented collection somewhere of Shukla's compositions. Do you have any reference? Regards. Rajan P. Parrikar
Indiresh Maktal comments : Mr.Parrikar, I visited this site and found to be very useful for learners like me. I am not a professional musician. But I am deeply interested in Carnatic music. However, I do listen to Hindustani music also. I believe that - but for the difference in style " Shruti and Laya " are one. So, I do not differentiate. From the perspective of learning, I wanted to download some of the clips... but I could not. I was wondering, if I can get the complete recording from you. I have no intention of using it commercially. I have collected quite a few concerts of Dr.Balamurali Krishna and other artists since 1976.. I freely share my collections with those who have interest in learing music. I was wondering if I can do so with you. I also liked your article on Kalyani, and your collection of G.N.Balasubramaniam's Ragam , Thanam.. I wish the complete record was available. With regards, Indiresh Maktal
Do you happen to have a recording of Aman Ali Khan Bhendibazar gharana's Rageshri, Hansadhwani or any other Raga? Are there any such pieces of his recorded? I am sure that you must have something of the man , after hearing your fantastic collection.
Please kindly do resopond as I look forward to hear Aman Ali's music.
Thank you
Best regards
D Vasavda
Sudheer Tambe comments : I would like to knpw if the famous song in Anarkali, '' Jaag darde ishq jaag'', is set in Bageshree. Once again compliments to you on the excellent web site.
Uttam Ganguly comments : dr rajanji, namaste. i dint hav the time 2 go thru al ur info. only i dint find any mention watsoevr of the time theory for the actual rendition of the raaga. pls b a litl mor thoro in ur otherwis gud work. i hope i dont sound 2o patronisin. regs, ug.
Mohammad Aslam comments : MR PARRIKAR Thanks so much for The GEMS you are giving us.
IT is a Treasure you are bringing to us . I thank for this.
Dr.Swarna Khuntia comments : Respected Rajanji, Namaste. I really don't have any word to express my thanks to you. I am Really so excited about this website and learning everyday its a great learning experience and i am really greatful to you for havingsuch a great idea of sharing knowledge.especially which is rare in our music. Thanks a lot.I wish you all the best for your project. With Regards Swarna
David Whetstone comments : Dear Parrikarji, I am a long time student of the sitar, and I heard a recording played for me some years ago in 1988 by the tabla maestro Diam Ali Qadri, in Delhi, musically just a wonderful recording, of Shivkumar Shukla. I have been trying to find any recordings of him ever since. Your site came up by word search. Are you by chance aware of any of any recordings? i would so appreciate a response!
