The Lost World of a Hindustani Music (Hindi Edition)

Hindustani Music: A World Lost Somewhere Kudrat Teri Rang Birangithese were the lyrics of a hymn Abdul Karim Khan sang to the Sufi saint Tajuddin Baba. The Pir Murshid, mesmerized by the hymn, began dancing and clapping. Kumar Prasads tragic account of the era of the disappearance of musical giants recounts many such shared experiences between singer and audience, between singing and applause. This work is a farewell to a world fading into the shadows of history, inhabited by maestros, pundits, the wealthy, the famous, holy souls, and the wicked. He explores the origins of their gharanas through folk traditions, from the courts of ancient Maharajas and the tinkling anklets of their dancers. He recounts the time when notation quietly entered classical music, alarming the old masters accustomed to an art form that valued spontaneous, improvised performance. However, one positive outcome was the preservation of ragas that would otherwise have been lost over time. While Mukherjees beloved Khan Saheb, Pandit Ji, and Bua may have been inspired by divine power, his accounts, based on information from renowned figures in the music world or his own personal memories, reveal that these great artists were truly human. The impulses that motivated them were not always benevolent, and their intrigues and jealousies are universal. The book also contains numerous humorous and humorous accounts, as well as those of personalities that will remain etched in the readers minds.