THE LUMINARIES - Kavi Neeraj 00

गीत की लय ही उसे चिरायु करती है – पद्मविभूषण गोपालदास ‘नीरज’

Dr. Kirti Kale | kirti_kale@yahoo.com कवि सम्मेलन का अध्यक्ष किसी सूची संपन्न प्रतिष्ठित व्यक्ति को बनाना चाहिए। उसे साहित्यिक ज्ञान भी होना चाहिए। पहले अध्यक्ष का मनोनयन सभा द्वारा होना चाहिए फिर कार्यक्रम के प्रारंभ में अध्यक्षीय उद्बोधन होना चाहिए, जिसमें श्रोताओं को बताना चाहिए कि जीवन में कविता का क्या महत्त्व है और कवि...

USHA KHANNA 0

Zindagi Pyar Ka Geet Hai – Usha Khanna

K. V. Ramesh - Shankar Iyer Think of Hindi film music, and the names of those prolific music composers immediately come to mind. We have grown and lived with hundreds of their compositions that have seldom failed to touch our hearts. Among the many great composers were two female composers who made their mark and...

Pt Ramdas Kamat

Pt. Ramdas Kamat: A Modern great of Marathi Musical Plays

Bhushan Toshniwal | toshniwalbhushan054@gmail.com Marathi Sangeet Natak [musical plays] has enjoyed a rich and long tradition [around 140 years], and has witnessed great artists like Narayan Shripad Rajhams Acca Balagandharva, Dinanath Mangeshkar, Saudagar Gore Acca Chota Gandharva, Jairam, and Jaymala Shiledar, Hirabai Badodekar, who popularized this art through their musical prowess, and relentless commitment. Before movies,...

Ustad Ghulam Ali

Gulam Ali: The Ustad of Ghazals

Bhushan Toshniwal | toshniwalbhushan054@gmail.com In an era, when the great Mehdi Hassan was ruling the world of Ghazals with his emotive baritone voice, and Raga-based renderings, Ustad Gulam Ali emerged as a parallel force, with his unique technic, which was an amalgamation of mastery on Raga, Laya, and poetry. Unique Talim Apart from his father, Ustadji learned...

Pt jitendra Abhisheki

Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki: A Versatile Musical Genius

Bhushan Toshniwal | toshniwalbhushan054@gmail.com Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki was a walking encyclopedia of various forms of music, which helped him not only as a performer, but also to become a great Guru, Author, and Music director. His mastery of various genres of music right from Khayal singing (in both common and rare Ragas), to folk songs...