NCPA HSBC Workshop

Aesthetics of Hindustani music with special reference to concepts of raga, tala, bandish (khayal) & gharanas

A free online workshop on Zoom by Prof. Milind Malshe

Accompanied by Vinod Rao (vocal) and Vishwanath Joshi (tabla)

Supported by HSBC

Indian music has a wealth of genres that have evolved and developed across many centuries, bearing witness to the socio-historical influences across time.

Khayal (derived from the Persian, meaning imagination) is one of the most popular genres of Hindustani (North Indian) vocal music. It is characterised by the methodical use of aspects like raga, tala and bandish. The resulting structure seems to assume its shape during the presentation, much of which is the performer’s aesthetic interpretation of the raga, tala and bandish. The expansive scope offered by the imaginative interpretation in the khayal has also led to stylised streams of presentation called the gharanas.

Born in 1951, Milind Malshe pursued two parallel careers, one as an academician in the fields of language, linguistics, literature and aesthetics, and another as a Hindustani vocalist. Having trained in Hindustani music with stalwarts like G. T. Tilak, Ashok Ranade and Ratnakar Pai, he has a vast repertoire of Jaipur gharana bandishes and insight into its gayaki.

In this presentation, taking recourse to discussion, audiovisual clips and live presentation, Malshe will delve into the aesthetic aspects of raga, tala, bandish and gharana that lead to varied forms of khayal presentation today.

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