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Dr. Pragya Pyasi

Dr. Pragya Pyasi

Dr. Pragya Pyasi, an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Hyderabad, specializes in Hindustani classical music (Sitar). A disciple of Pt. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, Dr. Pragya earned her M.A. and M.Phil. from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh (University Topper),…

Bilasi-Yaman | An Accidental Raga

Born on 22 May 2024 at 9:40 a.m. IST Sanjoy Bandopadhyay On May 22, 2024, during an insightful musical session with Dr. Adrian McNeil, we explored the concept of how murcchanā can transition focus from the hands to the mind,…

Musical Translation

Music is a creative expression of human experiences, a medium of expression applying different skill sets. So, music mostly tries to express human experiences and emotions as approximate and creative translations. The following audio-video mix aims to create musical visualizations…

Best Paper Award to Pragya

I am indeed thrilled that on September 23, 2023, Naad Nartan felicitated Dr. Pragya Pyasi with the Best Paper award for their 2022 National Seminar organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Pragya is the first…

Four rAga-s taking Re-Ga-Tivra-ma and komal-dha

Let us have some music first. When you wish to stroll away and read the poetic interpretations of pragyAdhArA; please scroll down. The beginning Pragya, my disciple Dr Pragya Pyasi, called me in the afternoon, it was 05 October 2021.…

Remembering VK on the 2nd night of 2013

First posted on January 5, 2013 by sitardivine L to R : Pt.Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, rabbi Eduardo, Jon Barlow Vilayetkhani Kanada 2012 was about to end, it was a cold December morning. I received a phone call from my dear Jon. Jon Barlow is a kind…

Pandit Radhika Mohan Maitra’s pedagogy

It was the 1st of February 2021. I was leisurely thinking of my half-pant days, my school, my tiny sitar, Ustadjee. Suddenly my phone rang. It was Ms. Shailaja Khanna from New Delhi. Shailaja is a regular columnist of Music for several…

সেতার, বেড়াল ও জেসপা

First posted on May 13, 2014 by sitardivine Scroll down for Hindi translation তখন আমরা ২০ বিধান পল্লীর বাসাবাড়ীতে থাকি. ওখানে রেলগাড়ীর ডিব্বার মত সারি দেওয়া তিনটে ঘর ছিল, তারপর রান্নাঘর আর এছাড়া একটা ঘর একটু আলাদা, সেখানে আমি রেয়াজ করতাম| সেদিন পাপা বাড়িতে, আমিও সেতার নিয়ে মাঝের…