To invite this group for a live concert, please visit https://indianraga.com/live or email info@indianraga.com This Bharatanatyam dance depicts the beauty and magnificence of Lord Ganesha, through the portrayal of his large ears, trunk, big belly, removal of obstacles, and mischievous personality. He is full of compassion and never fails to help his devotees. The dance also depicts the story of how Lord Ganesha went around his parents, or his world, three times and got the special mango. Watch t

India is the home of the Raga system. The concept of Raga is the pivot of Indian music and India's contribution to world musicology. Raga is often loosely translated as melody, mode, tune, scale, etc. In this video, Vrinda Acharya explains the unparalleled status of the Indian Raga and its various dimensions. She illustrates very cogently as to why the words melody or scale are highly incapable of capturing the essence of Raga by effectively comparing the Indian and Western systems. Watch more o

To invite this group for a live concert, please visit https://indianraga.com/live or email info@indianraga.com Ranjani in Indian Cinema, a mash-up of movie songs based on four Ranjani ragas: Ranjani, Shivaranjani, Sriranjani, Rasikaranjani. Enthused by Carnatic ragas linked to Ranjani, this piece draws upon the Swaram base and structure from the traditional Ragamalika Ranjani Mala composed by Tanjavur Shankara Iyer, which has been sung by popular musicians like Nityashree Mahadevan, K.S.Chithra

New age musical face off that celebrates Melody, Rhythm and the Tempo of Indian classical music! This is part of a three-part series, where musical duels between the Sitar and the iPad occupies center stage. This piece sets off from a base Hindustani Bandish in raga Madhuvanti set to Teental. Raga improvisations on the Sitar are in Hindustani Madhuvanti, and on the iPad in Carnatic Dharmavati. The mellifluous flow of ragas are played to different sets of pre-programmed beats, rather than a tradi