Postcard 42: Raga Basant
How do you go within? Do you go with head bowed? Do you go with a heavy heart? Do you …
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Postcard 41: Rāga Bhairo
When I started singing the shabds in rāga bhairo a few weeks ago, I wondered, “how will I get through …
Life at the Pace of Dhrupad
Francesca Cassio (Hofstra University, Long Island NY) During my recent fieldwork in Punjab (August 2012), I had to opportunity to …
The Farmer Begins to Farm…
Jori-Pakhawaj Santhya August 20-27 Since the summer of 2012, each day a few music enthusiasts throng to the Qila and …
Crafting the Culture Policy of Punjab..!
I hope you have been able to read, word by word, the article above. No offence meant nor, ahem, any …
Postcard 40: Rāga Kedāra
Rag Kedara 7/18/01 Monterey From stillness The call emerges, “come”. The dance of the singer’s voice Draws the beloved near. …
Dr. Francesca Cassio, Chair of Sikh Musicology, Hofstra University, NY, Visits Anad Conservatory
Since May 2011, students from various schools situated in Sultanpur Lodhi, Jalandhar and Amritsar have attended various music, theatre, dance …
Anad Khand Beckons..!
It was a long drive, starting at 9p from Nizamuddin, first stop Chandigarh meeting mom after almost 8-9 weeks, and …
Postcard 39: Sing the Songs
Sometimes the songs extol the virtues of singing itself. Throughout Siri Guru Granth Sāhib there are songs that describe the …
Visit to Victoria and Albert Museum
It was in 1996, I had just bought the very first SONY model, of what was called MiniDV, VX1000, when …
The Anād Foundation 