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An Interactive Seminar on Ragas with Demonstrations
Day 1 |
7th August 2003 |
| 9
a.m. |
Registration |
10
a.m. |
Welcome Address |
Amit
Mukerjee |
| Keynote Speech |
Kumar
Prasad Mukherjee |
10.30 a.m. |
I. Raga
& the Form of Music |
Panelists |
Moderator |
| a) |
Is a raga
best portrayed through dhrupad? If so, why? |
Falguni
Mitra
Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar |
Arvind
Parikh |
| b) |
Does khayal
with all its embellishments faithfully portray a raga? |
Ramashray
Jha
Shruti Sadolikar |
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| c) |
Raga in
Thumri, Dadra,Bhajan, Geet etc. |
Arun
Bhaduri
Purnima Chaudhuri |
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Moderator |
| d) |
Raga in
other forms - Film Songs, Rabindrasangeet etc. |
Mashkoor
Ali Khan
Jaya Biswas |
Kumar Mukherjee |
| e) |
Role played
by instrumentalists in the portrayal of Ragas |
Buddhadev
Das Gupta
Asad Ali Khan
Budhaditya Mukherjee |
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1 p.m. |
LUNCH |
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1.45 p.m. |
II.
Identification of Major 'Ragangas' |
Panelists |
Moderator |
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Bilawal |
Ramashray
Jha |
M R Gautam |
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Malhar |
Ulhas
Kashalkar |
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Bhairav |
Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar |
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Sarang |
Dinkar
Kaikini |
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Todi |
Mashkoor
Ali Khan |
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Kalyan |
Kala Ramnath |
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Kanhada |
Balasaheb
Poochwale |
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Nat |
Buddhadev
Das Gupta |
. |
| . |
Kauns |
Santosh Banerjee |
. |
3.30 p.m. -
3.45 p.m. |
Tea
Break |
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5 p.m. |
III. The
Process of evolution of 'Mishra Ragas" |
Panelists |
Moderator |
| a) |
Indigenous
influences - regional scales, mixing basic ragas etc. |
Prof.
Yashpaul
Arvind Parikh |
Amit
Mukerjee |
| b) |
Foreign
Influences (Persian, Arabian, Sufi Music etc.) |
Ashok
Ranade
Iqbal Ahmed |
. |
| c) |
Role of
Gharanas |
Shrikrishna
Haldankar |
. |
Day 2 |
8th
August 2003 |
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9.30 a.m. |
Summary
of previous day's discussion |
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10.00 a.m. |
IV.
Classification of Mishra Ragas |
Panelists |
Moderator |
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Jod Ragas /
Chhayalag Ragas |
M R Gautam |
Balasaheb
Poochwale |
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Sankirna
Ragas |
Ulhas
Kashalkar |
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11.30 a.m.
- 11.45 a.m. |
Tea
Break |
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11.45 a.m. |
V.
Discussing Ragas whose names are a misnomer |
Panelists |
Moderator |
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Nand /
Anandi Kalyan / Anand Bhairav |
Kala
Ramnath |
Kumar
Mukherjee |
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Shyam
Kalyan |
Dinkar
Kaikini |
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Hem
Kalyan,Hemant,Hem Bihag,Hem Nat |
Jaya Biswas |
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Sawani,
Sawani Kalyan etc. |
Shruti
Sadolikar |
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Gaud
Sarang, Gorakh Kalyan etc. |
Arun
Bhaduri |
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1 p.m. |
LUNCH |
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1.45 p.m. |
VI.
Discussion on some specific ragas & closely related ragas (sister ragas) |
Panelists |
Moderator |
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Discussion
on the Prefix 'Shudh' |
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Bhairav,
Ramkali, Kalingda, Jogia etc. |
M R Gautam |
Shrikrishna
Haldankar |
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Kanhada-Suha,Sughrai,Adana,Hussaini
etc. |
Ramashray
Jha |
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Kafi, Desi,
Pilu, Zilla, Barwa, Sindhura etc. |
Buddhadev
Dasgupta |
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Poorvi,LalitaGauri,Saazgiri,Maligauda
etc. |
Shruti
Sadolikar |
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Kanhada -
Shahana,Kafi,Raisa,Mudriki etc |
Ulhas
Kashalkar |
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Bilawal:
Sarparda, Devgiri, Shukl, Nat, Kaukubh |
Mashkoor
Ali Khan |
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3.30 p.m. -
3.45 p.m |
Tea
Break |
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3.45 p.m. -
5 p.m. |
Above
discussion contd. |
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Day 3 |
9th
August 2003 |
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9.30 a.m. |
Summary
of previous day's discussion |
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10.00 a.m. |
VII.
Lokpriya Ragas of Yesteryear |
Panelists |
Moderator |
| a) |
Limited
repertoire of most performers |
Ashok
Ranade |
Amit
Mukerjee |
| b) |
Scope &
Elasticity of a Raga |
Prof.
Yashpaul
Dinkar Kaikini |
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| c) |
Relevance
of the 'Time Theory' in present day concerts |
Audience: |
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Musicians:
Budhaditya Mukherjee
Shrikrishna Haldankar |
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11.30 a.m.
- 11.45 a.m. |
Tea
Break |
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11.45 a.m. |
VIII.
Significance of the prefix 'Mishra' to Ragas like Bhairavi, Pilu, Khamaj, Kafi etc. |
Panelists
Manilal Nag
Iqbal Ahmed
Purnima Chaudhuri |
Moderator
Dipali Nag |
1 p.m. |
LUNCH |
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1.45 p.m. |
IX.
Responsibility of the present day musician to interpret Ragas correctly |
Panelists
Arvind Parikh
Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar
Shrikrishna Haldankar
Kala Ramnath |
Moderator
M R Gautam |
3.30 p.m. -
3.45 p.m. |
Tea
Break |
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3.45 p.m. |
Floor
open for general discussion |
Ramashray
Jha
Shrikrishna Haldankar
Kumar Prasad Mukherjee
Buddhadev Das Gupta
Arvind Parikh |
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4.30 p.m. |
Valedictory
Speech |
Amit
Mukerjee |
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