A few years ago, this column had mentioned a raag called Deepak that is unrelated to Diwali, the Festival of Lights, but is linked to a myth about its power to engulf the performer in the heat or fire ...

Unlike Holi, the festival of colours, which has obvious representation in Hindustani music, Diwali, the festival of lights, does not seem to feature similarly in Hindustani compositions. Raag ...

Bhopal: Legend has it that whenever singer, musician Baiju Bawra rendered his Raag Megh Malhar, it would rain all around; his Deepak Raag would light up all the lamps in the vicinity without any ...

In the Indian classical musical tradition, ragas are associated with different times of the day, or with seasons. Indian classical music is always set in a raga. The various time zones for ragas are - ...