Nithya Rajendran

WHAT MAKES RAAGAS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER MUSIC?

This is a question that many professional musicians are often asked, by people who are uninitiated into classical music. ‘Different…

3 years ago

Discipline In Classical Music And How It Can Help Us

Riyaaz is a meaty word with a lot of gravitas. All Indian classical musicians know what I mean when I…

3 years ago

Nature And Music: A Divine Connection

A young and brilliant court musician was taking a stroll around the gardens of Akbar’s palace one cloudy evening four…

3 years ago

CLASSICAL MUSIC CAN BE YOUR SAFE SPACE

I had an interesting session today with a student of music. This session was one that had to combine therapy…

3 years ago

USING MUSIC TO BUILD CONFIDENCE

I was once at a wedding celebration of a friend. It was a grand occasion as weddings usually are. There…

4 years ago

USING MUSIC TO BUILD CONFIDENCE

I was once at a wedding celebration of a friend. It was a grand occasion as weddings usually are. There…

4 years ago

MAKING CLASSICAL MUSIC ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN

Indian Classical music has been always considered a serious and stuff form of traditional music meant more for the wise…

4 years ago

TIMELESSNESS IN CLASSICAL MUSIC

It was the tenth of December yesterday, and I look back on how quickly time seems to have flown. It…

4 years ago

THE PERSON IN A RAAGA

Today, as I was sitting down with my Riyaaz of the Carnatic music equivalent of the Asavari Raaga, I brought…

4 years ago

THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY OF MUSIC

During my schooldays, I once boarded a train in Chennai and was headed to Delhi for a music competition. This…

4 years ago

PRACTICALITY VS PERFECTION IN ART

I have been a professional musician for a long time now, and in the process of having to create a…

4 years ago

FINDING OUR UNIQUE MELODY

Recently I visited a relative for Dussera. More specifically, for Navratri ‘golu’, a colourful display of dolls was done during…

4 years ago