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There is a lucid comparison of the two Indian forms, an examination of instruments integral to them and a re-examination of fundamental concepts. An expanded, revised and updated reissue of the classic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font8\"\u003eEuphony\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font7\"\u003e, this work is a definitive appraisal of Indian classical music. It is an essential addition to the library of any serious music lover, whether steeped in the music of India or new to it.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"MDnD Entertainment Private Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58467590471761,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/3711\/5729\/files\/book2.png?v=1765256920"},{"product_id":"on-that-note-memories-of-a-life-in-music-samjay-subrahmamyam-with-krupa-ge","title":"ON THAT NOTE Memories of a Life in Music SANJAY SUBRAHMAMYAM WITH KRUPA GE","description":"\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"467\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 350pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\n\u003ccol width=\"452\" style=\"mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 19285; width: 339pt;\"\u003e \u003ccol width=\"15\" style=\"mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 640; width: 11pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"415\" style=\"mso-height-source: userset; height: 311.25pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" height=\"415\" class=\"xl65\" width=\"467\" style=\"height: 311.25pt; width: 350pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"font5\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font6\"\u003eA CANDID MEMOIR AND A WIDE-RANGING LOOK AT MUSICAL PRACTICE BY A LIVING LEGEND OF CARNATIC MUSIC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font8\"\u003e‘Thinking back, after receiving the Sangita Kalanidhi, I came to realise that I was entering a stage where I might eventually sing a film song. I had evolved from the person who said, “I absolutely will not do it.”’\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font7\"\u003eSanjay Subrahmanyan is the musician of musicians—for his mastery of the craft as well as for\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehis\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eintellectual\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003etheoretical\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003edepth\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eunderstanding\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe art.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAn\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eembodiment\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eof rigorous traditional practice and constant innovation, he has today ventured out of the world of Carnatic music to explore new worlds and new ways of doing things, but always with his life in classical music intact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font7\"\u003eAs he stands at this crossroads, Subrahmanyan looks back at his life in music. Unusually candid and quite ready to look idealised notions about art and music in the eye, this is as intimate a view of the world of Carnatic music as one is likely to have. Tracing his own life trajectory from childhood and through the decades as a professional musician, Subrahmanyan takes a close look at the nuts and bolts of the industry. 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Sadabahar entranced even snakes and spirits with her music, but eventually gave her voice to Baba Court Shaheed. Her foster mothers Bullan and Kallan fought their malevolent brother and an unjust colonial law all the way to the Privy Council—and lost everything. Their great-granddaughter Teema paid for the family’s ruination with her childhood and her body. Bindo, Asghari, Phoolmani, Pyaari … there are so many stories in this family. And you—one of the best-known tawaifs of your times— remember the stories of your foremothers and your own\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font5\"\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font5\"\u003eThis is a history, a multi-generational chronicle of one family of well-known tawaifs with roots in Banaras and Bhabua. 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His production of Sadanand Rege’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font8\"\u003eGochi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font7\"\u003e(1973)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ewas\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003elandmark\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eevent\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethat\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003etransported\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003etheatre\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eoutside\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003erestricted\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003espace\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eof proscenium. His productions such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font8\"\u003eGochi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font7\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font8\"\u003eChal Re Bhoplya Tunuk Tunuk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font7\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font8\"\u003eJuloos \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font7\"\u003ewere performed by his troupe outside auditoriums, in gardens, garages, canteens, foyers, terraces, etc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font7\"\u003eAs a film actor, Palekar ruled the silver screen for over three decades from 1970. In 1980 he turned director with the Marathi film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font8\"\u003eAkriet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font7\"\u003e(1980). As a director, he is known for the sensitive portrayal of women, selection of classic stories from Indian literature, and perceptive handling\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eprogressive\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eissues.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehas\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003emade\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003efifteen\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003efeature\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003efilms\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHindi,\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMarathi\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eand English, which have won numerous state, national and international awards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font7\"\u003eIt's a no-holds-barred memoir, which covers in detail his stint in theatre acting, direction and production, his career in acting in Hindi, Marathi and Bengali cinema and his work as a director of movies, many of which won National Awards. It's not just a book for a regular bookstore-goer\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ebut\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ealso\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003efor\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003estudents\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ecinema\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003etheatre\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003escholars,\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ewho\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ewill\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003efind that Amol, through his life story, also tells how cinema and theatre evolved from the early seventies to now, in which period, television too took huge leaps.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"MDnD Entertainment Private Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58467758571601,"sku":null,"price":949.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/3711\/5729\/files\/Book7.png?v=1765263683"},{"product_id":"unmechanical-ritwik-ghatak-in-50-fragments","title":"UNMECHANICAL RITWIK GHATAK IN 50 FRAGMENTS","description":"\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"803\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 602pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\n\u003ccol width=\"420\" style=\"width: 419px;\"\u003e \u003ccol width=\"68\" style=\"width: 68px;\"\u003e \u003ccol width=\"315\" style=\"width: 314px;\"\u003e \u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"20\" style=\"mso-height-source: userset; height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"3\" height=\"20\" class=\"xl67\" width=\"803\" style=\"height: 15.0pt; width: 602pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font5\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e                                                                                               \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"416\" style=\"mso-height-source: userset; height: 312.6pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" height=\"416\" class=\"xl66\" width=\"488\" style=\"height: 312.6pt; width: 366pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"font6\"\u003eFIFTY\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eESSAYS\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eON\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eONE\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOF\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eINDIA'S\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMOST\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCONSEQUENTIAL\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAND\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCONTROVERSIAL FILM-MAKERS—A\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMAN\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eUNDERAPPRECIATED\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIN\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHIS\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTIME\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAND\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eUNDERSTUDIED\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAT HOME.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font8\"\u003eWho said\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font8\"\u003e,ou cannot Zound floZing Zater? Here the riuer itself Zas the Zeapon to break a big home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font7\"\u003e– Jayant Kaikini\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font7\"\u003eRitwik\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eGhatak\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003edied\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ebroken,\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eravaged\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eman.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAlmost\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eevery\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003efilm\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehe\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003emade\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003efailed\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ebox office at the time—if they were released at all—and his life and family were in a shambles, his partitioned Bengal was no closer to healing, no rapprochement with the left parties was in sight. But Safdar Hashmi describes the day he died, 6 February 1976, thus: hundreds of people\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethronged\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehospital\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehe\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003elay\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ein,\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eas\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003efuneral\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eprocession\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ebegan\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe afternoon, thousands joined in, singing all the way to the burning ghat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font7\"\u003eIf\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehe\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ewasn't\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003efeted\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehis\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003etime,\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eGhatak's\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003erelevance\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehas\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eonly\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003egrown\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eglobally\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003esince:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ebold innovations\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehis\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehumanist\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ecinema,\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003edepth\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehis\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eengagement\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ewith\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003elives\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe people\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehis\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003euncompromising\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003evision\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003efor\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003etrue\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003erevolution\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003esteeped\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ehistory\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eand culture of the land. 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He reflects on the friendships and collaborations that were the highlights of his personal and professional life, and the inescapable disappointments. 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