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#MeToo case at Gundecha Dhrupad Sansthan deepens as students allege mishandling of sexual harassment plaints
Suryasarathibhattacharya • 4 years agoIn a collective statement shared by some students of the Dhrupad Sansthan with Firstpost, several issues have been flagged with respect to the gurukul’s official response to the harassment allegations against Akhilesh and late Ramakant Gundecha.
Dhrupad Sansthan in sexual misconduct row; Akhilesh Gundecha steps down amid harassment allegations
Suryasarathibhattacharya • 5 years agoAmid allegations of sexual misconduct, aired on social media this week, Akhilesh Gundecha, a noted pakhawaj artiste, stepped down from his position at the Dhrupad Sansthan.
From Khayal gayaki's glorious past to its changing future, tracing the trajectory of this ancient form of classical music
Suryasarathibhattacharya • 5 years agoThe story of Khayal's origin meanders just like the interpretative practice it calls for. The art form is ailed by growing commercialisation and a decrease in innovation, but practitioners are hopeful that a new generation of musicians will expand its scope
The Friday List: From a virtual Harry Potter festival to Sushant Singh Rajput's posthumous release Dil Bechara, your weekly calendar of virtual events
Fp Staff • 5 years agoEvery Friday, we'll bring you a curated list of online experiences — performances, talks, tours, screenings — to mark on your weekly calendar.
Dhrupad, across borders: American musician Jody Stecher on learning under ZM Dagar, taking up the sursingar
Lakshmisreeram • 5 years agoJody Stecher is one of the very few Dhrupad exponents of the sursingar, the baritone predecessor of the sarod. His collection of instruments also features the beautiful sursingar that originally belonged to Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, his guru
My brother, the maestro: Dhrupad meant everything to Ramakant Gundecha; so did the pursuit of excellence
Akhilesh Gundecha • 5 years agoI can say with confidence that my brother Ramakant Gundecha's biggest dream and singular passion — of training professional Dhrupad artists and enthusiasts — has come to fruition and will continue to grow beyond his wildest dreams | Akhilesh Gundecha writes
Remembering Ramakant Gundecha, the classical music virtuoso who took Dhrupad tradition to the world with his brother
Sarika Ravindran • 5 years agoDhrupad virtuoso Ramakant Gundecha, 58, passed away in Bhopal following a heart attack on Friday. His departure leaves behind a void in the world of Indian classical music at large, and in the layered and nuanced tradition of Dhrupad music, in particular.
Dhrupad maestro and Padma Shri awardee Ramakant Gundecha passes away at 56
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe Gundecha brothers, founders of Bhopal's Gurukul Drupad Sansthan, were known for reviving and performing the dhrupad, one of the oldest forms of Hindustani music.
At Varanasi's Dhrupad Mela, a celebration of classical music unlike any other in India
Nimesh Ved • 6 years agoIt does not have the tag of "the biggest" or "the music festival in town" because the town is only Varanasi. The ‘Dhrupad Mela’, however, is among the most joyous celebrations of Dhrupad.
The illustrious other: Pandit Ravi Shankar's first wife says the maestro was insecure of her popularity
Fp Staff • 11 years agoPandit Ravi Shankar's first wife in an interview opens up about her life