India, a land rich in culture and history, has gifted the world a vast array of unique musical instruments. These instruments aren't just tools for creating sounds; they are a deep part of the country ...

Visitors walking into the restored Victoria Public Hall in Chennai do so with genuine curiosity, which often doubles when they enter the section carrying about 150 musical instruments, including the ...

First issue of pt. II. Music in Sanskrit, Bengali and also in ordinary notation. (Cont'd.)--pt. II. Musical instruments from the "Industrial arts of India," by G.C.M. Birdwood. On the Hindu division ...

INDIAN music is a very ancient art and has a three-thousand-year-old tradition behind it. This represents perhaps the longest unbroken record of any cultural tradition we know. Countries like China ...

When veteran German ethnomusicologist Andreas Meyer first visited the Indian Music Experience (IME) museum in Bengaluru, late last year, his initial reaction was one of familiarity. The design ...

Voices of Faith offers perspectives from religion columnists. This week’s question: What role does music play in the Hindu and Muslim faiths? Pleasing and decent Syed E. Hasan, Ph.D., Midland Islamic ...