Chapter 2 The Sanketi origin Ranjani Govind Photos by Rudrapatnam S. Ramakanth R.K. Srikantan belongs to a community called Sanketi in Karnataka. Known for the community’s role in serving the cause of music and fine arts for hundreds of years, Sanketis in the State...
Chapter 1 (contd) Luminaries of Rudrapatna Ranjani Govind Photos by Rudrapatnam S. Ramakanth Rudrapatna, the small village on the banks of the river Kaveri (Hassan district) in Karnataka is known for its rich musical heritage. It was known to be an abode of Veda,...
Chapter 1 (contd) Rudrapatna - Karnataka’s green and music belt Ranjani Govind Photos by Rudrapatnam S. Ramakanth The scene now... Well, what remains now? Do these practitioners continue with their assigned tasks or have they forayed into greener professions that...
Chapter 1 Rudrapatna - Karnataka’s green and music belt Ranjani Govind Photos by Rudrapatnam S. Ramakanth This is the land of Cauvery, the river flowing in a copious stream, melodious in its rhythm, the waves gently sluicing on to the lush green shores, the...
Chapter - 3 (continued) SRUTIS AND THEIR FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES 3.4.4 Analytical derivation of the 22 srutis We begin by referring to Table 3.2. which summarizes the relative frequencies of the 12 dominant swaras. This table is seen slightly modified in Table 3.6...
Chapter 3 SRUTIS AND THEIR FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES 3.4.1 The cycle of fifths and the cycle of fourths One way of deriving the 22 srutis of our music is to use the well-known cycle of fourths and the cycle of fifths. The ‘fifth’ note referred to above is nothing but...
