Hindustani Music Today.
- New Delhi: D.K Print World Ltd, 2011
- xii,137p.
Preface , Acknowledgement 1. It is Art Music; not Classica
l 2. Vehicles of the Raga Experience 3. Raga Bhairav at Midnight:The Time Theory of Ragas 4. The Gharanas of Hindustani Music 5. Dhrupad: A Cultural Enigma 6. Khayal Vocalism: Welcome to the Xerox Gharanas 7. Thumree: Lost Without Kathak 8. The Tappa: The Camel Drivers Song 9. The Rudra Veena: Headed for the Museum 10. The Sitar: From Nowhere to Everywhere in 300 years 11. The Surbahar: In Search of an Indian Bach 12. The Sarod: The Meteoric Rise 13. The Hawaiian Guitar: Aloha Boys of Hindustani Music 14. The Santoor: The Musical Signature of Kashmir 15. The Tanpura and Swaramandal: Pillars and Laptops of Hindustani Vocalism 16. The Sarangi: Awaiting a State Funeral 17. The Violin: The Gift to the Carnatic Tradition to Hindustani Music 18. The Bansuri: A Humble Bamboo Flute in a Highbrow Avatar 19. The Shehnai: Gasping for Breath 20. The Pakhawaj and Tabla: Everybody wants Zakir 21. Harmonium: Controversial, Yet Firmly Entrenched Suggested Readings Index