From the editor's desk
WHY CONtemplate?

ईश्वर
The Almighty
Sur
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साधारणी गीति 
​Sadharani Geeti
excerpts from a monograph on the mewar tradition by
​Pt. Rajshekhar vyas
​गुरु-शिष्य
 Guru-shishya
being with a guru​
Aspects of performance
presentation
नवीन कलाकार
An emerging generation
MEGHANA SARDAR KENJALE
​खोज
Quest
आकार से निराकार
​from form to formlessness
​गुरु
The Guru
​गुरू पंडित श्रीकांत मिश्र के साथ बिताए वो साल
रूद्र वीणा
​Rudra Veena
A living legacy


​
तालीम 
Taleem
training
Voice of the listener
listening to dhrupad
Organizations
Pandit Siyaram Tiwari Memorial Sangeet Trust
प्रश्न
Inquiry
Margi and
Desi Sangeet:
a perspective
​गुरु ज्ञान
Knowledge from a Guru
​नाद योग एक विचार
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​डागर परिवार
The Dagar Family
Shri alimuddin khan and the dagar archives

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​रियाज़
Riyaaz
PRACTICE
 Reminiscences
the elder generation
Retreats, concerts, festivals
featured spaces

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​इतिहास
Lands and legends
of memories and music

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​राग विज्ञान
The science of Raga Sangeet
​मन्त्र, तन्त्र, यन्त्र

​ध्रुपद परम्परा
Dhrupad Traditions
THE MALLICKS OF DARBHANGA DHRUPAD

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विचार
Vichaar
reflection
Anecdotes
a sense of the past
​Early guidance
​Preserving the past
​for posterity

Providential
​journeys
The search for the mystical 'NA''
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Disclaimer 

​Dhrupad Journal 2019. All material contained in this publication is for educational and reference purposes only. Recordings, illustration, photography and writing are from the Dhrupad Journal library unless otherwise mentioned. Technical terms are typeset as part of main text and are not specifically italicized since they form the fundamental vocabulary of the material on this site. ​Please note that the setting in the online version is best read on a tablet, laptop or large screens. We try our best to minimize this, but formatting and file viewing issues may arise on smaller screens.​​

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