ORISSA HANDLOOM – CULTURAL HERITAGE OF ORISSA HANDLOOM Orissa for millenia has been famous for the variety and beauty of its handlooms (Hand woven textiles). Handloom is a loom operated by hand. It requires a space of barely 10 Sq. mtrs. Generally, weaving is a family activity, helping each other in the processing and producing … Read more
Brief Note on Oriya (Odia) Short Stories The master writer of Orissa, Fakir Mohan Senapati laid the foundation of modern Oriya short story. He was called ‘Katha Samrat’. He used vivid and idiomatic Oriya language and portrayed Oriya village life as well as urban centers. After Fakir Mohan, some important short story writers appeared in … Read more
Brief Note On Oriya Drama – Odiya Drama Oriya Drama is also known as Odia Drama, Oriyan Drama, Orissan Drama and Odisha Drama. Drama in various forms had been a source of entertainment for the people of Orissa. The Oriya drama grew out of folk plays known as Yatra, Leelas and Suangs. With the spread … Read more
Important Festivals Of Orissa (Odisha) The Festival of Orissa or Odisha is also referred to as Odia Festival, Odia Parba, Odiya Festival or Orissan Festival. Odisha is known for her colorful festivals. The festivals are numerous, spread over all the twelve months of a year. The village life centers round agriculture. Therefore, there is an … Read more
Cult of Lord Jagannath Puri is a coastal town in Orissa, situated by the sea-shore. Jagannath Puri is one of the four most holy places of pilgrimage in India – the three others being Badrinath in the North, Rameswaram in the South and Dwaraka in the West. The word “Jagannath” means Lord of Universe. The great … Read more
Indian Classical Music Before commenting upon the creative aspects of Indian Classical Music, we must clearly understand the essentials of musical system India. The Indian classical music is raga or melody based. A raga is a special combination of notes in ascending and descending order in a scale of notes or swaras. Every raga has … Read more
Ustad Faiyaz Khan – The Biography of Indian Classical Vocalist The living legend of vocal music that Ustad Faiyyaz Khan was in his own lifetime and later makes it rather difficult to attempt any essay on his life and music. He was a many-sided genius both in his music, his personality, his magnanimity and simplicity … Read more
Indian Music and the West When we talk of Indian Music and the west and their interaction, if any, we have to look at the issue from two or three points of view. The first obviously is the extent and quality of interest taken by Westerners (principally the British rulers) in the Indian classical musical … Read more
Ustad Allauddin Khan (Baba Allauddin Khan) Ustad Allauddin Khan, also known as Baba Allauddin Khan, occupies a very high place of pride in Indian Classical Music. In fact Ustad Allauddin Khan belonged to that rare and small group of artists who became a legend in their own life-time by the sheer weight of their learning, hard … Read more
Responsibilities of Indian Classical Musicians A lot of discussion is currently on at various levels through Seminars, articles and informed get together regarding the present state of classical musical and the responsibilities of the Indian Classical Musicians. Quantitative expansion and wide dissemination have admittedly raised the social status of artists, induced fierce competitive conditions, qualitatively changed … Read more