Meet the Team
Indianclassicalmusic.com is a dream solely conceived and conceptualized by violin maestro Vidushi Kala Ramnath. Her immense command over Hindustani classical music puts her in an excellent position to lead this project.
With her ‘Singing Violin’, Maestro Kala Ramnath stands among the world’s finest, most inspirational instrumentalists. For more information, visit: Kala Ramnath
Vedavati Kale is reviving her love for Hindustani Classical music after a long hiatus since she completed her Sangeet Visharad during her childhood. She studied Computer Science and worked in Tech for 20 years. Vedavati is inspired by Vidushi Kala Ramnath's great vision to preserve our rich heritage and is thrilled to use her technology skills in combination with her music know how in making Kala ji’s vision for indianclassicalmusic.com a reality.
Where Credit is due…
Website setup
We are very grateful to Shobha Sundaram Ram, who was instrumental in kick-starting this project by setting up the indianclassicalmusic.com website.
Treasurer
Kiran Kulkarni
Raag Chitra Paintings
We strongly believe in the emotional power of Indian classical music. There is a strong correlation between raags and the emotions they express. Our in-house artists Sabitha Ramakrishnan, Sagarika Ghosh, and Sujata Tilak have also experienced this. The educational videos on this website beautifully demonstrate this correlation using the Raag Chitra paintings by these artists, If you like any particular paintings, write to us and let them know.
Western notation transcript
We believe that we have inherited this art form which has the capability to touch lives around the globe. Like Yoga, IndianClassicalMusic has the power to break language barriers and appeal to audiences around the world. To make this knowledge easier to consume by audiences that understand western music, Igor Iwanek is making invaluable contributions in transcribing the music demonstrations in our educational videos into western notation. You may find these on several “Know your Raag” pages.
Igor Iwanek
(Speaker & Well-Being Diplomat, Composer & Performer, Doctor of Musical Arts, Founder of SoundMind & ThinkArtMusic L.L.C.).
http://msartshour.mpbonline.org/episodes/the-mississippi-arts-hour-igor-iwanek
Bhatkhande Notation Font
Omenad. https://omenad.github.io/fonts/ome-bhatkhande-english/
Reference Textbooks
Music scholars for generations have done a tremendous service to this art form by documenting Indian classical music. Ancient scripts have lived for generations because from time to time scholars have researched, translated, and interpreted ancient texts and made them relevant for future generations to consume. We, at indianclassicalmusic.com have made the bold decision to pick up the baton and run with it. Our generation is equally gifted and with technology, has the capability to preserve this heritage. The information on this website heavily uses the following textbooks:
Raag Vigyan by Padmabhushan Pt. Vinayakraoji Patwardhan
Abhinav Geetanjali by Pt. Ramashraya Jha
Hindustani Sangeet Paddhati Kramik Pustak Maalika by Pt. Vishnunarayan Bhatkhande