Writings

Here you can find a list of my various articles, research, and thoughts on Indian classical music, along with any other topics of interest. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Reading, researching, and contemplating all things Indian classical music related are a true joy to me. I hope you enjoy!

ICM TOPICS

• Chalan, Hindi/Urdu, and compositional forms
• Thoughts on the history of Indian Music
• Indian music scholarship (Part 1)
• Indian music scholarship (Part 2)
• Tabla in Hyderabad
• Peshkar
• Bhairavi
• Tarana and Amir Khusro

MUSICIANS

• Ustad Shaik Dawood Khan – a contextual biography
• Pandit Samta Prasad
• Ustad Asad Ali Khan
• Ramji Mishra
• Raga Bhopali and Zohrabai Agrewali
• Ustad Karamatullah Khan
• Pandit Mahapurush Mishra

MISCELLANEOUS

• Chomsky
• Thoughts on Yoga

POETRY

• a poem for you before birth
• Untitled