There are quite a few Hindustani music raags that carry the prefix ‘Miyan’ such as Miyan Malhar, which are attributed to Miyan Tansen, one of the nine jewels of Akbar’s court. ‘Miyan Ki Todi’, a ...

Amidst the enchanting notes of Raag Miyan Ki Todi wafting through the air, Rahul Deshpande’s musical notes gave a perfect conclusion to the 17th edition of Vasantotsav. The festival reached its ...

Swarchan event started with a morning performance by vocalist Pt Kumar Mardur from Dharwad tradition. He performed compositions in Raag Miyan ki Todi and Raag Kirwani, including renditions dedicated ...

KARACHI: A book on eastern classical music titled Raag Music written by Ustad Shahid Hamid was launched at the Arts Council on Tuesday evening. In his keynote speech, renowned humourist and music ...

The second part of the series on raags associated with specific composers features sitar renditions of raag Mia ki Todi this week. Mia ki Todi, also known as Shuddha Todi, is believed to have been ...

Miyan Ki Malhar is a monsoon raga, popularly used for invoking and embracing rain to drench the earth and to welcome the monsoon. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. One ...

Majumdar recently composed ‘Samvet' and performed it with a band of 546 musicians at the historic Gwalior Fort in Madhya Pradesh. The composition was made up of Miyan Malhar, Miyan ki todi, and ...

Every raga is classified into a male and female version, and Malhar is a calm and soothing one, often associated with the moon and the feminine. It evokes feelings of calm, peace and rainfall. So, ...

Going by its nomenclature, one would think the 45 melakarta which is placed in the Vasu chakra (wheel connoting ashtavasus or eight deities operating in Nature) in the third number, is an auspicious ...

The city folk began their day on a musical note as an event, Swarchan, was organised by a cultural organization. The morning ...