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Appreciating Hindustani Music
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8 WeeksQuick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Important dates
Certificate Exam Date
Start Date : 28 Mar, 2026
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | Ahmedabad University |
The Syllabus
- Hindustani Music - A World of Colour, Romance and History
- Classical or Shastriya – What’s in a Name!
- Dhrupad, Khayal and Instrumental Music – A Bird’s-eye View
- Hindustani Music as Raga Sangeet
- The Textual Tradition
- Swara and Shruti: Tone and Microtone
- Swara and Shruti in the Textual Tradition
- Tanpura – The King of Overtones
- Entering the World of Raga – Raga and Swara
- The World of Raga – 2: Strong and Weak Notes
- The World of Raga – 3: Ornament
- The World of Raga – 4: Paths of a Raga
- Raga and Time Association
- Raga Lakshana or Features of Raga
- Defining Raga
- Classification of Ragas – the Mela or Thaat System
- Classification of Ragas – the Raagaanga System
- Classification of Ragas – the Raga Ragini system
- Extending the Raga Corpus – Winds from the South
- Extending the Raga Corpus – Jod Ragas
- Principles of Time in Hindustani Music – Tala and Laya
- Some Aspects of Tala and a Few Important Tala-s
- Tabla as Keeper of Tala in Khayal
- Khayal-A Compositional Form
- Some Contemporary Composers of Khayal
- The Vilambit Khayal
- Improvisation in Khayal: Elements of Raga Vistaar.
- The Eight limbs or Ashtaanga of Khayal and the nature of Tabla accompaniment.
- A Typical Khayal Presentation
- Raga Profiles as Captured in Bandish-es – Guest Lecture by Pt Satyasheel Deshpande
- Gharanas of Hindustani Music – Introduction
- Gharanas of Hindustani Music – Early Masters
- Gharanas of Hindustani Music – Twentieth Century masters
- Gharanas of Hindustani Music – Guest lecture demonstration by Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande.
- Melodic accompaniment in Khayal
- The Harmonium as a solo and accompanying instrument-Guest Lecture by Pt. Vyasmurti Katti
- Dhrupad: style and structure, aalaap, compositional forms, song texts - Guest Lectures by Dr Ritwik Sanyal
- The Enchanting World of Thumri
- Instrumental Music – an Introduction
- The Sarod: A Lecture demonstration by Pt Suresh Vyas
- The Sitar: A Lecture demonstration by Dr Supriya Shah
- The Art of Tabla: Guest Lectures by Dr Aneesh Pradhan
- Bhakthande and Paluskar - The 20th Century Reformers of Hindustani Music.
- Hindustani Music in a World of Click-baits and a Million Views
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