On Line Music School.

Indian Classical music on line lessons(vocals)

On line music school,

Raga in Concert, offering vocal lessons in Indian classical music for local as well

as international students in Goa India as well as on line lessons through Skype

for international students.Contact for more information. Vedang Dharashive.

vedang_dharashive@yahoo.co.in

Ghazal.

Ghazal.
First ghazal I heard on radio by Gulam Ali and I was teenager that time. I had attraction towards music since childhood. Those days if any one is singing at any place at any time, I use to find out the place and enjoy the music in the city.Gulam Ali and his classic compositions like Aapni tasvir ko aankho se, dayaa re dil ki raat me, Gaye dinokaa surag leke and many more were my favorite.Ghazal was at its pick in 80s to mid 90s.There was no other music in the market, every where there was buzz of it. Every city there were pack concerts of ghazals by Mehadi Hassan,Gulam Ali,Jagjit Sing,Pankaj Udaas,Rajendra & Nina Mehata ,Anup Jalota and more. I do not want to miss two names Begam Akhatar and Farida khanum are the best of all time though there time period was different.
I was interested more in its melody part rather than lyrics. That is why Gulam Ali’s compositions were my first choice. Tough to sing because it has composed in such a manner(Bahot kasrat hoti hai) difficult combination of notes, used more than one raga for a ghazal,small tana(murki,khatka) has been used very often. That is why it sounds extraordinary,excptional,classic,melodious.There was time every one wanted to be Ghazal singer, big craze was going on up to mid 90s.Glamour,big money, over night star, to many opportunities every thing has disappeared just like that. I am sure it is not going to die. I hope that the days will come back again. Same thing happened with the old film songs, they are back in the form of remix.Ghazals will be back in some or the other form.
Vedang Dharashive.

Music for Longevity.

Music for longevity
After scientific research, yoga has proved that how helpful is it to live healthy &long life.
Pranayam (birthing exercise) and meditation helps to eradicate the diseases from the body. Indian classical singing is based on pranayam, it is total breathing control and breathing exercise. Practicing music is almost doing yoga (pranayam) every day, as every one knows these days practicing yoga means how much good to your body & mind. Naturally, it would help you to live long. This music makes you stress free, in the sense, it is helpful for physical and mental helth.Listening to this music has great calming effect. It is always good to start your day with this kind of music. Indian classical music is age old technique part of Veda with musical combinations of different notes goes with nature’s cycle, fallows seasons as well as time of the day and night it has seasonal, morning,evening,after noon,mid night ragas. Therefore, it goes with nature.
Singing gives internal exercise to the body, especially very well for respiratory system. Since it is based on breathing. Gives more oxygen to the blood to purify it. Increases concentration level. Gives joy while practicing music since it is creative art. Satisfaction of creating something beautiful. Takes to another level of conciseness, which is pure, blissful and divine in it self.. It is meditation. As meditation, gives clear thought on clear mind, powerfull-thinking capacity to know about different things. Helps to get pure knowledge out which is already within you. Very easy to get mastery on the things of your desire carrier and achieve success in life and live healthy,happy,long life.

Vedang Dharashive.
Vedang_dharashive@yahoo.co.in

God of the Valley.

God of the valley.
It was summer of 1985, vacation time from music school. Being a student of music, wanted to utilize the vacation time for good practice and bring out good result in music. Planned to choose lonely and quite place for riyaz (practice).Kapil Dhar near Beed in Maharashtra.It is great green valley with waterfall, very calm,serene,extended far down deep, beautiful creation of nature,very much natural world around,mostely undisturbed by human being.Pleasent scenery,spectacuiar view, great experience to enjoy the the nature.
Shri Manmath Swami One of the great saints of Maharashtra.Spend his whole life in the valley to do tapascharya (years of meditation} and emerged as a God of the valley. No one staying in the valley except Pujariji and one more person follower of the Swamiji.Any way I reached the destination with my baggag.Checked with pujariji that I am going to stay for two months and if you could provide the food and I will pay for that. He agreed. My goal was to work very hard on music, I was young, determined, well focused, not to west single second at any cost. To become an artist or musician is not an essay deal, requires hard work, dedication, concentration, sacrifice, one has to stay away from every thing at least for ten years of studentship and I guess rest of your life, to be creative one has to be in your own world, still you have to be a member of the society. Cannot be a Baiju Bawara in modern days.
My day use to start early morning four o clock to end by eleven-pm.No rest in between, only meal breaks. Using different spot for different day was giving satisfaction for practice. That is how every object of the valley was getting familiar to my music.
I had a good session for two months. It was like performing aaradhana (of swara) before the God of the valley.
Vedang Dharashive.

Radio.

Radio aapana.
I was conducting music classes at Renton (WA) Gurudwara on weekends. One of the Sundays I was teaching students,Gyani ji came to me and said our group of musician has gone to some other place to perform, they were suppose to be back in time but they are late. Please you come and accompany us on the Tabla on the stage. I did because no to Ganyji was not appropriate and it was special ceremony going on in the Gurudwara.
After the concert one gentle man came to me and introduced him self saying I am doctor and we run a radio station in USA & Canada, it is 24 hours 7 days week radio. We need you to host musical program, I said I am busy with my activities and there is hardly some time I could spare. Anyhow, I managed to spare weekly thrice tow hours a day programs were in Hindi, Panjabi and English.
My first day on radio I was suppose to host program in Panjabi for an hour.
My lines were….Radio aapna sunne wale sare srotyanu saadda namaskar,satshriaakal te aadab.Tusi sunne ja rahe ho panjabi geetanda program vedang de naal,hun to leke 9 baje tak. karaykram da sabato pahela geet sundehan Hansrajhans de aawaj de wich,geeet de bol han…. so and so……I was not good at panjabi,never tried in India but I became a host on the radio, day by day I was Improving. Hosting shows in Hindi and English was not a problem. Programs in Hindi were of Ghazals, Classical and film songs. In between live news from India in Hindi and Panjabi on the phone connected to radio. Advertisement from Indian, Pakistani, Fijian, Shrilankan and American business. All together great fun. Recording advertisement of movies, restaurants, special events, religious activities and all different businesses was great experience. Phone in programs, live interviews with experts.
Some programs were to play music of my choice, listening to good music comparing at the same time, if you understand the music then you can explain better, about the composer and singer as well, to the audience. Once you are away from your country then you look and search for your own things and you appreciate it more. That is why radio was close to every Indians hart; they use to love the radio aapana.
Vedang Dharashive.

American Yogi.

American Yogi.
It was appourtinuty to experience the inner silence the total bliss with the world community. Being an Indian never gave the thought to the age-old technique of meditation. May be the level of ignorance is quite high, that kept away many Indians from their own wisdom. The great ancient science still it is valid with its great acence in modern era.Offring the best of meditation technic,yoga,Ayurveda and Gandharva veda.Thanks to spiritual leaders of India for preserving and propagating the precious knowledge to the whole human race. I had a chance to join the Worldwide Transcendental meditation movement as part of my musical activity. Traveled to USA in 1995, that was first journey of spirituality through western eyes. However, there was big burden of curiosity about western world on back corner of mind. Landed on JFK international in the evening.Cordinater of the meditation movement drove to NewJercy.Stayed in Berkeley kart ret Hotel (five star} owned by the movement.
One of the best spots just by the ocean, such a fulfilling view from the luxurious hotel room to look upon. Such a pleasant feeling to stay at hotel surrounded by meditater and spiritual people, it was very different world. The philosophy part was very new. Highly intellectual angle to look at. Such a great surprise to know that these Americans are so serious about this Indian ancient knowledge, Practicing for last 40years,and getting great result from that,enjoing the highest level of concesness.They understood the importance of the silence within, the secret of all creation.
That Indian classical music is part of Vedic science, being a musician all the time my job was to perform music for the meditators, Churches, Temples, different universities, schools, radio and TV. Taught music in one of the universities (MUM) at Fairfield Iowa state for many years. Their way of listening to music as a Gandharva Veda and the philosophy behind the Vedic knowledge was very deep and pure. So far I had developed performance-oriented approach towards music but had opportunity to experience the real aspect of gandharva Veda, just being in this community. All credit goes to His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, what a great contribution he gave to this Indian wisdom to share with world citizens.Milloins of people is enjoying around the globe. Thousands of Indian doctors (Ayurvedic), Pandit boys (to chant mantras), jotish pandits, classical musicians to teach and perform around the globe. Too many Indian people are traveling around the world.Mostely westerners are involved in the organizetation.Every one is working for the betterment of global society. To harmonize the differences between communities, to reduce the stress in the environment, to bring peace in the world.
In spirituality, India is Guru of the whole world. No other nation has this kind of knowledge to offer. Meditation is scientifically proved technic.Every day if you practice for 15 minutes morning and evening. In this modern age, we do not have time to seat in Himalaya for 12 years stretch. But any way it is working just for 15 minutes and the results are so good, one can pull up to 100 years to live healthy life. After good practice of meditation for many years, awakening of one self within is possible, the self-realization.To experience the highest level of conciseness fully awake within, field of all possibilities.
Then on wards, one could get mastery on every thing, whatever subject it may be. Clear mind with clear thought would fulfill all the demands in life that is for meditation is. It helps in all the way physically and mentally to successful life style and achieve the ultimate goal in life. This is Indian pure knowledge of yoga great gift of yogi to the human race eternally.

Vedang Dharashive.
E-mail Vedang_dharashive@yahoo.co.in