Boro Baba... Ustad Alauddin Khan

Khan, Sahana Gupta

ISBN: 9788174363862, 8174363866

This book is a tribute to a legend, an attemp to reflect on the life of a man whose unparalleled ambition, will power, dedication and discipline, placed him among the finest musicians of the world.

Brand Bollywood: a new global entertainment order

Bose, Derek

ISBN: 9780761935346, 0761935347

The book outlines how, in a digitized scenario of the future, film entertainment will rapidly cease to be a luxury of the moneyed in India.

Brass Baja: stories from the world of Indian wedding bands

Booth, Gregory D

ISBN: 9780199474905, 0199474907

The volume provides the reader with an image of the reality of professional life in South Asia, and the processes of change in the world of Indian processional music--the stark social and economic gulf between musicians and their patrons.

Brave new Bollywood: in conversation with contemporary Hindi filmmakers

Kumar, Nirmal et al

ISBN: 9789351500315, 9351500314

This is a thought-provoking, no-holds-barred insight into the social contexts, creative journeys and cinematic expressions of eight of the best contemporary film directors of Bollywood.

Breaking the silence: voice of women from around the world

Jung, Anees

ISBN: 9780670876877, 0670876879

Contents: (i) A dead sister speaks, (ii) A song that breaks the bars (iii) Crossing the river, (iv) String of pearl/chain of stones, (v) Building bridges, (vi) A bigger hero, (vii) Breaking the silence, (viii) Strains of hope, (ix) The lone drummers, (x) Learning to listen;

Pahli barisa (gazals)

Nabil, Aziz

ISBN: 9788183619226, 8183619223

Brhaddesi of Sri Matanga Muni, Vols.1-2, ed. by Prem Lata Sharma, assisted by Anil Bihari Beohar

Vatsyayan, Kapila (Gen. ed.)

ISBN: 9788120810310 (vol.1), 8120810327 (vol.2);;An important text in music. The source of musical structure and composition, both of Hindustani and carnatic music, has to be traced back to the Brahaddesi. It is the Brhaddesi which for the first time makes a distinction between Jatis, Murchanas and Raga.

Brhaddesi, ed. by Deepti Omcherry Bhalla

ISBN: 9788172765668, 8172765665

Contains articles from scholars on Brhaddesi of Matanga. It represents a theatrical tradition of Music different from that met in Dattilam and Natyasastra.

Brihadaranyak Upanishad: selected verses, by recited by Ganesh Vidyalankar (CD)

The Buddhist culture of North-East Thailand

Singh, Draupadi et al.

ISBN: 9789380852027, 9380852029

This book presents almost all important aspects of culture such as language, literature, songs, music, art, architecture and sculpture etc.

Cadence and counterpoint: documenting Santal musical traditions, ed. by Johannes Beltz et al

ISBN: 9789383098927, 9383098929

The Santals comprise the single largest tribal community in India. They are best known for their rich and distinct song-dance traditions. The book documents these musical traditions and their expressions in a changing landscape.

Calcutta: a cultural and literary history, foreword by Anita Desai

Dutta, Krishna

ISBN: 9788174362605, 8174362606

The author gives personal insight into Calcutta's unique history and modern identity as reflected in its architecture, cinema and music.

Call of the North east: folk dances of North East India, compl. and ed. by Gouri Basu

Carnatic music and the Tamils

Kuppuswami, T.V.

ISBN: 9788193417614, 8193417615

It is the historical study of the music of the Tamils Carnatic Music in Tamilnadu upto A.D. 1900. The book spans across questions of methodology, study of the dynamics of history, musical scales, raga-rasa relationship, raga-rupa and musical perception.

The Cartesian mind: reflections on language and music

Mukherji, Nirmalangshu

ISBN: 9788185952772, 8185952779

Catalogue of manuscripts of performing arts: music, dance and drama, compiled by Kaushalya Gupta

ISBN: 9789380829456, 9380829450

This book is compiling information of manuscripts on dance, music and drama. Such compilation reflects years of efforts in gathering information from the institutional libraries and private collections.

Caturdandiprakasika of Venkatamakhin, text with English transl., critical comments, notes with a comm. `Makhihrdaya', 2 vols., ed. by R. Sathyanarayana

ISBN: 9788120818514, 8120818512

Vol.1: Critically edited and translated with commentary and notes, by R.; Sathyanarayana., Vol.2: Makhihrdaya: a critical study, by R. Sathyanarayana.;Caturdandiprakasika of Venkatamakhin (c.1650 A.D.) appears in the rearguard of the renaissance of Indian music and is a basic document of Karnataka music. It documents a crucial, conceptual revolution in this music, ushering in its modern era.

Caurahe pe cirag (Gazals)

Puri, Kamal

ISBN: 9788188933891, 8188933899

Celebrating Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan, ed. & designed by Shakeel Hossain, Co-ed. by Deepti Ray, with 93 illustrations and music CD

ISBN: 9789385360275, 9385360272

Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan (1556-1627), referred to in Mughal records as the `noble of nobles', was one of the Nine Gems of Emperor Akbar's court. Hailed upon his birth as a pearl from the river of good fortune, Rahim Khan-i-Khanan distinguished himself as an unmatched soldier, statesman, patron and poet in the courts of three generations of Mughal emperors. This book, published alongside a cult...

Celebration of Indian classical dances

Banerjee, Utpal, K

ISBN: 9788182902879, 8182902878