Indian music is composed using Shadaja, 4 types of Rishabh, Gandhar, Madhyam, Pancham, 4 Dhaivat and 4 Nishads making a total of 22 Shruti. A novel idea of a Harmonium with these 22 Shruti is the brainchild of Dr. Vidyadhar Oak. Videos depicting this concept and for a more explanation, visit the site.
Courtesy: Vivek Mehetre, Web Jagat, Loksatta dated 27/04/2011
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Featured Posts
Lessons from the Mountains: An Inspiring Session by Umesh Zirpe at St. Francis Institute of Technology
There are talks that inform, and then there are talks that transform. The recent session by renowned mountaineer Umesh Zirpe on the eve of M...
-
READING INSPIRATION DAY 2021 We salute APJ Abdul Kalam and celebrate his monumental achievements as a Scientist, Scholar and the President... -
1.What is e-PGPathshala? e-PGPathshala is a one portal under which High quality, curriculum-based,interactive content in differen...
-
UGC-CARE has received complaints about several journals which are not following the standard publishing practices. After scrutinizing these...
22 sruti harmonium was created long ago, not by Dr Oak.
ReplyDeletehttp://books.google.com/books?id=hTfaAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA90#v=onepage&q=harmonium&f=false
Dr. Oke holds a legal patent for the 22 Shruti Harmonium, which wouldn't be the case if it was created long ago!
ReplyDelete