Weird but True: Indian Music Now Reaching for The Stars

Now, many of you may be aware of some amazing facts about Indian Music such as the power of Ragas or the invention of musical instruments or the link between India’s religions and Mp3 songs.

But today we will be looking at two of the most amazing things that have happened recently, that will make your listening music online experience deeper.


Yes, the following two instances may be weird for some but they are 100% true. The Indian Music is now reaching for the stars.


 1. Music Plays in Space!

  • NASA’s Voyager 2 was launched in August 1977 and has Voyager Golden Records which are phonograph records and contain sounds and images reflecting life and culture of the Earth. This is intended for any extraterrestrial life form or, for future human beings, a kind of a time capsule.

  • Not many know that among these sounds is a Hindustani classical songs composition called, ‘’Jaat Kahan Ho’’. It was rendered by Surshri Kesarbai Kerkar, a prominent Khayal singer of the 20th

  • The recording which lasts nearly 3 minutes and 25 seconds, forms part of a 12-inch gold-plated copper disc carried by Voyager-2.

  • So, after 40 years and 10 million miles later, the sound of music from India still resonates in the space.

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(Image Source: Vice.com)

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  1. ISRO Scientists Launch a Rocket…Er… Music Video!

All the best Indian social networking sites have people who praise the nation’s premier space agency for putting it at the top of space programs. However, this time around, the agency has been in news for its music online

  • The country’s finest minds at ISRO have now made their first music video on the occasion of the nation’s 70thIndependence Day.

  • Titled as ‘I am Indian’, the 20-odd member team, known as ‘ROCK@ Band’ (pronounced Rocket Band), constitute scientists and engineers.

  • Shot on the coast of the Arabian Sea, the scientists took over 18 months out of their busy schedule and spent nearly 10,000 rupees from their own pockets to make the video.

Watch this video below and you’ll definitely think of updating your playlists music today.
Source : https://sabakuch.com/blog/2017/08/16/weird-true-indian-music-now-reaching-stars/

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