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Last week we took a look at some of the amazing, lesser known facts about Indian Music. Continuing our journey, we will shed more light on some other unique aspects that will highlight the creative diversity of music in India. So, without further ado, here are things you didn’t know about Indian music (part 2) – Sharan Rani – First Woman Sarod Player Also known as ‘’ Sarod Rani ’’ or Sarod Queen, she represents another historic milestone in the Indian classical music landscape. (Credit: Amazon.com) India’s first Prime Minister,   Jawahar Lal Nehru called her a ‘’Cultural Ambassador’’ . Her performances at various shows around the globe created magic for the audience. This is due the fact that she was taught by maestros such as Ustad Allaudin Khan and Ustad Ali Akbar. The Government of India has included her in the prestigious ‘’Gems of India’’ league. She is one of the three women in this prestigious league along with MS Subbulakshmi and Lata Mang...

Previously in a special blog titled ‘’Weird but True: Indian Music Now Reaching for the Stars’’ we shed some light on Music in Space, and the magical story of songs being composed for the stars and by the stars (the astronauts) And similarly, we have two other instances for you, which exist somewhere in the vastness of space and where music in space has created magic. That’s right folks. As we call it weird but true. The following content is all about music, space, astronauts and aliens. So, get ready for the journey. Waking up to Music… in Space! First of all, how would you feel like waking up to the latest music songs , or any other random track… millions of miles from Earth? The astronauts have been doing that since 1965. A lot of different soundtracks play for them to wake up. Since missions before Gemini VI were short in duration, therefore the crew did not get wake-up songs. All this information is brought out by Colin Fries, a NASA historian. ( Read abo...

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 Kh...

He introduced the Beatles to the Sitar! And presented Indian Classical music to the world! And yet after his death, his legendary work recently made the world cry. Four years ago India lost its greatest treasure and the world lost its biggest musical icon when Sitar Maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar passed away at the age of 92.His famous works such as The Three Ragas, 1962 LP – Improvisations and his collaboration with Sarod expert Ustad Ali Akbar Khan still resonate in the heart and minds of millions of music lovers all around the globe and millions on Indian social networking sites . Before he left us, Shankar expressed his desire to compose a fusion of Indian classical music and Opera. Well, Pandit Ravi Shankar is now no more, but here are some pointsabout the legend and his final act – Story in a name – Sukanya Named after his wife, Sukanya Shankar and the mother of his sitar prodege daughter Anoushka Shankar, Sukanya was the dream Opera project of Pandit Ravi Shankar. T...