What kind of music is this? An exploration of khayal as a modernist form

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Infosys Prize Lecture

What kind of music is this? An exploration of khayal as a modernist form

06:30 PM

June 30, 2022

Bangalore International Centre (BIC) Auditorium

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What kind of music is this? An exploration of khayal as a modernist form

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In this unique lecture and performance, Infosys Prize laureate Amit Chaudhuri will explore how the raga gives us a way of thinking about Indian music's relationship to the world that is strikingly different from European music. He will also try to account for the khayal's strangeness and imaginative richness. The talk will include visual elements as well as a performance of khayal and other facets of music, like laya, accompanied by commentary.

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Prof. Amit Chaudhuri

Professor of Creative Writing, Ashoka University