HCL Concerts Blogs
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17th Aug 2026Shruti in Music: Understanding the Role in Hindustani Ragas
What Is Shruti in Indian Classical Music? What exactly is a shruti? In the simplest terms, shruti in music refers to the microtonal intervals between notes, the tiny gradations of...
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10th Aug 2026Veena in Carnatic Music: History & Significance
What Is the Veena? If Carnatic music has a queen among its instruments, it is the veena. No other instrument is so tightly woven into the culture’s imagination: it rests...
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24th Jul 2026Gharanas of Hindustani Music: Why the Same Raga Sounds Different
Listen to the same raga performed by two different musicians, and you may feel as if you are hearing two entirely different musical worlds. This ability to balance a shared...
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20th Jul 2026The Importance of Riyaz in Hindustani Music
Picture a single lamp burning before dawn. A musician sits cross-legged, eyes closed, drawing out one long, unbroken note while the house still sleeps. No audience, no applause, no recording,...
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14th Jul 2026Why the Sarangi Is Known as the Voice of Indian Classical Music
On a Hindustani stage, the vocalist is rarely alone. Just to one side sits a second musician, bowing a small instrument, shadowing the singer note for note, sliding when they...
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09th Jul 2026The History of Indian Classical Music and Its Enduring Legacy
Few things on earth have been sung continuously for three thousand years. Empires have risen and fallen, languages have been forgotten, yet the same ragas that echoed through ancient temples...
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