Ever wondered how to sing a particular bhajan? Thought to yourself, “If only I could sing like him/her?”. Now you have no excuse. We are introducing the Bhajan Tutor Series Podcasts , each week raagabox labs will bring to you podcasts on how to sing a particular bhajan. The segment will present to you how […]

A Raaga a day keeps the doctor away – It is very interesting to read about the positive effect of various ragas on human body and how they heal various diseases. Checkout these two websites below for more details. The first website lists most of the ragas and their healing effects. The second one (Courtesy […]

With a beautiful voice, penchant for singing, harmonium on her finger tips Jugal has mesmerized the listener on every occasion she sang. Enjoy the songs, if you like them don’t hesitate to leave a comment or two of appreciation for the artists, I am sure she will love it and above all pray for a […]

Running the 26.2 miles for the Boston Marathon was not easy but I had to do it. I felt it an obligation and my duty to do something about the number of friends and family affected by Cancer, Thanks to many of you, I have been able to raise close to $7000 dollars for Cancer […]

Do you think we need new composers and true composers. Isn’t it odd that after 100s of years we still sing the same compositions by the greats. Why is there no Thyagaraja, Purandara, Kabir, Tansen or Mira in several decades. Are we fundamentally better imitators than creators? Don’t get me wrong, there is a reason […]

Pleasantly surprised to see my Hero Seth write about music industry and how it’s evolving. I cannot agree more with him, one of the fundamental reasons why raagabox came to life, to help the independent artists flourish and to give better music experience to fans and friends of music. If you have a chance do […]

I believe during mid December(tamil month Margazhi) a new and a very different tamil movie was released titled “Margazhi ragam” (as in margazhi – the tamil name of this month between Dec and Jan). Its totally a different kind of movie which focusses entirely on a variety of carnatic compositions, etc with the highest quality […]

The notes for Raagam Shubhapanthuvarali and Aahirbhairavi evoke a sad/melancholic feel . As we all know that there are quite a few songs in these two raagas – like “Om Jagat Janani Sai maatha(in Shubhapanthuvarali)” and “Jagadashraya Shri Raghurama(in Aahirbhairavi)”. I thought that the combination of notes in these two raagas above were supposed to […]

At least on more than two occasions I was part of a discussion on if Hindustani is less rigid than Carnatic, giving better scope for artists to be creative. On the contrary, many feel that Carnatic is very structured and one needs to be highly disciplined to gain control over the raagas. I believe that […]