Jun 21 2025 to Jun 21 2025 7 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

How do we each feel a Raga? While Western classical music often associates major scales with happiness and minor scales with sadness, Indian Ragas evoke a wide spectrum of emotions—unique to each listener. Could a Raga that brings joy to one person stir a different emotion in another?

Is there hidden information in the space between two notes? While the twelve notes of the well-tempered scale were standardized only in the 18th century, Indian classical music has long embraced microtones—subtle pitches between the familiar notes. Can the human mind truly perceive these shades of sound?

And must we always stay within the bounds of musical grammar? What happens when we take a set of notes and let them breathe, transform, and find their own flow?

This World Music Day, join us for Insta-Ragam—an immersive exploration of Raga structures, followed by a live session where you get to make music with the artists.

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Performers

Hari Ramani
Piano
Hari is a music composer and arranger who also plays the Piano and Harmonium. His musical journey began in an informal home setting while his mother taught the Veena to students. Over time, he developed a deep connection with music through devotional music. He has received training in Hindustani music and pursued Western Classical Piano through the London College of Music. Hari has collaborated with renowned artists such as Padma Shri Kavita Krishnamurthy Subramaniam, Pandit Jayateerth Mevundi, Mandolin Srinivas, Jayanti Kumaresh, and many more. To date, he has produced over 10 music albums. Hari works in the AI & Automation industry.

Niranjan Hegde
Flute
Niranjan hails from the culturally rich land of Uttara Kannada, specifically Manchikeri. He trained in the Gurukul tradition under Shri Nagaraj Hegde, one of the seniormost disciples of Pt. Venkatesh Godkhindi. This talented youngster won first place in the Karnataka State-Level Youth Festival. He is a B-High grade artist of Akashvani and Doordarshan. Niranjan has given solo performances on various prestigious platforms, including the Pt. Vinayak Torvi Music Foundation in Bangalore, Oudumbar in Sangli, Maharashtra, the Dhrupad Festival at Valley School in Bangalore, Girinagar Sangeeth Sabha, and many more.

Arunachala Karthik
Violin
Karthik trained under Sri Mangalam Shankar, Sri C.N. Chandrasekhar, and Sri L. Nagaraju, later receiving advanced violin training from Sangita Kalanidhi Padma Bhushan Sri M.S. Gopalakrishnan. He has performed at major Sabhas in and around Chennai from 2003 to 2011. He currently resides in Bangalore and is a B-High grade artist of All India Radio. Karthik has received the ITC Award for promising artists from the Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata. He is also a four-time recipient of the Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram scholarship in Tamil Nadu and has been honored with the Mr. Creative award from Carnatica, the MQA Sangeet Sadhana award, and the Natya Nishada Nadabrahmam award.