Ustad Zakir Hussain: solo performance Accompanied by Sultan Khan Drut teen taal on tabla

Birju Maharaj's rendition for film Devdas: An example from Lucknow gharana of Kathak. The choreography is by Birju Maharaj, the ruling doyen of Lucknow gharana Kathak, from the Bindadin-Kalka family of the Nawabi period in Lucknow. The lyrics are

Bhavani Ashtak is a Sanskrit poem written by Adi guru Shankaracharya in praise of the feminine divinity. 'Mother I am your child.' Sanskrit text follows...

Narad Bhakti Sutra: Nuggets of experiential wisdom from reverred sage Narada. Sanskrit text follows...

The mystic sound Aum is explained in detail in the Mandukya Upanishad. Sanskrit text...

Lakhwinder Wadali singing Punjabi Mahiya song... Mai takdiya rah ve, tu chheti chheti aa ve, mainu tere vekhne da chah, shyamla chheti ghar aa jaa, shaama pai gaiya ve...

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Probably the shortest among all Upanishads, and amongst the most important - Ishavaso-Upanishad. Complete Sanskrit text :-)

Ustad Puran Chand Wadali, Pyare Lal Wadali and Lakhwinder Wadali present... Punjabi folk music touched by the Sufi tradition of Punjab

Malini Awasthi, disciple of music doyen Girija Devi renders a folk song in Classical Purvang tradition. Presenting the music from eastern UP, Banaras gharana...