Did you ever think that you could learn Raga Yaman or a thumri, or get tabla and sitar lessons online? As has been reported occasionally by the print and electronic media, online classes in Indian music are becoming increasingly popular.

Even as the more orthodox among Indian musicians scowl and grimace, and dismiss technology-aided teaching options as gimmickry, many musicians are ready to give Internet technology a serious shot.

On 15 April, tabla player Aneesh Pradhan and I taught what could be called a virtual class to students in a room at Ithaca College, New York. We were accompanied by our friend and colleague Sudhir Nayak, one of India’s acclaimed harmonium artistes, and the three of us were performing and interacting with students in New York from the popular Blue Frog Studios at Lower Parel in Mumbai. This was the first in a series of online classes that we had been planning with Denise Nuttall, assistant professor at Ithaca College and a tabla player herself.....................Click for more

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