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From: Geet on 27 May 2010 04:41
Heritage - MUSIC - Delhi



Music is the base of life. Without music life is devoid of the
colours. The emotions and sentiments in life finds expression in
music. Music was born with the birth of the Universe. In India music
is there in its veins and in the life line of its society. In the
Indian mythology special place has been given to the musicians and
even God are addicted to music. Music provides the relationship
between God and Human beings.

In India the musicians create the effect of seasons through ragas, the
feelings of the seasons are incorporated in the ragas. One such
musician was the legendary "Tansen". He was said to have performed
miracles with his ragas. He painted pictures, brought rains, lighted
fire with his singing. One of the stories about him goes that while
watching birds in the jungle he noticed that by the whistling of birds
in the dusk twigs caught fire. Tansen then experimented with ragas and
formulated the raga Deepak. This raga when sung caused fire in the
area of performance. During this time Akbar was the Emperor and his
rivals forced Tansen to sing the raga so that every thing gets burnt.
But Tansen asked for some time and in the mean while he taught a lady
the raga to bring rains. This was raga Megha Malhar.

On the fixed day when Tansen was performing every thing got heated up.
the lamps started glowing but nothing caught fire. This was because
the lady was singing Megha Malhar which brought rains to douse off the
fire. Such was the magic of Tansen who could alter the course of
nature with his ragas. India has produced masters like Tansen.



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