INTERVIEW – DHRUPAD IN MUSICTHERAPY

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Indian traditional systems of health and healing  also include various musical treatment approaches. A few healing traditions are also integrated in modern music therapy practice in India. Vedic traditions dating back roughly 5000 years ago had a great intuition about the power of sound and intonation.

The Vedic chants and music which had more sound and rhythm, used as a source of healing and up liftment reflected the intuition that each intonation and inflection of voice could have beneficial or adverse effects. Music Raga Therapy a, an extinct sanskrit treatise, as its name implies dealt with curative ragas and suggested specific ragas with specific therapeutic and a prophylactic medium in clinical and educational settings.

The Vedic system of health care concerned with healthy living and not disease specific takes into account the patient’s entire personality, body, mind and the spirit and guides the participants for a healthy living along with the therapeutic measures that relate to physical, mental, social and spiritual harmony.

Nada Yoga is the core of Dhrupad, the most ancient style of Hindustani Classical Music. Originally only sung by priests in the temples as an act of worship, it induces a deep meditative state in the singer as well as the listener.

Dr. Acharya Jaimini is taking much interest in preserving the Dhrupad Heritage, He has made Dhrupad performance possible on sitar with its effective presentation in music concerts.

Dr. Acharya Trigunateet Jaimini, apart from being visiting professor in Universities and various music institutions,has given memorable performances in various music concerts. Having got occasions to play duets with well known Indian and foreign artists, the Sitar recordings of Acharya Jaimini are preserved in the archives of the preservation libraries.

Q: How possible playing Dhrupad on Sitar ?

Dr Acharya Jaimini says that, Dhrupad playing on sitar, is not easy because bringing sitar to the depth of Dhrupad – „Beenkari & Alapchari“ techniques during sitar recital is an extra ordinary thing. This in itself is an effective tranquilizer. Sitar playing being under the „Da-Dir-Daara“ strokes, clarity of technical dimensions, deeply presentation of Dhrupad and binding of the flow of „Nom-tom“ on mizrab (striker) with „Laykari“ (appropriate divisions of speed ) is a practical demonstration of the Dhrupad technique.

Acharya Trigunateet Jaimini born, nourished and still living in the vicinity of Nidhiban, the place of swamy Haridas at Vrindavan (India ) has been upholding and propagating the same rich tradition on Sitar.

Interview by – Ratnambara (writer Art & Culture)

Nada Yoga is the core of Dhrupad Music

By –

Dr.Acharya Trigunateet Jaimini

Head of Department Music Sitar

Mangalayatan University ,

Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Mail: acharyajaimini@rediffmail.com

Mobile Number: +91 9897153545

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