Bhajan
Bhajan refers to any devotional song with a religious theme or spiritual ideas, specifically among Indian religions, in any of the languages from the Indian subcontinent. The term bhajanam (Sanskrit: भजनम्) means reverence and originates from the root word bhaj (Sanskrit: भज्), which means to revere, as in 'Bhaja Govindam' (Revere Govinda). The term bhajana also means sharing.
The term 'bhajan' is also commonly used to refer a group event, with one or more lead singers, accompanied with music, and sometimes dancing. Minimally there is a percussion accompaniment such as tabla, dholak or a tambourine. Handheld small cymbals (kartals) are commonly used to maintain the beat, rhythm. A bhajan may be sung in a temple, in a home, under a tree in the open, near a river bank or a place of historic significance.
As a bhajan has no prescribed form, or set rules, it is in free form, normally lyrical and based on melodic ragas. It belongs to a genre of music and arts that developed with the Bhakti movement. It is found in the various traditions of Hinduism as well as Jainism. Within Hinduism, it is particularly prevalent in Vaishnavism.
Ideas from scriptures, legendary epics, the teachings of saints and loving devotion to a deity are the typical subjects of bhajans.
Meeta Pandit | Bhajan
Meditation with morning ragas...Dr. Meeta Pandit is a Hindustani Classical vocalist and a leading exponent of the Gwalior Gharana. She is the granddaughter and disciple of Krishnarao Shankar Pandit and daughter of Laxman Krishnarao Pandit.
Pt. Uday Bhawalkar | Bhajan
Suprabhat "Meditation with morning ragas" Pandit Uday Bhawalkar is an Indian classical vocalist. He is an exponent of the dhrupad genre. Uday Bhawalkar is among the foremost Dhrupad vocalists and has been a strong force in its growing recognition, popularity and resurgence, worldwide. Uday believes that when immersed in the note and raga, the self disappears and music takes on its own existence; the principle of ‘darshan’ in Indian philosophy.
Pt. Shailender Goswami | Bhajan
Meditation with morning ragas......
Visalam Venkatachalam | Raga- Shudh Dhanyasi | Bhajan
Meditation with morning ragas.....
Dr. Radha Venkatachalam | Bhajan
Meditation with morning ragas....
Sulochana Brahaspati | Bhajan
Meditation with morning ragas.....Sulochana Brahaspati is one of the noted vocalist of Hindustani classical music. In 1994, she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.
Pt. Bhimsen Joshi | Bhajan
Meditation with morning ragas.......Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi was an Indian vocalist from Karnataka, in the Hindustani classical tradition. He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music. Bhimsen Joshi belongs to the Kirana gharana tradition of Hindustani Classical Music.
Pt. Uday Bhawalkar | Bhajan
Suprabhat "Meditation with morning ragas" Pandit Uday Bhawalkar is an Indian classical vocalist. He is an exponent of the dhrupad genre. Uday Bhawalkar is among the foremost Dhrupad vocalists and has been a strong force in its growing recognition, popularity and resurgence, worldwide. Uday believes that when immersed in the note and raga, the self disappears and music takes on its own existence; the principle of ‘darshan’ in Indian philosophy.
Shubha Mudgal | Bhajan
Feel the resonance of evening ragas.....Shubha Mudgal is an Indian singer of Hindustani classical music. Her repertoire includes the genres of khyal, thumri, dadra, and Indian pop.
Pt. Vinayak Rao Patwardhan | Bhajan
Feel the resonance of evening ragas... Pandit Vinayak Narayan Patwardhan was an Indian vocalist of Gwalior gharana of Indian classical music. Vinayakrao Patwardhan's singing reflected the simple and straightforward approach to ragas, which is the characteristic of the Gwalior Gharana style. His favorite ragas included ''Bahar'', ''Adana'', ''Multani'', ''Malhar'', ''Jaijaivanti'', ''Hameer'' and ''Bhairav-bahar''. He performed in most of the important music festivals. He was one of the few practicing musicians of the time who wrote textbooks on music.
