Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar, the Central figure in the twentieth century Globalisation of Indian music. Countless Indian musicians made their journey to the west and have been acting as performers, teachers and professors. Such artists include the Hindustani Instrumentalists-

WORLD MUSIC CHAPTER 5 1. Why does the Indian classical tradition dominate the musical image of South Asia in the west? The classical music of India has gained most of the attention of outsiders probably due to the colonization era that has brought Indo-European invaders (Aryan Civilization) into their territory between 2000 and 1500 BCE due to the presence of rich resources. However, Indian music, unlike the communal music of Africa and Southeast Asia, is individual and often virtuosic and

until 1967 when he returned to New York and formed an ensemble. This ensemble consisted of seven musicians who played a variety of instruments, such as; woodwinds and keyboards. Before he could reach that stage in his career, he worked closely with Ravi Shankar, who is a composer and a sitar virtuoso (Maycock, 2002). As it has been documented, Glass had a hard time finding who he was as a person and a composer, he felt displeased with what modern music appeared to be at the time and where he lived, so

Hindustani Classical Music is a form of Hindu classical music that is believed to have originated before the 13th century (CFCRAT). Before the 13th century, the Hindu Culture had not split their music into types. But their culture soon pushed to two types of classical music after the 13th century. This was because of the Islamic takeover of northern portions of the subcontinent that introduced Arab and Persian music (Nettl). The two types of classical Indian music that were created were the Hindustani

our minds letting our thoughts fade away. This state of thoughtless awareness, known as a meditation, has a positive impact on our physical and mental health. First of all, meditating regularly can significantly affect our mental health. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a famous spiritual leader states that “meditation helps in two ways – it prevents stress from entering

Mon Shah Joshi observes,” Before the battle begins, we start out believing that being with this person will make us happy” (43). Mona Joshi wrote an article,”6 Secrets of Happy Relationships”, which gives insightful information on how to achieve emotional and spiritual stability in marriage. Joshi has been teaching the Happiness Program and various advanced-level programs for over twenty years. She writes about several ways accomplish a greater sense of happiness and ways to construct on a once crumbling

professional staffing. With a clientele spread in over 20 countries and offices in London, Dubai and Washington DC, Sumero is set on a path of growth accelerated by its strong business values and professional ethics. Formed by the devotees of Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji, Sumero was initially created to provide financial assistance for activities of the Art of Living Foundation. It now holds over 200 full time employees and several part time employees who are on project based contracts. Problem statement

Ever witness something so fantastic or wonderful, it may be difficult to find the perfect word to describe it, possibly even feeling speechless? In that case, Mary Poppins would advice using the word, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. “It’s something to say when you don’t know what to say” (Mary Poppins). Ever since the musical Mary Poppins came out in 1964, it has positively impacted many childhoods (including mine) , and many people from surrounding decades can all recall and relate to

related to Asian and South Asian immigration; “...the Vietnam-era hippie love affair with Ravi Shankar in the late 1970s...and the 1990s Asian American webzine subculture” (Oren 91). Ravi Shankar is still today a very popular classical Indian musician. In the 1970s, what occurred was that Indian culture was popularized for being “exotic” with the fame of Ravi Shankar, and of other Indian professionals. Ravi Shankar specifically performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival and this made him gain national fame

Eastern spirituality is about enlightened consciousness, which American hippies and British “freaks” were attracted to. Hippies and freaks were attracted to this type of spirituality because the culture they were living in, drugs and music, advocated for an enlightened consciousness. As discussed in class, when Albert Hoffman first took LCD he began to see the world in a different way, nothing was the way he perceived anymore. Drugs helped some to realize different perceptions and this eventually