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The Holy Mother: Madhuvanti Pal Plays The Rudra Veena
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THE millennia-long history of North Indian classical music admits to great intricacy in its telling: tracing the various pathways the music has taken, its variations, its structures and rules, is a study unto itself. Then there’s the decades of dedicated practice it takes to master playing the music. To ‘master’ the music – this gendered terminology is worth noting, not least as there’s a multifaceted history of women playing the rudra veena,, no vinyl LP has been released of a woman playing rudra veena.
