Links

For Peace
The South Asian Idea
One South Asia
If you would like to join our google group, South Asians for Peace, contact me at likhati at googlemail dot com

Artistes websites and blogs:

Hindustani:
Ashwini Bhide Deshpande
Kaushiki Chakrabarty Desikan
Pushkar Lele
Nachiketa Sharma
Sanhita Nandi
Shubha Mudgal
Smita Bellur

Dhrupad
Ashish Sankrityayan

Carnatic:
Ranjani and Gayatri’s website
Ranjani and Gayatri’s blog
Sanjay Subrahmanyan’s blog
Veena Gayathri’s Jasmine Strings
Chinmayi Sripada

Carnatic Music Resources:
Music Research
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman’s Carnatic Music Krithi Audio Archive
Carnatic Music Basics, Geethams & Varnams Audio Lessons Archive
Guruguha
Dr. N. Ramanthan’s Music Research Site
Carnatic Corner
Raagabox
Devotional Songs
Sriram V’s blog: Madras Heritage and Music
Raga Surabhi-Help with identifying ragas
Collected Articles on Muttuswami Dikshitar
My Carnatic Podcasts, Blogs and Resources
Mr Srikantiah’s collection at “Parvathi” (Recordings of Private Concerts)

Hindustani Music Resources:
Swarganga
Indian Raga
Deepak Raja’s world of Hindustani Music
Vijaya Parrikar Library of Indian Classical Music
Rajan Parrikar’s “Short Takes” on Hindustani Ragas
Sadarang
Patrick Moutal’s page
Sarangi.info
Surgyan
ShadjaMadhyam
Online Riyaz
Tanarang
Indian Music for Musicians
Alaaps-Agra Gharana

General Music Resources
Rasayana: Go here for some thoughtful articles and great downloads.
Songs of Kabir with Translations.
Our Musical Heritage

Yakshagana
Thought Slot

Adoption Support in India:
SuDatta

Poetry:
Poetry Foundation

Writing and Publishing:
Rasna Atreya

Blogs:
30in2005
Achala
Adventures in Mercy
A Goose Egg
Almost as Good as Chocolate
Amardeep Singh
Amitava Kumar
An Indian Muslim
Ammani
Asal Tamizh Penn
blogbharti
Blogeswari
Blog Pourri
Boo
Broom
Chakli
Chandni
Chapati Mystery
Chinty’s Days
Chitra Aiyer
Choxbox
Churumuri
Cidabhasa
Dandilsa Delurking
Complex System of Pipes
Confused
Death Ends Fun
Deeps Speaking Up
Desi Critics
Desi Pundit
Dreaming in Suburbia
Dvija
Flaneur Urbanite
Gawker
Gaysi: The Gay Desi
Going Anon and on
Good Day Sunshine
Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Indian Muslims
Indian Writing
Indsight
Inspired to Blog
Itchy Feet
Intermission
Jabberwock
Kafila
Kaleidoglide
Karmic Kids
Letters for All
Life and Times in Bangalore
Maami
Madrasi Chick
Monika
Miapan’s The Made in Japan Diaries
Nanopolitan
neoIndian Confessions of a Newly Returned Indian
Nikhil’s Musings
of this and that
Pickled Politics
Poppin and Sweetpea
Ragamalika
Random Acts of Reality
Raza Rumi
Razing Ruth
Rohini
Sands Random Ramblings
Sonia Faleiro
Spirited Seeker
Sunson
Taimur Khan’s Alifbépé
Tales of South India
Terri’s Tails
That’s What She Says
Ultra Violet
The Frangipani Journals
The Mad Momma
The Kamla Show
Sa Vadati
The Nino Effect
The Normal Self
The Tamil Punkster
Thirty Six and Counting
Tiny-Tidbits
Qalandar
Umm Oviya
Under the Fire Star
Used to be Somebody
Where I’m Calling From
Winkie’s Way
Winnowed
Within and Without
Word Junkie