IIT-KGP partners with maestro for preserving classical music

IIT-Kharagpur has partnered with Pt Ajoy Chakraborty to archive the teaching methodologies of Indian classical music.

Explaining the rationale behind the initiative, the lead researcher of the project, Pallab Dasgupta, said there is no "swaralipi" (notations) in classical music, unlike other genre of songs, as a result of which a particular style, adopted by a maestro, usually always dies with him.

Every artiste has his unique style, which he passes on to his students, Dasupta, who is also the dean of sponsored research and industrial consultancy at IIT-KGP, said.

"One particular gayaki (style of singing) remains confined to just one ustad (expert) and his disciples. It never gets shared with others."
Ajoy Chakraborty, on his part, said, "A renaissance of Indian Classical Music can be made possible through a more objective and articulate understanding of the ragas."