‘Bharat Veena’ based on ancient theory developed in Pune

[Nagaraj Paturi]

I have been in touch with this project of my best friend:

http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx?noredirect=true

More about Prof. Vidwans at 

http://computationalmusic.com/dr_vinod_vidwans.php

More about the project here:

http://computationalmusic.com/making-of-bharat-veena-shruti-veena.php

The theory behind the project:

http://computationalmusic.com/the-doctrine-of-shruti-in-indian-music.php

More theory:

http://computationalmusic.com/swara-sthapana-on-shruti-veena-or-shruti-sitar.php

More:

http://computationalmusic.com/22-Shruti-music.php

[Arvind_Kolhatkar]

This is what I remember to have read about the topic of 22 shrutis and microtones which Bharatamuni had discovered in ancient times by playing on two veenas side by side and comparing the tones of the one with the other.

With the resurgence of the pursuit of academic understanding of the theory underlying the traditional Indian music, and the efforts of stalwarts like Vishnu Digambar Paluskar (founder of the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya of Lahore) and Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande (founder of the Bhatkhande Music Institute of Lucknow), some like E. Clements, an ICS officer and enthusiast of Indian Classical Music, KB Deval (brother of the famous Marathi dramatist GB Deval) and a few oythers had built a harmonium that was capable of playing the 22 shrutis.  They made efforts to popularize it through Musical Conferences and to make a commercial product from it.  But it could not catch up with professional players of harmonium or musicologists like Bhatkhande.and died out in the course of time.

At present Dr Vidyadhar Oke, a medical practitioner and a noted accompanyist in concerts, uses such an instrument. For more, see his website http://www.22shruti.com/ 

Arvind Kolhatkar.

[Nagaraj Paturi]

In response to the post by Sri Aravind-ji' Prof. Vinod Vidwans writes:

I am aware about the previous studies and various proposals about 22 shrutis.  There are more than 200 such proposals. All these proposals do not satisfy the criteria of `Shruti-Nidarshanam' experiment mentioned in the Natyashastra. Dr. Vidyadhar Oak's proposal is not based on Bharata's Natyashastra. His proposal is based on Pythagorean concepts. I have discussed all these issues in my monograph `The Doctrine of Shruti in Indian Music' which is available on the website.

With Warm Regards

--- Vinod Vidwans

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Nagaraj Paturi

 

Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.

BoS, MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra

BoS, Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth, Veliyanad, Kerala

Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies

 

FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,

 

(Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA )