Krishnadas - Hare Krishna!

Marya Stark - Vocals and Lyrics
Equanimous and Skysia - Production
Tanner Allen, Nate Stein, Theo Grace - Mixing
Shawn Hatfeild at Audible Oddities - Mastering
Tessa Shields - Cover Art

The Blooming (Equanimous & Marya Stark)

Arunachala Shiva

Sitar Player Subhranil Sarkar (disciple of Ustad Shahid Parvez) performing at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark.
Raga Jhinjhoti (Alap) excerpt

Jhinjhoti [Alap] - Subhranil Sarkar - Sitar

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Maha Shivaratri wishes to all. I couldn't have asked for a better day to release "Shivalaya", the new track from Mute Darbaari. I had the privilege of working with Sachin Bagli, the genius producer. The idea behind making a vachana into a song is to spread the beautiful messages that it conveys. It provides a powerful message as to how we must live. Temples definitely serve society culturally and socially, but the inner sanctity of an individual is not enhanced just by building temples and ritualistic worship. One should see God in every object around and strive to reach the God within. Temples are static, but the journey within is infinite. Static can be destroyed, but how can you put an end to "Jangama" (always moving)?

TRANSLATION:
Ullavaru Shivalaya maaduvaru

Those who have money, build temples for Shiva!

Naanena Maadali badavanayya

What can a poor man like me build?

Yenna Kaale Kamba, Dehave Degula

My legs are pillars, my body is the Shrine,

Shirave Honna kalashavayya

My head is the golden pinnacle!

Kudalasangamadeva kelayya

Hear me! Oh Lord Kudala Sangama!

Sthavarakkalivuntu 

There is destruction for what stands, 

Jangamakkalivilla

but not for what moves!

Mute Darbaari

Shivalaya

Sri Kandha Sasti Kavasam-TnMp3.Net

Subhranil Sarkar is regarded as one of the most prominent Sitar-players of his generation. He belongs to Sitar’s first family, the ‘Etawah Gharana’ (also known as the Imdadkhani Gharana) which has gifted Hindustani Classical Music such great maestros as Ustad Imdad Khan, Ustad Enayat Khan, Ustad Wahid Khan, Ustad Vilayat Khan and Ustad Imrat Khan.

He was initiated into music at the age of 6 by Sri Bimal Chatterjee of ‘Etawah Gharana’. He gave his first public performance at the age of 8 in Kolkota, and he started performing at the All India Radio, Kolkata from the age of 9.

In 2000, Subhranil was accepted as a disciple by the great Sitar maestro Padma-Shri Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan and with this began a new chapter in Subhranil’s musical life. Within a few years he has established himself as one of the foremost disciples of Ustadji and one of the young torchbearers of his Gharana.

Subhranil acquired his Masters degree in Music from the Rabindra Bharati University being the first-class first gold medalist of his year. For quite a few years he was associated with the Archive of North Indian Classical Music (Jadavpur University, Kolkata) as an archivist and has been appointed as an Examiner as well as Adjudicator with the Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. He has presented ‘lecture-demonstrations on Sitar’, the ‘Etawah Gharana’ and ‘Ustad Amir Khan’ at several prestigious Institutions.

Subhranil Sarkar has performed in numerous concerts in India, US, Europe, UK, Mexico and South-east Asia. 

One of the biggest highlights of Subhranil’s musical journey is to have accompanied the great Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan on the sitar in concerts.

Jhinjhoti [Alap] - Subhranil Sarkar - Sitar

Subhranil Sarkar [Sitar]

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