many af the malfunctions she finds in the music field today, Every paragraph in this book is astonishingly Doctoral in approach.
This book can very well serve as a madel far thesis writers. This book is sure to. stir thought among at least a minor section af readers who. would be inspired to.
rededicate themselves in the great cause of betterment af our music.
Though it is an anthology of the writings of an authoress on various topics, it is not impossible to trace a homogeneous link throughout that would facilitate a re-editing of the outpour into a monograph under the title "Contemporary happenings in the music field - a genuine music Lover's observations". The authoress needs to be complimented for r the penetrative language employed throughout the book.
Tune was when any speaking or writing on music was considered sacrilegious. From such an extreme situation we have now come to a stage when there is hardly any music concert without at least one speech and there is a voluminous supply (and demand) for books on music. The phenomenal change of scene has been convincingly discussed by the authoress in appropriate portions of the book. Speakers and writers generally preach so well but practice so little. But Dr. Radha has preached "restraint and sobriety" to the music critics and has practiced the preaching’s herself throughout.
Her genuine concern for the betterment of music, the only subject in which India leads all other nations of the world is noticeable in all her observations and her freedom from fear in calling a spade a spade tends to occasionally sound provocative. Readers can as well give due margin to her impatience born out of a deep devotion to the cause of music.
Identifying problems in any setup is one aspect but suggesting solutions is another aspect overlooked by many.
Dr. Radha scores well by suggesting remedies to many of the malfunctions she finds in the music field today. Dr. Radha seems to be convinced that "Music is greater than greatest musicians". She has mentioned this in the writings on GN.B.
Every paragraph in this book is astonishingly Doctoral in approach. The Secretaries and Critics, for instance, are nowhere else been discussed at such length and logic. The expertise in practical music is also evidenced in the quotations from compositions of Purandara Dasa and other masters. This book can very well serve as a model for thesis writers.
This book is sure to stir thought among at least a minor section of readers who would be inspired to rededicate themselves in the great cause of betterment of our music.
This book has not been written with the aim to meeting the syllabus needs of any institution. It would rather aim to address itself to the laudable task of turning a lay listener into a well-informed one. Though Dr. Radha is a Ph.D., she is luckily not one of those" dry" musicologists whom she has herself identified. She is one writer who seems to have enjoyed for her-self the bliss of her singing and reacting to good music wherever it comes from. May Radha's tribe of musicologist increase!
No publication can materialize without solid support and physical assistance of good souls around. This book too would not have seen the light of the day but for the encouragement and technical assistance given by my brother Mr. V. Ganesh. My gratitude is also due to Mr. Deepak Sharma and Mr. M.K. Sunny who took total care of the computer inputs.
I am also beholden to Mr. Shahjahan of Capital Creations, who undertook the printing assignment and completed the book within a short period.
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