Essay name: Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature
Author:
S. Karthick Raj KMoundinya
Affiliation: University of Madras / Department of Sanskrit
The essay studies the Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature and its relationship with the South Indian musical tradition. The study emphasizes the universal appeal of music and documents how it pervades various aspects of life, art, literature, painting, and sculpture.
Preface
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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The purpose of this study is to peep into the realms of its horizons
and have a glimpse of its great contribution in the field of music.
I express my sincere and heartfelt thanks to Secretary Swamiji,
R.K.M.Vivekananda College, Chennai-4 and Dr. V.V.Subramaniam,
Principal, Vivekananda College, for their kindness in permitting me to
conduct research in the Department of Sanskrit.
I record here my great indebtedness to Dr.S.Ramaratnam, the
former Principal and Head of the Department of Sanskrit, Vivekananda
College, Chennai-4 for the help he rendered in each and every step in
the preparation of this thesis.
The present work is the result of the research work undertaken by
me, as a full-time Ph.D student in the Department of Sanskrit,
Ramakrishna Mission-Vivekananda College, Chennai-4, in 1995-2006,
under the guidance of Prof Dr.S.Ramaratnam, Former Principal & Head
of the Department of Sanskrit.
I am beholden to him for selecting the current topic for me, since I
am a performing artiste (Ghatam Artiste) in the field. It helped me to go
deeper into the realms of musical traditions in South India. It was an
exploring and educating experience and it is sure to help me to become a
better artiste.
