Ragini Trivedi (born 22 March 1960) is an Indian classical musician performing on

vichitra veena The ''vichitra veena'' ( sa, विचित्र वीणा) is a stick zither, a plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music. Similar to the Carnatic ''gottuvadhyam'' (chitra vina) it has no frets and is played with a slide. The s ...

sitar The sitar ( or ; ) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in medieval India, flourished in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form in ...

and

jal tarang The ''jal tarang'' (Hindi: जलतरंग) is a melodic percussion instrument that originates from the Indian subcontinent. It consists of a set of ceramic or metal bowls filled with water. The bowls are played by striking the edge with bea ...

. Daughter of the vichitra veena player and musicologist

Lalmani Misra Lalmani Misra (11 August 1924 – 17 July 1979) was an Indian classical musician. Initiation into music Lalmani learnt ''Dhruvapada (Dhrupad) Dhamar'' in the tradition of Shankar Bhatt and Munshi Bhrigunath Lal. He learnt ''Khayal'' singing w ...

, she is an exponent of Misrabani and is the creator of a digital music notation system called Ome Swarlipi.

Personal life

Ragini was born in

Kanpur Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...

, India. Her father

and mother Padma instilled understanding and love for music in Ragini and brother Gopal Shankar. The music lessons explaining nuances of Raga-s, recorded for Gopal Shankar and Ragini by father

, still serve as resource for learners of Indian music. A versatile student, Ragini participated in sports and loved playing basketball and table-tennis; she was interested in dramatics and extension activities. Her natural excellence influenced her teachers to guide her towards playing musical instruments. Her music teacher, Shobha Parvatkar encouraged Ragini to play Jaltarang. Ragini lost her mother on 9 April 1977, and father on 17 July 1979. She and her brother Gopal, drew strength from their inheritance of music practice and scholarship. Ragini continued her pursuit of music, getting gold medal in M.Mus. (1980) from

Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University (BHU) IAST: kāśī hindū viśvavidyālaya IPA: /kaːʃiː hɪnd̪uː ʋɪʃwəʋid̪jaːləj/), is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916 ...

and completing D. Mus. under her guide, K. C. Gangrade in 1983. For some time she taught at

and later taught Sitar in government colleges at Hoshangabad, Rewa and Indore.

Musician

Of the three instruments, Jal tarang recital was first to be broadcast. First on-stage sitar recital was at ''Suprabha'', an event organised under the mentorship of

Kishan Maharaj Pandit Kishan Maharaj (3 September 1923 – 4 May 2008) was an Indian tabla player who belonged to the Benares gharana of Hindustani classical music. Early life and background Kishan Maharaj ji was born in Kabir Chaura, Benaras into a family ...

. Vichitra Veena was first presented at Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal. As exponent of Misrabani, Ragini has worked towards understanding and practice of technique and style involving a new form of ''Gatkari'' (rhythmic stroke patterns) in ''Vilambit Jhoomara Tal'', ''Vilambit Jhap Tal'' and ''Madhya-laya Ada Char Tal''. In this new style, Dr. Misra had introduced ''Mizrab Bol'' DA RDA -R DA. Especially, in ''Vilambit'' pace, the oblique rhythm patterns – ''Da Rda -R Da''— manifest a new dimension of Raga. Enabled by three decades of practice, Ragini creates and plays complex Misrabani compositions on all three instruments in ''Audav'', ''Shadav'' and ''Sampoorna'' Raga-s. Ragini has designed and conducted various workshops on teaching this style at Jaipur, Pune and Bhopal. Ragini developed a new notation system, Ome Swarlipi, based on amalgamation of Bhatkhande and Paluskar notation systems. It incorporates several features suitable for digital adaptation and features symbols to annotate complex Misrabani compositions. She also developed digital tools to illustrate inter-relationship of notes, shruti-s, Bharat Chatuh Sarana to serve as a teaching-aid. Ragini writes on theory, practice and innovation in music. She has collaborated in the creation of compendium and anthologies, in the capacity of contributor and editor. She has worked with subsequent editions of her father's seminal book on Indian musical instruments ''

Bharatiya Sangeet Vadya ''Bharatiya Sangeet Vadya'' (Indian Musical Instruments) is a book () written by Lalmani Misra. It was published under the Lokodya Granthmala series (Granthak / Volume No.: 346) of Bharatiya Jnanpith, New Delhi. The first edition was published in ...

'' adding a chapter on electronic Indian musical instruments created since the 1970s. A volume elaborating over 150 Misrabani compositions in 14 Raga-s, that Ragini has prepared from the notes written by her father, is under publication.

Publications

* ''Raga Vibodh: Misrabani''. Hindi Madhyam Karyanvaya Nideshalaya: Delhi. 2010. * ''Sitar Compositions in Ome Swarlipi''. . 2011 * ''Raga Vibodh: Misrabani Vol. 2''. Hindi Madhyam Karyanvaya Nideshalaya: Delhi. 2013. Ragini's discussions with musicians, Moinuddin Khan, Rajshekhar Mansur, Sharada Velankar, Pushpraj Koshthi and Kamala Shankar, on individual practice and traditional style, have been presented as documentary films by Educational Multimedia Research Center, Indore.

Sources

# Kaur, Gurupreet. ''Bhāratīya Saṅgīta ke Anamola Maṇi: Lalmani Misra''. Kanishka Publishers & Distributors: New Delhi, 2004.
Jal Tarang Guru
Guru Shishya Parampara Scheme, South Central Zone Cultural Center, Nagpur

Interview based article on Dr. Ragini Trivedi and Jal Tarang.
Report on Sitar workshop

Book Release: Commitment to Hindi and Knowledge
# ''Raga-Rupanjali''. Ratna Publications: Varanasi. 2007

by Dr. Pushpa Basu. # Sharma, S.D

# Brahaspati, Saubhagyvardhan i

#''The Great Master of Hindustani Classical Music: Dr (Baba) Allauddin Khan (1881–1972)''. Dr Sarita McKenzie-McHarg.Pothi.com: Bangalore.2015 #''Sangeet Pravah Chirantan''.Pathak, Santosh. Ed. NavjeevanPublication:Jaipur.2017

External links

Official website

Dr. Ragini Trivedi. 2010. * ''Sangeetendu Pandit Lalmani Ji Misra: Ek Pratibhavan Sangeetagya''

Swar Sadhana, California, 1996. * ''Shruti Aur Smriti:Mahan Sangeetagya Pandit Lalmani Misra''
Chourasiya, Omprakash
Ed. Madhukali Prakashan, Bhopal, August 1999. * ''Sangeetendu Acharya Lalmani Misra''

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