In the beginning of the present century the invention of radio and television brought major and speedy revolution in the world of mass communication which made it possible to communicate the message in a broaderway to the masses in no time. Radio played a marvelous role in the fields of education, information and entertainment and tremendously influenced the society. The aim of the present work is studying the role of broadcasting in popularizing and development of Hindustani Music, and on its quality and quantity both. At present our traditional music is gaining popularity not only in our country but also in the western countries. Our great musicians like, Pt. Ravi Shankar, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan are doing excellent work in the field. Western Musician are also taking interest in introducing Indian Music to foreign audience. Their media played a unique role in popularizing our music in the west. The book incorporates the different aspects of broadcasting right from the tracing of historical facts, achievements of broadcasting in the field of Hindustani Music, the facts and figures about the number of radio stations, populations and area covered, time devoted to music programme, artistes’ and listeners’ opinions and experiences of our pioneers and great musicians have also been incorporated. Audience survey reports have been examined with regard to development and transformation of public taste. It is hoped that the book will go a long way to cater the needs of the lovers of Hindustani Music and Mass Communication experts as well.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR B N Goswami
B.N. Goswamy, distinguished art historian, was till recently Professor of Art History at the Punjab University, Chandigarh. A leading authority in the field of Indian painting, his work has been of seminal importance both to the studies of Pahari painting and painting in the Punjab. Among the most significant of his published works are: Pahari Painting, The Family as the Basis of Style (Marg, 1968); Pahari Paintings of the Nala Damayanti Theme (Delhi, 1975); Essence of Indian Art (San Francisco, 1986); Wonders of a Golden Age (Zurich, 1987); Pahari Masters: Court Painters of Northern India (Zurich, 1992); Indian Costumes in the collection of the Calico Museum of Textiles (Ahmedabad, 1993); and Nainsukh of Guler: A great Indian painter from a small Hill State (Zurich, 1997). His most recent work, Painted Visions: The Goenka Collection of Indian Painting, was published by the Lalit Kala Akademi earlier this year. Professor Goswamy has been visiting Professor at the Universities of Heidelberg, Zurich, Pennsylvania, California at Berkeley, California at Los Angeles, and Texas at Austin, and has lectured extensively both in Europe and the U.S., and in India. He has also been responsible for major exhibitions of Indian art in Paris, San Francisco and Zurich.
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Broadcasting: New Patron of Hindustani Music
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1st. ed.
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8185616361
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216p., Plates; Illustration; Index; Bibliography; Appendix; Table; Reference; 23cm.
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