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We welcome and invite you to a very special journey of discovery - the life, the music and the legacy of Pandit Arvind Parikh: the magnetism of music right from his early childhood; the move to Mumbai for both music and academics; his evolution from an avid and dedicated student to a renowned musician and guru; his deep research, understanding and archiving of the music of masters; and the promotion of music and musicians.

Enduring Legacy

Welcome to this special website dedicated to Padma Bhushan Pt. Arvind Parikh, in which we have attempted to bring together the vast body of work achieved by him throughout his musical lifetime of over 70 years.

This Home Page highlights some important aspects of Arvindbhai’s life – his Life Journey; his learning, compositions, teaching of and research into Indian Classical Music; his contributions to Indian music and musicians, and the acknowledgements and accolades he has received. Each of these facets is then covered in greater detail in the succeeding pages, which we hope you will find informative and useful in your musical pursuits.

The Legacy of the Singing Sitar

October 2021
The E-Book produced by his family and students celebrates the numerous facets of Arvindbhai’s life and achievements, both in the worlds of music and business.

Published by students and family of Padma Bhushan Pandit Arvind Parikh on the occasion of his 94th birthday on 19th October 2021, to celebrate the innumerable facets of his life and achievements, his enormous contribution to the world of Indian music and the lives of his students, and his towering success in business as well, nationally and globally.

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How Life is meant to be lived

An Enduring Legacy

Resonance
Voices from the world of music

Music

The Music Section - covering Sitar & Its Practice, Ragas & Compositions, NCPA Recordings & Maestro Sessions, Baithaks, Books, Articles and other Resources - reveals in detail the vast range of Arvindbhai’s coverage of the structure of our classical Read More
The Music Section - covering Sitar & Its Practice, Ragas & Compositions, NCPA Recordings & Maestro Sessions, Baithaks, Books, Articles and other Resources - reveals in detail the vast range of Arvindbhai’s coverage of the structure of our classical music, its practice and performance, the interactions with and profiling of Ustad Vilayat Khansaheb and other musical greats, and more. Please do avail of the Musical Queries page to send in any information or queries you may have, and Arvindbhai will be most happy to respond. Also please do peruse through the extensive information provided in the FAQ section (Frequently Asked Questions) containing Panditji’s explanations of most questions in students’ minds. We hope you will enjoy the experience, and welcome any suggestions or inputs you may have to make this site more meaningful for the music lover and student. Read Less

The Sitar & its Practice

Repertoire - Ragas and Compositions

NCPA Recordings

More Resources

Baithaks

Arvindbhai’s focus always remained to seek the best in musical knowledge and expression from every musician of every gharana.Primarily for the talim of his students, he hosted around 45 “Baithak” sessions with eminent artistes, in which they sh Read More
Arvindbhai’s focus always remained to seek the best in musical knowledge and expression from every musician of every gharana.Primarily for the talim of his students, he hosted around 45 “Baithak” sessions with eminent artistes, in which they shared their own life journey and also performed short recitals to demonstrate their styles and musical content. The Baithaks were held mostly at Arvindbhai’s home, and also at (with the kind courtesy of) the YB Chavan Centre. Recordings of these Baithaks are presented here, and are also available on YouTube. Read Less
Baithak - 44th Session -Artistry of Ustad Vilayat Khan Saheb - an analysis - Virtual Baithak
Baithak 43rd Session - Artistry of Tabla - Lucknow Gharana Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri
Baithak 42nd Session - Artistry of Kirana Gharana - Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan
Baithak 41 Session - Artistry of Tabla - Benaras Gharana Pt.Kumar Bose
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Contribution to Indian Classical Music: Recordings at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, India

Contribution to Indian Classical Music

Recordings at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, India

Arvindbhai has been closely associated with the NCPA’s activities of Indian Classical Music and is a member of their Music Advisory Committee (IMAC). His contributions include:

Dialogues with Ustad Vilayat Khan – Archival Recordings: to organize and conduct recordings, and curate listening sessions for the public.
Meet the Maestro Series: five public discussion sessions with musical greats

Ustad Shujaat Khan

Ustad Shujaat Khan

Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty

Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty

Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar

Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar

Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma

Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma

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