Voiletflames: By Amandeep Singh, Wizard

Shrimati Jasbir kaur bagga ji (classical singer, composer, writer, dance choreographer & musician) & My Mother as well. Mrs. Jasbir Kaur, Lecturer(Music) In DAV institute jallandhar Gharana (Family) history- My maternal grandparent’s ancestors were classical gurmat sangeet jattha (gurmat classical) gharana in Anandpur saab ji. A long family history of freedom fighters & classical kirtan singers in traditional gurmat styles which are perhaps lots with the times and changing singing styles. Also, sometimes due to circumstances. My mother’s grandfather & nanaji were Freedom fighters, classical singers & writers. They had the most traditional classical singing style with saarangi. The even previous history tells that our maternal ancestor family, the great grand fathers and fore fathers use to sing classical kitran in big gurdawaras like anandpur sahib ji. Gyani Himmat singh ramta ji (mother’s dada ji)- Gyani Himmat Singh Ramta ji was a punj...

Times changed poetry— Hey all in this blog I want to share how the Indian poetry and the different forms of styles of Indian poetry changed by the changing times. It is all related to history of india, the moguhals and English (simon commission) played a vital role in changing the style of poetry in india. When moghouls came to india and invaded india a new form of poetry started ghazals and kawwali styles……… Kawwali is a rather sufi style of poetry in which the sufi saints use to express there feelings towards allah. My emphasis is on the time when there was lot of influence of lakhnow gharana on the northern belt in india. Different forms of singing and poetry which were there in india like thumari (in which classical singers use to show lot of gayaki ang ) there were lot of harkat & murkis , kan swars in thumari ang . Basically it is a form in which a classical singer don’t have to follow the strict grammer of Indian classical ragas and they can show there own style....