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  • Discovery Kids to roll out new series ‘Luv Kushh’

    Discovery Kids to roll out new series ‘Luv Kushh’

    MUMBAI: Discovery Kids will be premiering a new series titled Luv Kushh on 9 November, 2015 at 1 pm. The series revolves around the twin brothers Luv and Kushh and will narrate their notorious tales of fun and adventure.

     

    Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific executive vice president and general manager South Asia Rahul Johri said, “Discovery Kids continues to entertain kids with its variety of programmes and genres, endearing characters and exciting story lines. The new series, Luv Kushh will take kids back to the era of gurukuls and recreate the age-old traditions of the student-teacher relationship.”

     

    The stories will take place in and around Valmiki’s ashram, located by the river Tamasa. The series shows the journey of the twins from growing up under the watchful eye of the sage and their mother. Apart from fun and frolic, the brothers are also tutored in martial arts. With instances of naughtiness, sneaking around, disobeying the rules of the ashram, or keeping their powers and adventures a secret from their mother Sita, the overall portrayal of the brothers is close to that of regular kids rather than all-powerful heroes.

  • DD Bharati revives classical music learning with new show

    DD Bharati revives classical music learning with new show

    NEW DELHI: In the month when the nation observes Teachers’ Day, Doordarshan’s cultural channel DD Bharati has commenced telecast of a weekly show called Bharati Gurukul to impart systematic and methodical education and training of Hindustani classical music – both vocal and instrumental.

     

    Bharati Gurukul is telecast every Saturday at 9 pm with a repeat telecast on Sunday at 1 pm.

     

    In the ancient days, all specialised training was given in the “Gurukuls” or the home of and feet of the Guru (teacher). Students used to go and stay with the Guru and learn the art.

     

    Similarly, Hindustani classical music has had a glorious past of Guru-Shishya parampara or the teacher-student tradition of learning the rudiments to advanced skills in music from the Guru by living with him. Tradition has it that Swami Haridas who lived in the jungles of Vrindavan taught both Tansen and Baiju Bawra.

     

    However, this tradition has eroded because of changes in lifestyle and pressures of urban living. Also, the well known musicians became court musicians and their disciples and descendants moved to cities.

     

    Bharati Gurukul has been conceived with a view to impart training in Hindustani classical music by the music maestros; stalwarts in their specialised field – both vocal and instrumental music.

     

    The systematic training of classical music in three main ragas is Bhairav, Yaman and Todi. Gurukul features one vocalist and one instrumentalist giving lessons in one of these ragas and four sessions each for a progressive learning of the Raga as the tradition is to cover three basic ragas.