E4: Elemental creativity. Part I

With guest: Ragavan Manian. We introduce the elements upon which one can create in Carnatic Classical Music, and generally speaking, Indian Classical Music at large. We interview Sri. Ragavan Manian, a Carnatic Classical musician and guru to explore a bit of some elemental forces in our music that drive creativity. Ragavan Ji is a Carnatic musician and guru residing in Chennai, India. He is a disciple of "Padma Vibhushan" Dr. Balamurali Krishna. His other Gurus are "Pallavi" T. Narasimhachari and his aunt Tenkasi P. Rajammal. Additionally, he plays over ten different musical instruments, writes, composes and is a hi-tech pro. An artist profile can be found at: www.facebook.com/RagavanMusic/ Hosted by Shishir Rao, a DPhil student at the University of Oxford and a student of Hindustani Classical Music.