Of Speech and Song in the Shadow of Krishna

type

Essay

source publication

The India Forum

Abstract

This article presents Dr Majumder's reflections from her field work on the music and soundscapes of Bhakti in Vrindavan. Excerpt: "When I tell people that research is about music and soundscapes of Bhakti, they tell me that the first step to accessing the divine is shravanam – to listen. And I am desperately trying to listen myself out of an echo chamber – literal and metaphorical. I came to Vrindavan to experience a bhakta’s joy at locking eyes with the deity. I found the devotee public locked in an echo chamber crying out in pain. Somewhere, in the midst of this ramshackle town, everyone is joined in the expression of a common biraha [separation]."

Year

2-22-2023

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