Few days back, I spent a day in the sleepy 'kasba' of Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh. A 'kasba' famous for it's 'Chanderi sarees'. It also has lot of Rajput and Mughal architecture. It's the birthplace of Sangeet Samrath - Baiju Bawra (1542-1613) a dhrupad singer. and the court musician of Raja Mansingh of Gwalher...It was nice ,this journey back in time...
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Thursday, August 20
A trip to Chanderi
Labels:
Baiju Bawra,
Chanderi,
Chanderi sarees,
dhrupad,
India,
Indiadrant,
kasba,
Madhya Pradesh,
rajput,
Sangeet Sanrath
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2 comments:
very nice :)
thanks hasan kamal!!
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