{"product_id":"sahela-re-a-novel","title":"Sahela Re","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Vidya, a music scholar, sets out to write a book on the history of Hindustani classical music, she uncovers the remnants of a time and a tradition fast receding: when singers embodied the ragas in their purest forms; when patrons were worshippers, not followers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRevealed through fascinating anecdotes, correspondence, legend and gossip are the highs and lows of the artistes' lives, as they loved and lost, and moved on from mehfils to gramophones; we witness, too, the passion music provoked in the lives of its connoisseurs. Making our way through Benares, Calcutta, Bombay and New York, we meet Hira Bai and Anjali Bai - a mother-daughter duo known as much for their singing as for their beauty and intelligence; the gifted Allarakkhi Bi, a friend to Anjali Bai; the famous singer Husna Bai, Allarakkhi's mother; and their descendants, who attempt to salvage what remains of the old music for new listeners on foreign shores...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMrinal Pande's \u003cem\u003eSahela Re\u003c\/em\u003e is a heartfelt ode to an era when music was sacred. Translated masterfully by Priyanka Sarkar, it will stay with you like the unforgettable memory of a precious song..\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mrinal Pande","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45257592897583,"sku":"9789356296329","price":499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6428\/9071\/files\/9789356296329.jpg?v=1777369216","url":"https:\/\/lunabooks.in\/products\/sahela-re-a-novel","provider":"Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}