Indian music:-- Music notes - Raga , also spelled rag or ragam , in the classical music of India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. It is a melodic framework for improvisation and composition. A raga is based on a scale with a given set of notes, a typical order in which they appear in melodies, and characteristic musical motifs. The basic components of a raga can be written down in the form of a scale. By using only these notes, by emphasizing certain degrees of the scale, and by going from note to note in ways characteristic to the raga, the performer sets out to create a mood or atmosphere. There are several hundred ragas in present use, and thousands are possible in theory. • Characteristics of Ragas The Raga is the most important concept that any student of Indian music should understand. A rag may be thought of as an acoustic method of colouring the mind of th...
ODISSI: ORISSA,one of the earliest dance form . It is referred as "mobile-Sculpture" as it is a graceful sensuous and lyrical , Odissi is a dance of love and passion touching on the divine and the human, the sublime and the mundane. The Natya Shastra mentions many regional varieties, such as the south-eastern style known as the Odhra Magadha which can be identified as the earliest precursor of present day Odissi.. ODISSI Archaeological evidence of this dance form dating back to the 2nd century B.C. is found in the caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri near Bhubaneshwar. Later, innumerable examples of the Buddhist sculptures, the tantric images of dancing Yoginis, the Nataraja, and other celestial musicians and dancers of early Shaivite temples bear testimony to a continuing tradition of dance from the 2nd century B.C.E to the 10th century C.E. These influences found synthesis in an unique philosophy - the dharma or faith of Jagannath. With Hinduism taking roots in O...
■ W.H.O.: --- The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO was established in 7 April 1948, which is commemorated as World Health Day. India became a party to the WHO Constitution 1948 itself. ● WHO Member States are grouped into 6 WHO regions:-- 1. African Region. 2. Region for the Americas. 3. Eastern Mediterranean Region. 4. European Region. 5. South-East Asia Region. 6. Western Pacific Region ■ WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION FUNDING :-- Who funds WHO? 1. Voluntary donations from member states - 35.41%. 2. Assessed contributions - 15.66%. 3. Philanthropic organisations - 9.33%. 4. United Nations organisations - 8.1%. 5. OTHERS ~35 %. ●Countries decide how much they pay and may also choose not to. Assessed contributions = membership dues from countries. •...
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