Description
Based on the real-life story of Hindustani singer Janki Bai Ilahabadi (1880-1934), Requiem in Raga Janki is the beautifully rendered tale of one of India’s unknown gems. Moving from Hindustani classical musi’s earliest times to the age of the gramophone, from Baiju’s mysticism and Tansen’s magic, to Hassu Khan’s strigent opposition to recordings, this is a novel that brings to life a tapestry of music lore through the eyes of a gifted performer.