Dhrupad is the most ancient style of Hindustani classical music that has survived in its pure form to date by successions of masters in the Guru Shishya Parampara. It traces its origin to the text of Saamveda. The musical basis of Dhrupad is a large collection of microtonal scales. As any frequency of vibration can be a microtone, the number of potential microtones is infinite. Learning to sing or play the right microtones for the different scales used in Dhrupad needs guidance by a proper maestro. The exact selection of microtones is, however, the essence and the basis of Dhrupad. It is the crucial key to its power, and what truly manifests is what is called the raga, the special mood of the scale that enraptures both performers and listeners and might bring one to a state of blissful ecstasy.

The tradition of Dhrupad is a pristine musical experience of spiritual knowledge and it’s performance is an act of devotion or prayer inducing a feeling of peace and contemplation. Meghana is a disciple of this ancient stream of music, following the Dagar Parampara, learning vocal music under the prestigious guidance of Guru Pandit Uday Bhawalkar since 2005.