Source: The Hindu
BANGALORE, INDIA, October 12, 2002: Upon retirement as the Director of Pasteur Institute of India at Coonoor, Dr. Prasada Rao Gandlur conceived the idea of producing a virtual music tutor on the “Beauty of Carnatic Music.” The second edition of this two-volume CD has just been launched by Blue Lotus Informatics in Bangalore. The first CD outlines the history of Carnatic music, the science of ragas, details of the seven notes, a live musical keyboard, a search facility, a section on rhythms and talas, as well as interactive vocal lessons. The second CD has compositions that cover most of the masterpieces in Carnatic music such as Krithis of Thyagaraja, Deekshitar, Swathi Tirunal and Mysore Vasudevachar.