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Room 3 is the intimate music format at The Living Room - no stage, no distance, a fixed number of seats, and music that asks something of the listener. 

We present Anahata  Baithak once again  -  Buddha Purnima.

Dhrupad is the oldest living form of Hindustani classical music, rooted in the Samaveda — where Rigvedic hymns were first set to melody and transmitted orally across thousands of years.

It begins in Alap — a long, wordless, unmetered exploration of the raga. No rhythm, no composition. Only sound unfolding from silence. The ancient texts speak of Anahata — the unstruck sound — the vibration that exists before any instrument is played, before any voice is raised.

A Baithak is not a concert. It is a gathering of people who sit together and listen, the way music was always meant to be received.

Cacao opens the heart. Dhrupad holds it there.

Chintan Upadhyaya is a Dhrupad vocalist trained under Pandit Uday Bhawalkar in the Dagar Vaani tradition. He holds a Master’s from Pune University, a Junior Research Fellowship from the Government of India, and ‘B High’ grade from All India Radio. In 2020 he founded the Alembic Dhrupad Foundation in Vadodara. He has performed across India, the UK, Germany, Austria, Canada and the USA.

Phones away once the music begins. Seats are fixed and intimate. Come with no agenda. Bring your heart open.

Anahata Baithak - Dhrupad @ The Living Room