Lalmani Misra

Misra received training in Dhrupad and Dhamar under Shankar Bhatt and Munshi Bhrigunath Lal. He studied Khyal singing with Ustad Mehndi Hussain Khan. In addition to these vocal styles, Misra trained in various instruments, studying sitar under Shri Shukdev Roy and tabla under Swami Pramodanand. At the age of 12, Misra began working as the assistant music director at Shehanshahi Recording Company in Kolkata, He developed syllabi for both formal academic and informal learning environments. Around this time, he also founded an orchestral society. ==Works==

Dr. Pushpa Basu documented the following ragas in her book: • Madhu Bhairava: Hexatonic Raga of Bhairava Ang performed early in the morning. • Shyam Bihag: Penta-heptatonic Raga of Kalyan Thaat and Ang, performed late evening. • Madhukali: Penta-heptatonic Raga blending Madhuvanti, Multani, and Ramkali, played early in the evening. • Sameshwari: Penta-heptatonic Raga blending Rageshri and Kalavati, played early in the evening. • Baleshwari: Hexa-hexatonic Raga blending Bageshwari and Bilaskhani Todi, played before noon. • Jog Todi: Hexa-heptatonic Raga blending Jog and Todi, played any time due to its light nature. • Anand Bhairavai: Revived through research; a type of Bhairavi called Madhyam-Pradhan (subdominant centric), which shuns Rishabh (supertonic). ==References==

• Nada Rupa, Sharma, Dr. (Miss) Premlata, Ed. College of Fine Arts, B.H.U., Varanasi: 1961. Special Issue with Supplement, Vol I, No. 1, January 1961. • Sangeetendu Pandit Lalmani Ji Misra: Ek Pratibhavan Sangeetagya, Tewari, Laxmi Ganesh. Swar Sadhana, California, 1996. • Shruti Aur Smriti: Mahan Sangeetagya Pandit Lalmani Misra, Chourasiya, Omprakash, Ed. Madhukali Prakashan, Bhopal, August 1999. • Sangeetendu Acharya Lalmani Misra. Vidushi Premlata Sharma • Sindura on Vichitra Veena, a short movie clip on Online Music Education • Celestial Music of Pandit Lalmani Misra. DVD. Santa Rosa, California: Svar Sadhana, 2007. • Raga-Rupanjali. Ratna Publications: Varanasi. 2007. A collection of Compositions of Sangeetendu Dr. Lalmani Misra by Dr. Pushpa Basu. • Raga Vibodh: Misrabani. Dr. Ragini Trivedi. Hindi Madhyam Karyanvaya Nideshalaya: Delhi. 2010. • Sitar Compositions in Ome Swarlipi. Dr. Ragini Trivedi. 2010. • Links to musical pieces • Madhukali – Organization in memory of Sangeetendu Dr. Lalmani Misra