http://www.globalgoodnews.com/cultural-news-a.html?art=12391026631069971\ 3 <http://www.globalgoodnews.com/cultural-news-a.html?art=1239102663106997\ 13> "The ancient sounds of Dhrupad, the primordial music of the Vedic civilization of India, once reverberated in temples and courts, yet nearly fell silent over many centuries. A recent concert has given the venerable art form new breath and the promise of a school to preserve the great tradition. Dhrupad, the earliest form of Ghandarva Veda music <http://www.maharishi-programmes.globalgoodnews.com/vedic-music/> , utilizes the dynamics of sound reverberating inside the body to enliven the subtlest levels of consciousness. Pandit Ashish Sankrityayan, a master Dhrupad singer, recently performed in MERU, Holland before an assembly of leaders of the Global Country of World Peace <http://www.globalgoodnews.com/world-peace-a.html?art=120344251814017788\ > the worldwide educational organization established by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi <http://maharishi-programmes.globalgoodnews.com/achievements/Maharishi.h\ tml> , Founder of the Transcendental Meditation Programme <http://www.tm.org/> . Using Vedic <http://maharishi-programmes.globalgoodnews.com/vedic-science/> mantrassounds which have no literal meaningto produce precise vibrations, the singer also performs specific gestures, called mudras, which direct the energy of the sounds within the body. Said Pandit Sankrityayan, 'Dhrupad uses the power of sound and movement to operate at a very subtle level of 'no sound'pranawhich is primordial consciousness.' 'In ancient times, Dhrupad was performed to enliven the fine level of intelligence of the Rajas and the collective consciousness of the people, the fine level of intelligence that keeps everything administered according to Natural Law,' said the Global Country of World Peace leader who invited Pandit Sankrityayan to Holland.
