Workshops
Rasas & Raagas: Art inspired Melodies
Karthik Hebbar
Rasas & Raagas: Art inspired Melodies is an immersive and interactive workshop that invites participants to explore the deep relationship between swar (musical notes), raaga (melodic framework), and rasa (emotional essence).
What transforms this experience is its innovative dialogue with visual art. Participants will encounter the evocative modernist paintings of Ram Kumar, allowing his abstract forms and colors to inspire spontaneous musical responses through voice, breath, and sound.
By placing music in conversation with visual imagery, the workshop opens new pathways to experience both disciplines, designed for musicians, artists, and anyone curious about the emotive power of the arts. No prior training in music is required—just a willingness to listen, respond, and discover the harmony between sound, form, and emotion.
This event is in conjunction with the exhibition, Shape of a Thought: Letters from Ram Kumar.
Facilitated by arts practitioners, Responding to Art through the Arts aims to activate our galleries through a series of workshops that hold space for young people’s responses to artwork on display.
This session is conducted as part of our engagements for the MAP Youth Collective. The MAP Youth Collective is a community for young people (18-25 year olds) to engage with the arts and culture sector. The collective is for, of and by young people — to explore our shared identities and interests through art.
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Karthik Hebbar
Karthik Hebbar is a Bangalore-based art activist, musician, writer, and theatre personality known for creative collaborations across performance arts. A Carnatic vocalist and composer, he contributes innovative poetry, lecture demonstrations, and critical writing to classical arts. He’s a playwright and director active in modern theatre, exploring gender, identity, and LGBTQ rights. Karthik speaks at diversity forums and queer initiatives, openly sharing his journey as a queer artist. His work includes queer-themed compositions, plays, and Insta-poetry series, along with photography and columns in leading publications, enriching both artistic and social conversations in Karnataka and beyond.
