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What is Classical about Indian Classical Music?

What do we understand by the term Classical in Indian Classical music? This is an important question whose answer is relevant both to a student as well as an expert musician. Indian C...

Adoption of Adhara Shadaj - A Key Milestone

Indian Classical Music was not always like we know and understand today, having evolved continuously over a period of 2000 - 3000 years. Despite the long evolution, it has retained it...

Lakshanas - Grammar of Indian Classical Music

Indian Classical Music has had a long history over a period of 2000 - 3000 years. It underwent a key milestone - the adoption of Adhara Shadaj about 800 years ago. In an earlier ar...

Classification of Gamakas

Introduction We have looked at the historical evolution of Indian Classical music, and seen how its tuning systems have developed based on the principles of consonance. But beyond t...

Raga Classification Systems in Indian Classical Music

Indian Classical Music has evolved continuously over a period of 2000 - 3000 years. While it has retained much of its fundamental identity and principles, it was not always like we kn...

Raga Comparison - Kalyani, Hamsadhwani and Hindol

Background In an earlier article , we surveyed several systems of Raga classification which have been used in Indian Classical music. While these systems have their differences, the co...

Raga Comparison - Kalyani, Hamsadhwani and Hindol - 2

Introduction In an earlier article , we analyzed three Ragas: Kalyani , Hamsadhwani and Hindol and saw how they were related to one another. During the analysis, we made a choice ...

Raga Comparison - Shankarabharanam and Kaushika Dhwani

Introduction In an earlier article , we surveyed several systems of Raga classification used in Indian Classical music, with all of them sharing a common thread, namely, the concept of...

Raga Comparison - Shankarabharanam and Kaushika Dhwani - 2

Introduction In an earlier article , we analyzed two Ragas, namely, Shankarabharanam and Kaushika Dhwani and saw how they were related to each other. During the analysis, we assume...

Raga Comparison - Kambhoji and Bhoopali

Background In an earlier article , we surveyed several systems of Raga classification which have been used in Indian Classical music. While these systems have their differences, the co...

Raga Comparison - Bhairav, Gunkali and Malahari

Background In an earlier article , we surveyed several systems of Raga classification which have been used in Indian Classical music. While these systems have their differences, the co...

Raga Comparison - Kaushiki and Malkauns

Background In an earlier article , we surveyed several systems of Raga classification which have been used in Indian Classical music. While these systems have their differences, the co...