A raga is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a melodic mode. It is central to classical Indian music. Each raga consists of an array of melodic structures with mus
Two Indian musicians performing a rāga duet called Jugalbandi
The Sangita-Ratnakara, संगीतरत्नाकर,, literally "Ocean of Music ", is one of the most important musicological texts from India. Composed by Śārṅgadeva in Sanskrit during the 13th century, both Carnatic mus