Dhrupad Dhrupad is purely a legacy of the ancient temple music and prabandhas. It owns its origin to the temple music of Keertans and Bhajans sung in the morning and evening services in the temple at the time of worship. These Keertans were sung in Sanskrit language. Later in the 9th Century Keertans began to…

Until the 13th Century, the Grama murchana Jati system was in circulation. After that the Ragas were classified in Indian chiefly as follows. Rag Ragini Classification of Narada in Sangeet Makaranda. Shuddha Chayalaga and Sankeerna Classification Jati or Shadav, Oudav, Sampoorna Classification The ancients classified all ragas in to Raga, Ragini, Raga Putra and Raga…

The history of Indian music can be divided in to four periods namely The Vedic period or the ancient period The Hindu period The Mohammedan period The Modern period We shall examine each period seperatly. The Vedic period or the ancient period The musical culture of the Indus valley civilization of the third and second…