Rajan P. Parrikar's Hindustani Raga Articles

URL: http://www.parrikar.org Over the last one hundred years, dozens of books and sound recordings have been published that aim to make Hindustani raga accessible to non-experts. Each article covers several closely related ragas, emphasizing the subtle differences within families that help to define the individuals. Like any attempt to generalize about modal practice, Parrikar's articles should be read as descriptions of flexible melodic grammar rather than as rigid prescriptions for melodic behaviour.