Swar or the Notes form the most basic unit of Indian Classical Music. Now, these notes come together. Just as particles come together to form a living being, these notes also come together to form a very lively group of notes, called as a Raag. Just as someone puts life in these molecules, the artist has to put life in the Raags.
In old scriptures, a Raaga has been described in a very simple way- Who entertains is a Raaga. In other words, Raaga is just a collection of notes which has an ability to entertain people. In Indian Classsical Music, there are hundreds of Raags and the creative artists are again adding up to the list. Each Raaga has a flavor, a mood. The artist tries his best to explore this mood. He takes along with him all the listeners. Each raga is like a person. The more you dive within him, the more deeply you will know him, the more you will love him. There are some basic rules that a Raaga must satisfy. We will have a look at them in the next post.
Some Basic Information-
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