"India has a classical music tradition that is around five thousand years old….Indian classical music is of two kinds …"

"Classical Carnatic music is but the continuance of ancient Indian music as it was prior to the advent of Persian infl…"

"...invested Indian music, more particularly the Carnatic music of South India, with a tremendous range of nuances and…"

"The major works in the rich musicological tradition are Matanga Muni’s Brihaddeesi (9th century) Saarnggadeva’s 13th …"

"The region south of the Vindhyas was referred to as Karnatakam and hence the name. The word Karnatakam also stands fo…"

"...the South witnessed the birth of great devotee-musicians such as Ramadasa, Puranadaradasa, Annamacharya, and Kshet…"

"...in the South [South India], the 16th and 17th centuries were of tremendous significance in the history of Indian m…"

"Purandara Dasa of the fitheenth-sixteenth century, who is said to be the father of present day classical Carnatic mus…"

"The contributions of these great people culminated in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century in a g…"

"The Kirtana or kriti, a devotional song, provides a blend of text, melody and rhythm. The kriti may be followed by an…"