Ragas are literally the backbone of South Indian classical music as this is the foundation within which all the compositions are being created. There are thousands of ragas in our system including the very ancient ragas and many ragas are being created even today. Let's learn some of them!

We expect the beauty of a song, the emotion should match the lyrics, and our expectations go like this. Moreover, life should be there in our singing. Banis bring life to your singing which makes a singer different from others.

Sruthi is the main element that differentiates singing from speaking. Choosing the right sruthi is very important for a singer.

There is a wide variety of musical genres including Carnatic Music, Hindustani Music, Western Music and so on. So, where does Carnatic Music fit into this? To understand that, let’s first understand what Carnatic Music is.