| India’s rich cultural system is made up of the silken fabric of dance and music. The rAga is the very soul of Indian music... That which pleases the ear is referred to as a rAga... The rAga is a compilation of a series of notes in an octave, which bear a definite relationship to one another and occur in varied phrases of permutation and combination, thereby giving a shape and a unique personality to it... The rAga...is capable of emoting and expressing feelings and thoughts... The rAga-rAgini system tries to draw a parallel between the dynamic and the static – the Prakruti and the Purusha. Further, the rAga-rAgini system also illustrates the fluctuation in human behavior and responses to situations... |
