Indian music transcends the boundaries of meaningless entertainment and serves a greater purpose. It is a source of religious inspiration and cultural expression. Most ancient Indian religions give importance to music as a vital part of prayer. This is because Indian music has the intoxicating quality of completely hypnotising the individual and transporting him into a trance-like state.
The Indian music is as vast and diverse as India itself. The music of India has a history spanning millenia, developed over several eras and includes innumerable varieties of folk, pop and classical music. The two main traditions of classical music are carnatic music, found predominently in the peninsular regions, and hindusthani music found in the northern and central parts.
Although the roots of Indian music lie in the Indian traditions, it bears proof of foreign influences. Alongside 1distinctly sub-continental forms, there are major influences of persian, Arabic, Turkish and British music.
Indian genres like filmi and bhangra have become popular through out the United Kingdom, America, Asia and around the world. Indian pop stars now sell records in many countries, while world music fans are lapping up everything with an Indian stamp on it.It has come to a point where the west is trying to ape Indian culture.
"Now that's something to be proud of!"
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