What was once just ‘Carnatic’ or ‘Hindustani’ ; music with uncompromising adherence to the core tradition has now branched out as people are coming up with various sub-genres under the Carnatic and Hindustani pillar.

The traditional music of India, the genre always attached with emotion, aesthetics and technical perfection ; classical bow ranges to even Classical Pop ,Classical Jazz , Carnatic Rock and what not? The Indian rock scene has even produced many bands and artists. Moheener Ghoraguli, a Bengali independent music group from Kolkata, is arguably India’s and West Bengal’s first band!

One can also see this as if people are ceaselessly seeking avenues to give and take in equal measure from world music and hence the branch out? Or is it because of the scope that classical music has that it has even reached the Oscars? Pi’s lullaby is a classic example. This brings us to a think about how classical music is perceived? It is definitely not a dead art but it is pioneering into various genres. The future of classical music definitely lies with us – the younger generation.It is how we shape it and carry forward our tradition. Time for some classical revival this may by Eight Octaves! J