Indian Classical Music — Ragas, Talas & Traditions
A free educational resource dedicated to Indian Classical Music, including Carnatic music, ragas, talas, composers, instruments, music theory, history, and learning resources. Our mission is to preserve this knowledge and make it accessible to everyone.
Carnatic Music
A complete curriculum — swaras, varisai, talam, ragas, gamakas, and concert format — bilingual in English and Telugu.
Explore →Hindustani Music
The northern classical tradition — ragas, talas, and gharanas. In progress.
Coming soonRagas
All 72 melakarta ragas with arohana/avarohana, janya ragas, and notable compositions — plus an interactive raga wheel.
Explore →Talas
Rhythmic cycles explained — anga structure, solkattu, and the Hindustani/Carnatic tala systems, playable on the Tabla tool.
Explore →Composers
The Carnatic Trinity — biography, contributions, and famous compositions, cross-linked to their ragas.
Explore →Instruments
Veena, Mridangam, and Violin — history, construction, and playing technique. Practice tools for Harmonium, Tanpura, and Tabla are in the top navigation.
Explore →Music Theory
Swaras, sruti, gamakas, the melakarta classification system, and the foundations everything else is built on.
Explore →Books
A curated reading list of standard reference texts on Carnatic and Hindustani music.
Explore →Articles
Essays on the history, theory, and culture of Indian classical music — Carnatic/Hindustani, the katapayadi system, and more.
Explore →Audio & Video
Every playable sound on iMusic in one place, with quick previews — all live, in-browser audio, no video.
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