INTRODUCTION
Music, it is said, is manna for the soul, and nectar for the spirit. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the `genre` of spiritual music—carols, kirtans, qawwalis, chants. But does music really need tags of faith to show its spirituality? Why, the very existence of music is a spiritual phenomenon. Just ask Nature!
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Ravi Shankar
This section of Pandit Ravi Shankar`s home site provides a lucid commentary on Indian classical music and its various nuances.
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