The Rock In Music: How Inscriptions Are Actually A Minefield For Sangeet Aficionados
by S Krishnan - Mar 14, 2021 10:16 AM
Veena, an instrument used in Carnatic music (Kelvin Kay/Wiki Commons)
Snapshot
A peek into some of the stone inscriptions in Tamil Nadu that reveal a world of musical lessons.
The history of Indian music is as old as the Vedas. It is interesting to note that the term
Sruti which denotes Vedas, âthe one which is heardâ also refers to the quality of pitch in the music.
The Sama Veda in fact is based on music. Bharata Muniâs
Natya Sastra is perhaps the oldest available musical treatise which deals with the Indian musical system elaborately.