Music of India includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, classical music

The music of India includes
multiple varieties of folk , popular ,
pop , classical music and R&B .
India's classical music tradition,
including Carnatic and Hindustani
music , has a history spanning
millennia and developed over
several eras. Music in India
began as an integral part of socio-
religious life and that Indian
music is essentially melodic:
sounds follow one another
expressing an emotional state in
an aesthetic unity. [1]
Classical music
Main article: Indian classical
music
Two main traditions of classical
music are Carnatic music, found
predominantly in the peninsular
regions, and Hindustani music,
found in the northern and central
regions. [2] The basic concepts of
this music includes Shruti, Swara,
Alankar, Rāga, and Tāla. Its tonal
system divides the octave into 22
segments called shrutis, not all
equal but each roughly equal to
one quarter of a whole tone of
Western music. Melody is based
on the system of ragas , which are
melody types used as the basis
for improvisation.
Hindustani music
Main article: Hindustani classical
music
Hindustani music tradition was
developed around 13th and 14th
centuries AD[3] The practice of
singing based on notes was
popular even from the Vedic
times where the hymns in Sama
Veda, a sacred text, were sung as
Samagana and not chanted.
Developing a strong and diverse
tradition over several centuries,
it has contemporary traditions
established primarily in India but
also in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
In contrast to Carnatic music, the
other main Indian classical music
tradition originating from the
South, Hindustani music was not
only influenced by ancient Hindu
musical traditions, historical Vedic
philosophy and native Indian
sounds but also enriched by the
Persian performance practices of
the Mughals . Classical genres are
dhrupad , dhamar , khyal , tarana
and sadra