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Indian Music
Waving the Tricolour High Globally
We Indians find music in Ancient in origin, yet
everything. Our forms of music constantly evolving, Indian
have not only enriched our music’s earliest sources include
culture, but have also left an
the ritual incantations of Vedic
indelible mark on the music of
the world. The fame of Indian scriptures over thousands years
music has spread to every ago and the timeless wellspring
corner of the world. of folk music of the subcontinent.
Among the four Vedas, Sama
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Veda is considered as the origin
(in his ‘Mann ki Baat’ address)
of Indian music. India’s peculiarity
lies in having a unique culture for
every particular state or region.
In every Indian culture, music
holds an essential role for various
occasions— from childbirth,
festivals to worshipping deities.
Contributing to a wider
spread of Indian culture and
"The rising importance its music, India has the largest
of Indian music and musical diaspora in the world, with around
instruments can be gauged 18 million of its citizens living
from the fact that the Prime in other countries. Not just film
Minister spoke in length about
songs, a deep-abiding love for
the topic in a programme
Indian classical music, in the form
which he uses as a platform to
of both songs and instruments, is
discuss significant issues and
also visible across continents. As
initiatives. On behalf of the
an instrumental facet of India’s
entire music fraternity, I would
soft power, our music continues
like to thank Shri Narendra
to be embraced all across the
Modi for his inspiring words
globe by multitudes of people.
and recognising music as
In his recent ‘Mann ki Baat’
an important aspect of our
address, Prime Minister Narendra
country’s soft power."
Modi highlighted the increase
-L. Subramaniam
in export of musical instruments
Violinist
from India by three and a half
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