# Appreciating Hindustani Music

- Institution: IIT Madras
- Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Teacher: Prof. Lakshmi Sreeram
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106191)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106191)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

## Lectures

1. [Hindustani Music - A World of Colour, Romance and History](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/fc515d4ac513) (Video)
2. [Classical or Shastriya - What's in a Name!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/b8a8f02e536e) (Video)
3. [Dhrupad, Khayal and Instrumental Music: A Bird's-eye View](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/129de2dd7a9b) (Video)
4. [Hindustani Music is Raga Sangeet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/c68a2949bd98) (Video)
5. [The Textual Tradition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/a91aa2d3f968) (Video)
6. [Swara and Shruti: Tone and Microtone](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/0df142724721) (Video)
7. [Swara and Shruti in the Textual Tradition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/d58e33f6b821) (Video)
8. [Tanpura - The King of Overtones](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/0142905c9c69) (Video)
9. [Entering the World of Raga – Raga and Swara](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/7310a158d73f) (Video)
10. [The World of Raga – 2: Strong and Weak Notes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/022b01a744ed) (Video)
11. [The World of Raga - 3: Ornament](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/205458805477) (Video)
12. [The World of Raga - 4: Paths of a Raga](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/2bbd24633111) (Video)
13. [Raga and Time Association](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/a22039d10863) (Video)
14. [Raga-Lakshana or Features of Raga](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/c0b93e498dee) (Video)
15. [Defining Raga](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/ead7a86c32c9) (Video)
16. [Classification of Ragas - The Mela or Thaat System](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/3f7dbce8b9b4) (Video)
17. [Classification of Ragas - The Raagaanga System](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/c65bbf7d28de) (Video)
18. [Classification of Ragas - Raga Ragini System](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/e4f8b732a4dc) (Video)
19. [Extending the Raga Corpus - Winds from the South](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/0ce47a4a50e9) (Video)
20. [Extending the Raga Corpus - Jod Ragas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/000a4f683b2f) (Video)
21. [Principles of Time in Hindustani Music - Tala and Laya](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/857df29309b6) (Video)
22. [Some Aspects of Tala and a Few Important Talas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/9869dcf383f5) (Video)
23. [Tabla as Keeper of Tala in Khayal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/7853a0e6da9b) (Video)
24. [Khayal, A Compositional Form - 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/3baa012a4a82) (Video)
25. [Khayal, A Compositional Form - 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/b86cfc63656c) (Video)
26. [Khayal Compositions by Contemporary Composers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/f522e2f442f5) (Video)
27. [The Vilambit Khayal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/6350eac7e059) (Video)
28. [Tarana and Trivat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/0a6e18424e7c) (Video)
29. [Raga Vistaar or Badhat - Improvisation in Khayal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/4bd73c31280b) (Video)
30. [Ashtaanga of Khayal - The Many Limbs of a Khayal Presentation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/6791485c73ab) (Video)
31. [A Typical Khayal Concert](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/a535c2f65830) (Video)
32. [A Khayal Rendition of Raga Bageshri by Dr. Lakshmi Sreeram](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/b05399efc7a9) (Video)
33. [Gharanas - Schools/Styles of Khayal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/e539b7cce7fb) (Video)
34. [Gharanas of Khayal - An Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/802318b6925f) (Video)
35. [Gharanas of Khayal - Early Masters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/152370f98a43) (Video)
36. [Gharanas of Khayal - Twentieth Century Masters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/0e4e2acba912) (Video)
37. [Gharana - Lecture Demonstration by Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/41388fe208f4) (Video)
38. [Melodic Accompaniment in Khayal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/c3dc275843ea) (Video)
39. [The Harmonium as Accompaniment for Khayal-Guest Lecture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/c6583d924812) (Video)
40. [Dhrupad and Khayal - Some Comparative Remarks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/7e6c8fd32767) (Video)
41. [Dhrupad - An Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/8ef26301fd7c) (Video)
42. [Dhrupad - Style and Structure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/c854b5a0ef15) (Video)
43. [Dhrupad - Aalaap](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/2ebcd2ad4a7f) (Video)
44. [Dhrupad - Song Texts in Different Talas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/24951ca7dfdd) (Video)
45. [Dhamaar - A Compositional Form](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/ed25e695ee6c) (Video)
46. [Sadra - A Compositional Form](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/bdb01c7a4498) (Video)
47. [The Enchanting World of Thumri](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/40a68341faf4) (Video)
48. [Instrumental Music - A Brief Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/a55ab7a05c89) (Video)
49. [The Sitar - The Instrument, Technique and Presentation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/6d4329745116) (Video)
50. [The Sarod - A Lecdem](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/a855454ed807) (Video)
51. [Art of the Tabla - Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/17c5541f3f85) (Video)
52. [Bhakthande and Paluskar - The 20th Century Reformers of Hindustani Music](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/69a9ccdb7bb4) (Video)
53. [Hindustani Music in a World of Millions of Views](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106191/2243dfe2ed92) (Video)