Useful Websites on Indian Classical Music

These are the websites which have been the Sources and References for all the content related to Indian Classical Music on this website. They are in Random Order

Here is a List of Websites on Indian Classical Music, categorized subject-wise, and with a brief description of their content.

1. Raag Descriptions & More:
   • Rajan Parrikar Music Archive – this is by far the richest site and one can turn maximally to it for authentic information.
   • Ocean of Ragas – Largest database of Raags
   • Swarganga – You need to be a member and log in regularly to benefit from their very large database – enrolment is easy.
   • Sound of India – has brief tables for ~ 100 raags.
   • Hindustani Raaga List – has tables of ICM.
   • Tanarang: Search raag by: jaati, thaat, samay [NS]
   • Nature of Ragas – Ragas of Nature
   • Raagtime
2. Raag Performance Analysis:
   • Music in Motion – This site usually dissects a Raag’s performances to its finest graphic details – great for students.
3. About Indian Classical Music
   • ITC
   • CHANDRAKANTHA.COM
   • Demystifying Indian Classical Music
   • Indian classical music WIKIPEDIA – our perennial go-to source, but usually requires confirmation and often incomplete.
   • India’s Vocal Genres [NS]
   • Classical music terminologies at a glance
   • Definitions
4. About Indian Classical Music – Instrumental
   • The Sarod Site
5. Raag Audio Clips
   • Index of Ragas – some audio clips for pakad here but it has been at times labelled by some of my gurus as “not exactly right”
6. Raag Bandishes
   • A database of bandishes for students of Hindustani Classical Music [NS]
   • Bandishes of popular raags
   • The first lines of Hindustani renditions – vilambit – khyal
7. Mixed Bag
   • An Idiot’s Guide to Music By Anjum Altaf
   • The South Asian Idea: Music
   • Deepak Raja’s world of Hindustani Music [NS]
   • HarmoNYom
   • Anahata
   • rec.music.indian.classical
   • Ragamala Paintings [NS]
8. Regional
   • DC Indian Music Circle | DC Indian Music Circle
   • Academy of the Punjab in North America [NS]
9. देवनागरी में
   • संगीत शास्त्र परिचय
10. Musicians:
    • Dhanashree Pandit Rai
    • Anuja Kamat
11. Carnatic Music:
    • Carnatica [NS]
    • Carnatic Raga Appreciation
    • RAGA SURABHI
12. Music lessons Online
    • CEC – Complete PLAYLIST
    • Chandramohan Rao
    • sarangi.info ~ North Indian Classical Music Archive – Khwaja Khurshid Anwar Saab always has the best lessons, wherever available.

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Classical Music in Hindi Films

1. Classical Music in Hindi Films [A closed group on Facebook]
2. S.N.Tata’s – Raga-based Hindi Film Songs – Interesting hand-written notes but often full of inaccuracies, esp. about film songs.
3. LIFE AND MUSIC – main source of analysis of Raagmalas.
4. All about Hindustani Classical Music
5. Learning Hindi/Urdu through Songs
6. A.R.Rahman’s compositions – A classical view
7. Hindi geetmala – Lyrics Organized by Singers / Songs / Films
8. Hindi Cine Raag Encyclopaedia by Sh KL Pandey
9. Raag-Based Film Songs
   • Sorted by Raagas
     • Raag-based Film Songs
     • List of film songs based on ragas
   • Sorted By Songs
     • Film songs in raags
     • Ragas in film songs
     • Svarganga

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Please Note:

1. NS = Non-Secure Sites [NOT https], i.e. browse at your own risk.
2. All Website Links were functional when they were added. Some of them may not work at any time. Inconvenience is Regretted.

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