The Story of the Raga
🎼 History of Music · Raga · Storytelling
Raag Katha tells the story of the founding concept of Indian classical music — the Raag. This journey traces the Raag from its origins in Vedic chanting to its contemporary manifestations in Bollywood film songs.
The Raag has flowed into a myriad tributaries — multiplied into a many-splendoured thing — resonating today not only in Dhrupad, Dhamaar, Khayal and Thumri but also in Dadra, Kajri, Tappa, Ghazal, Bhajan and Bollywood film songs.
This unbroken line, this Sutra, this thread of continuity that traverses 2,500 years — this is our Raag Katha.
Weaving together song with storytelling, Raag Katha presents glimpses and insights into the origin and evolution of India's many musical styles. Audiences discover that the film song they hummed all week was set in Raga Hamir — and always has been.