Hindustani or Indian Classical Music never fails to fascinate. Whether its a seasoned connoisseur or someone listening to it for first time. It invokes some kind of "Bhaav" or some kind of "Vichar" (thought).. some kind of "Khayal" !
The uniqueness of this music is that it has that subjective feeling to each and every individual evoking "Thoughts" / "Moods" and thats the beauty of it. Every individual interprets it based on his/her "nature" with some definitive common ness that unites it to render a certain mood based on the time of day or season !
I have now and then experienced this fascinating phenomenon !
With the roots of "Khayal" or "Khyaal" gayaki in Gwalior gharana , which is called complete eigthfold ( ashtang pradhan ), other styles or gharanans have predominance and are specialized in certain aspects of this "Ashtang gayaki" ..
Agra retaining its roots to Dhrupad style mixed with laykaari
Kirana with a kind of bhakti ras mixed with romance..taans, khatkas and murkis stressing the acuteness of a "sur" bringing Carnatic influence.
Patiala with the free flow of romance , wilderness and grandiose of music ..
It is quite natural that these styles will attract individuals based on their nature and disposition. Also some styles would suit certain kind of mood , time and season !
( I am however not much inclined to mixing two / three styles in one rendition like some kind of potpouri, though such experiments are becoming quite common and routine currently. This might be one reason of losing the "classical ness" of the Khayal singing ! )
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