Music, particularly classical music ... (1908), VN Bhatkhande’s Sharda Sangeet Mandal (1917), Abdul Karim Khan’s Arya Sangeet Vidyalaya (1918) and BR Deodhar’s School of Indian Music ...

and that “pure” classical music is also always superior to its popularisations. On the former, I was reminded of Ravi Shankar expressing awe at Abdul Karim Khan’s ability to capture the ...