Indian Classical Music Raga is the sequence of selected notes (12 swaras) that impart appropriate temper (mood) and corresponding emotion in a selective combination. Depending on their nature, a raga could induce joy or sorrow (Karuna) , violence or peace (Shant) etc.
Thus, a whole range of emotions and their shades could be captured and conveyed within certain rhythms and melodies. Listening to appropriate ragas can work as a medicine. Various ragas have since been recognized to have definite impact on certain disorders.Raga Chikitsa / Raga Therapy / Music Therapy.
