Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande

Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande gave modern Hindustani music theory one of its most influential systems of classification. The scholar from India organized ragas into thaats, collected compositions, and helped create a language for teaching music across regional lineages. His tag connects music theory, raga, and the 20th-century codification of Indian classical practice.

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