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The book gives exposition to the wide and varied concept of the Ragas, which are timeless, without history and chronicle and relate to nothing beyond the moment. This is why most of the books on Indian music are of very little use to any beginner trying to learn music and why so many people feel that music is beyond understanding. And still music is being sung and appreciated. The book gives the reader a few facts on Indian music and tries to convey the wonder of one of the most demanding and fulfilling of human endeavours. What the book will certainly try to achieve is to turn the readers' eyes (and ears) to the direction and the source from which the true enjoyment and meaning of the fantastic heritage of Raga music emerges. The author believes that if some of its magic comes off from these pages to the reader, then perhaps the reader will look at the music once again a little more closely. He maintains that the best training method for giving the swara to a student has been the time-honoured guru-shishya parampara system. This tradition is the only method of teaching music and is not a product of the social or economic predicament of a given period of history.