Hindustani classical music
"Make the sound of your sa merge into the sa of the tanpura until both are one and you can't tell the difference"
- Dhondutai Kulkarni, from The Music Room, Namita Devidayal.
The term shastriya sangeet translates to music which is in accordance with the scriptures, and is used to refer to Indian classical music in general. It is played on instruments like the veena, sitar and sarod. It diverged in the 12th century CE from Carnatic music, the classical tradition of Southern India. While Carnatic music largely uses compositions written in Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindustani music largely uses compositions written in Hindi, Urdu, Braj, Avadhi, Bhojpuri, Bengali, Rajasthani, Marathi and Punjabi.