Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Advanced

ভারতীয় শাস্ত্রীয় সংগীত

/bharatiya shastriya sangeet/Roman

English meaning: Indian Classical Music

Definition

The ancient tradition of music codified in texts like the Natya Shastra, comprising Hindustani (North Indian) and Carnatic (South Indian) styles. Bengal has produced masters of Hindustani classical music, including Ravi Shankar (sitar) and Ali Akbar Khan (sarod).

Example

রবিশঙ্কর বিশ্বে ভারতীয় শাস্ত্রীয় সংগীতের প্রচার করেছিলেন।

In English: Ravi Shankar spread Indian classical music across the world.

Literary Heritage

আমার এই পথ চাওয়াতেই আনন্দ।

/Amar ei path chaowatei ananda./

My joy lies in this very longing for the path.

Rabindranath Tagore · Poet, Nobel Laureate · 1861–1941

Gitanjali

Gitanjali, Song 6, Rabindranath Tagore, 1910

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Language
বাংলা
Bengali
Script
Bengali
Family
Indo-Aryan
Speakers
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