RASA AND RAGA PERFORMING IN INDIA BY MITHILESH GUPTA [HARDCOVER]

“Rasa raga” refers to the interconnected relationship between raga (the melodic framework of Indian classical music) and rasa (the aesthetic sentiment or emotional essence evoked by the music). A raga is a specific set of rules for notes and phrases, while the rasa is the emotion—such as love, sadness, or peace—that the performance of that raga is intended to convey to the listener

A raga is a specific melodic framework with defined rules for the notes, their order, and how they are used.