Abstract
In Indian subcontinent or South Asia music reflects diverse elements representing racial,
linguistic and cultural groups of heterogeneous populations. As a variety of these
musical instruments or types do not have parallels even in any other part of the world. It
seems certain that music played a very vital role in the religious, social and artistic lives
of the people of South Asia as well as it is still an integral part of their cultural and ritual
life. The events such as birth, initiation, marriage and death are accompanied by songs
which are played on different musical instruments. The melody, rhythm, harmony and
polyphony are regarded as basis of South Asian music. Such a great variety of melodic
and rhythmic forms of South Asian music, obviously, may not be generalized. However,
Indian classical music mainly consisted of two elements namely raaga and taal.
TAUQEER AHMAD. (2013) Musical Instruments as depicted in Reliefs of Gandhara Art, Pakistan Heritage, Volume 5, Issue 1.
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