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Karnataka Shastreeya Sangeetha

Indian music is one of the oldest unbroken musical traditions in the world. Indian Classical Music has two major branches, the North Indian called Hindustani and the South Indian called Carnatic (or Karnataka). Hindustani tradition extends all the way from Kashmir in the north, Punjab in the west to Bengal / Assam in the east, Maharashtra / north Karnataka in the south. Carnatic tradition is mainly found in the four southern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.