"When he begins to play the bin, when the notes of the bin throw a spell on the world, the party enters a strange state: people begin to flutter like fish out of water..." writes, Allyn Miner in her book, Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries, of Na’mat Khan, an 18th century Hindustani musical composer, whose works would change the Khayal style of music for years to come.

Singer Hariharan. File Pic