Prahar is a unit of time that consists of three hours. Indian classical singing has followed the time-raga theory — a particular raga at a specific time since yore. However, due to our lifestyle and strict laws, not many concerts are held early in the day or late at night. Thus, ragas that are usually sung at these times have not been performed for a large audience. Chaturprahar, a festival of ragas held by the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), plans to change this.

Vocalist Dr Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande will perform u00a0at NCPA’s ‘Chaturprahar: Dawn to dusk ragas’