NORTH INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC or HINDUSTANI SANGEET is often just called RAGA MUSIC, as the Raga is central to its form & spirit. Over hundreds of years, the ragas have evolved, changed in form & structure - subject to time and styles/gharanas of performers - but have retained their importance as the very basis of this kind of music. Change is interpreted as a characteristic of any living tradition; as such, the genre of Hindustani Sangeet is no exception. The current scenario in music-performances & audience-response is witnessing a significant transition in the approach to classical performance of a raga - the element of gimmicks at the expense of classicism, audience attitude to raga music - positive & negative - implications for the future and what can be done - by performers & audiences - to GIVE RAGA A CHANCE, so that raga music continues to flourish, evolve - co-existing with experimentations in "fusion" & other forms of music.
This introduction would be punctuated by examples in music for the audience to grasp the points being made, and then would be followed by a demonstration in vocal music & sitar.