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## [Theory, History & Shastra

 ](/en-gb/skill/theory-history-shastra)

Foundation milestone

Working definitions: naad, swara, saptak, that, jati, vadi/samvadi, laya terms

 

Intermediate milestone

That system & raga classification, time theory, biographies of great artists, Hindustani–Carnatic comparison

 

Advanced milestone

Shruti–grama–murchhana theory, the treatise line (Natyashastra → Sangeet Ratnakar → Bhatkhande), acoustics, aesthetics (rasa)