Across
- 3. Form sung by Jagjit Singh blending Urdu poetry with melody
- 5. Instrument providing the continuous drone in a raga
- 7. Played by maestros like Amjad Ali Khan, fretless with a deep tone
- 8. Classical bamboo flute often linked to Lord Krishna
- 9. Double-headed drum central to Carnatic rhythm
Down
- 1. Ancient vocal style preserved by the Gundecha Brothers
- 2. Ustad Zakir Hussain’s virtuosity made this percussion world-famous
- 4. Saraswati is traditionally depicted playing this South Indian lute
- 6. Melodic framework; Bhairavi is an early morning example
- 7. Popularized globally by Ravi Shankar in the 1960s