Tonal Foundations of Indian Music: The Sruti-Svara Odyssey Through History

The author has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. After a two year stint in the R&D of a well-known chemical company in Mumbai, he migrated to the US in the early 1970s. In the US he held responsible positions in corporate R&D as well as the academe. In the last several years he lead an entrepreneurial venture for marketing a performance software for the fossil-powered utility plants. Music was an important part even in his boyhood, but formal training commenced when he was nearly twenty years old, through the encouragement of his mother and the inspiration of his maternal uncle. Through self-study he quickly developed a working knowledge of Carnatic Music theory. He persevered with his interest in the art through the years and honed his skills as a vocal musician through practice and association with preeminent teachers in South India. He performed in concerts in India and the US, as well as giving demonstration lectures on the general theory of Carnatic Music.