India is a home to many cultures and religions. All of the cultures in India are colorful, have a rich history and have their own beautiful music and dance forms. These diverse dance and music forms are an important part of India’s history. Many gifted Indian dancers and singers lend a numinous aura to the international musical scene. India has been home to many singers and dancers. In this country, music is not just an art form, but a passion. It is an inherent part of the Indian culture. Numerous Indian dancers and Indian singers have not only taken this culture worldwide, but also broken out of the Indian music mould to become popular in so many countries.

Music is a superb way to express feelings and thoughts. It has the power to make one smile, make one laugh, make one dance and feel liberated. It touches the soul and makes you feel elated. Indian music has carved a niche for itself. Classical, folk or modern, each form of music has many really brilliant singers from India. Since the days of the yore, dancers and music artists used to perform together in the courthouses. Dance and music in India have had deeply religious roots. Even now, a lot of musicians sing religious and divine songs.

Indian dancers and Indian singers are in particular renowned because of their many years of schooling in the arts and their tapasya. They undertake many years of training due to the fact that music is a passion and worship for them. Indian instrumental music is more famous than songs with lyrics. It is because the songs without lyrics can be valued by a wider audience, from any country, without the obstacle of language.

Indian classical music and dance has been a significant and integral aspect of the Indian culture and tradition which has grown from the 12th century. The veena, sitar, sarod, santoor, sarangi, bansuri, shehnai, table, dholak are a number of musical instruments which belong to India, which have gained admiration globally. Asad Ali Khan, Bismillah Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Sultan Khan, Zakir Hussain, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan are some of the well-known performers who have made India proud.