My Brief Interactions About the Book The Structure of Music in Raga and Western Systems by Raja Ramanna
It is an immense honour and privilege to be part of this volume that is being brought out in memory of Dr. Raja Ramanna on his birth centenary. Though I am relatively young compared to the active years of Dr. Ramanna’s illustrious career, I am proud that my time at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) overlapped with the last six months of his time here. I vividly recall several occasions when we met during those six months. One particular memory that stands out is from April 2004, when I gave my first Wednesday Talk at NIAS on my master’s research, Dr.