Meredith Geaghan-Breiner: This is Manasi Prasad, a classical Carnatic vocalist with an encyclopedic knowledge of Indian music. Manasi Prasad: This song is actually based on an Indian classical ...

Pronunciation of Hindi words also had to have a certain amount of clarity. The poets played a very important role. It could have been a classical-based song, a happy, sad, or romantic duet ...