Sa and Pa not always fixed?

2010 April 26

Sa and Pa, though thought of as fixed, with Sa as a fixed starting point can be of different varieties and some musicians will tell you that the minute differences can make all the difference to a Raga.

See, for example, these videos by the Beenkar (Veena player) Ustad Bahauddin Dagar who demonstrates these varieties on the Rudra Veena:

Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything at once in the videos!

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