How does Indian Classical Music impact mental health?

Music is one of the best, greatest, and purist forms of creation by mankind. Music plays a more important role in our lives than just being a source of entertainment as it can express our feelings as well as emotions which are of course connected to our daily lives. Music has the power to reduce stress, calm one down, and also make you happy, cheerful, and relaxed. Especially, Indian classical music is especially rich in terms of ragas which contain different rasas or bhavas or emotions. But it is a fact that for a normal listener, the acceptance or interest is less in classical music, as compared to the light music genre. The reason behind this is that to understand the Indian classical genre, it is important to know the technicalities, system, and style of presentation, says Dr Rejisurendran, Vocal Coach at Furtados School of Music, Mumbai.