Why Indian music is not popular?

The first and foremost reason behind such lacuna is the linguistic barrier as English is a standard language spoken all across the world which is mostly the medium of delivery undertaken by Western artists, whereas Indian music masterpieces are mostly delivered in Hindi or in respective regional languages.

What music does India listen to?

New Bollywood music (released over the last 12-18 months) was listened to by 60\% of survey respondents while 53\% listened to vintage Bollywood songs. Asked to pick a single favourite genre, new Bollywood catalogue was chosen by 19\% respondents with classic Bollywood songs chosen as a favourite by 16\%.

Is music important in India?

Music has a place of primacy in Indian culture: in traditional aesthetics, music is often allegorised as ‘the food of the soul’. It symbolises India’s remarkable diversity in cultural, linguistic and religious terms and embodies the historical tides that have shaped its contemporary pluralism.

Is Indian music as good as other countries?

Music is good everywhere no doubt but when its comes to versatility and variety , yes indian music is very vast and other countries are far away from india in that.

Why are there so many teachers in India who can’t speak English?

Curiously, many states in India have attempted to make English the medium of instruction for all schools in an attempt to assuage the demands of the poor; however, the shortage of teachers who can even speak English is surreal. All of this while the vast majority is able to communicate in their respective mother tongues.

Why do so many Indians prefer English over other languages?

This is the world that hundreds of millions of Indians live in simply because the elite prefer English. This discrimination has become so systemic that the elite and middle classes send their children to English private schools while the vast poor send theirs to the government schools of their mother tongue.

What is the difference between Indian music and Western music?

Western music is just a bunch of notes. Indian music is fluid. Indian music has ragas / raginis, whereas Western music has no such. Indian music has ample scope for improvisation while Western music has none. Indian music is spiritual / timeless, Western music has no connect with the spirit. Yeah, okay.