Abstract

‘Globalization’ as in operation across the world for last three decades is not a new idea in our country or in the world but it was in operation in one form or the other. In our Holy Scripture we find its mention as ‘Vasudhaiva kutumbakam’. The present paper is based on a qualitative descriptive research which started with an objective to study the impact of globalization on music and musicality. Globalization means interaction and exchange among people of the globe in terms of economy, trade, commerce, culture and education and thereby improving social mobility and political relationships between the countries. Globalization has a remarkable impact on individual, society, nation and on the globe as a whole. Because of more interaction and exchange of trade, economy, culture and education between the nations there is an improvement in economy and social mobility of the countries. Globalization has definitely good impacts but at the same time it has brought a number of unhappy experiences to the world. Economic recession, British rule in India are some of the examples. Globalization has a remarkable impact on music in general and on Hindustani Classical Music in particular. Before the term globalization is popularly used the idea of globalization was there in Indian classical music. in 1930 Pt. Uday Shankar presented his dance in the UK. In late 40s, Ustad Vilayat Khan presented his recital before King George VI. In50s onward Pt. Ravi Shankar, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Ustad Allah Rakha and the prominent musicians of India started visiting abroad. Festivals are organized and different organizations were established in abroad particularly in the USA, the UK, Canada and other European countries to present Indian classical music. There is collaboration between Indian classical musicians and western musicians to compose world music or popular music for the audience of the world. This kind of music called fusion is getting wide popularity. It is raising a serious concern as Indian classical music which is considered as the cultural heritage of the country, though gaining popularity and economic importance is somehow losing its essence and aesthetic sense. However, it can be said that globalization has a great impact on music, similarly music, too has an impact on globalization.