06/13/2026
An inner conversation 🧡
“What does Raag mean to you?
For me, Raag is not just a collection of notes, compositions, or performance skills. It is a language.
It gives shape to emotions we don’t have words for. It helps me express what I’m carrying. It helps me feel heard, understood, and less alone in the process of moving through life.
When we learn any language, the question is: do we want to simply memorize phrases that help us get by? Or do we want to understand deeply enough to communicate our own story and truly hear the stories of others?
I feel the same way about music.
Do we want to only learn how to perform compositions beautifully? Or do we also want to learn how to express ourselves through sound?
Both matter. But for me, Raag becomes most alive when it stops being something I perform and becomes something I can speak.
This is a small Alaap in Raag Vaddhans.
Not perfect. Not polished for performance.
Just honest.“
Preetinder Singh
What does Raag mean to you? 💭🤗