RecordNumber
3553
Author
Balaji, Srividhya
Crop_Body
Srividhya Balaji
Title of Article
Exploring Raaga Improvisations of Carnatic Music with Mathematical Proof Writing
Title Of Journal
Bridges
Publication Year
2019
Abstract
This paper draws a parallel between the creative melodic expansion of a raaga in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music) and mathematical proof writing, grounded in the enactivist theory of emergence. I describe the creative processes involved in the melodic improvisation of a raaga and correlate it with mathematical proof writing activity. This work has been informed by reflections on my own experience both as a Carnatic performing artist and a mathematics graduate.