On Search for Emotion in Hindusthani Vocal Music

Emotions give meaning to our lives. No aspect of our mental life is more important to the quality and meaning of our existence than emotions. Theymake life worth living, or sometimes ending. The English word ‘emotion’ is derived from the French word mouvoir which means ‘move’. Great classical philosophers-Plato, Aristotle, Spinoza, Descartes conceived emotion as responses to certain sorts of events triggering bodily changes and typically motivating characteristic behavior. It is difficult to find a consensus on the definition of emotion [9].

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