Prehistoric Period
Indus Valley Culture : Mohenjo-daro, Harrappa.
Indus Valley Culture : Mohenjo-daro, Harrappa.
Beginning of Aryan immigration from Central Asia.
Upanishads, Brahamanas, Puranas
(other Sanskrit liturgical texts).
Buddha's birth
Reign of Emperor Ashoka
Bactrian Greek, Scythian and Kushan (Central Asian) Empires.
Natya Shastra - by Bharata Muni
(treatise on the art of vocal and instrumental music, dance and drama - known as the fifth Veda).
Gupta Dynasty
Kalidasa writes Sanskrit classic 'Shakuntala' and other works,
Pathanjali codifies Hathayoga,
Mahabarata & Ramayana attain most approved Sanskrit Recensions,
Kama Sutra (Aphorisms on Love) penned by Vatsyayana.
Bhrihadesi - musical treatise by Matanga first mentions 'raga' .
Jaidev writes Gita Govinda.
Sangeet Ratnakar (Ocean of Music)
treatise on music authored by Sarangadev in DevGiri court.
Allaudin Kilji, Afghan Sultan of Delhi.
Amir Kusru, Gopal Nayak were famous musicians of this era.
Reign of Raja Man Singh Tomar
Rajput King of Gwalior - patron and exponent of Drupad style.
Vasco da Gama lands in Calicut - first colonial European arrival in India.
Reign of Emperor Akbar
British East India Company chartered.
British establish Calcutta.
Death of Aurangzeb, last Moghul Emperor.
Sadarang (Niamat Khan) and his nephew and son-in-law Adarang (Feroze Khan) popularize 'Kyhal' (imagination) style of music under the patronage of Emperor Mohamed Shah.
Battle of Plessy - consolidation of British rule.
Sepoy Rebellion - further consolidation of British rule.
Pannalal Ghosh (creator of the modern bansuri, and pioneer performer of Hindustani classical music on the bamboo flute) born in Barisal, East Bengal (Bangladesh).
Musicologists Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande and Vishnu Digambar Paluskar initiate a popular interest in Hindustani classical music.
Birth of Devendra Murdeshwar, disciple and son-in-law of Pannalal Ghosh.
Birth of V.G. Karnad, disciple of Pannalal Ghosh.
Indian/Pakistani Independence.
Birth of Nityanand Haldipur, disciple of Pannalal Ghosh, Chidanand Nagarkar, Devendra Murdeshwar and Annapurna Devi.
Ali Akbar Khan first visits USA and records the first LP of Hindustani music.
Death of Pannalal Ghosh.
Ravi Shankar's first performances in USA.
Ravi Shankar establishes Kinnara School of Music in Los Angeles.
All Akbar Khan founds his College of Music in Northern California.
Death of Allauddin Khan.
Death of Devendra Murdeshwar.
Death of Anand Murdeshwar.
Death of Ali Akbar Khan.
Death of Ravi Shankar.
Death of V. G. Karnad.