There’s something about the first drop of rain that makes the world pause. It feels as if the sky finally exhales, and everything beneath it breathes a little easier. The earth smells sweeter, conversations linger longer, and the soul, without quite knowing why, feels like swaying.

It’s no surprise, then, that Indian classical music, with its uncanny ability to mirror life, has a whole season wrapped in sound. Monsoon raagas aren’t just tunes; they are moods, stories, and emotions distilled into melody. Some sing of longing, some thunder with drama, while others tiptoe like the rain on a tin roof.

These are not songs you simply hear. These are songs you feel like wet grass underfoot, or the scent of soaked pages in an old diary.

So if you’re curled up indoors with a cup of chai, here are five monsoon raagas to keep you company, each one a drizzle of feeling, a cloudburst of memory.

1. Raag Megh

Mood and emotion:

A raaga that carries the hush of clouds gathering, Megh is filled with quiet anticipation. It evokes the moment just before the sky opens up, denoting a deep, calm laced with longing.

Historical note:

Rooted in the ancient times, Raag Megh has long been believed to possess rain-summoning........

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