This book provides a fascinating study of Hindustani music in its sociological perspective. It is wonderful study for depicting the social interaction that takes place in guru-shishya parampara handing down the tradition of music and strictly preserving a stylethroughpedagogy. The book also explains the social status and organisation of the musician-community and a psycho-social analysis of the journey of a musician from an individual being to a social being. The author has carefully traced the history of Hindustani music in its socio-political perspective. The relationship of society and music is intense and complex. The author has successfully grappled with such complexities and arrived at logical conclusions. She has justified the worth of sociology of music,both for the musician and the listener who may better understand each other with knowledge provided in this book.