Indian music can be classified into Folk music and Classical music. South Indian Folk music has rich aesthetic ingredients.
Folk music has rich variety.
Doctoral research works on Folk music have revealed rich aesthetic structures. Private albums and performances of Folk music have attracted wide audience. In terms of identifying human beings, feelings and expressions, Folk music is more close to people than Classical music. Many of the ragas of South Indian Music resembles Folk music. Its interesting to note the different kinds of Folk music resemble different kinds of ragas.