We have, it could be said, mindlessly pursued a line of development causing unwelcome changes to the very fabric of our culture not very different from iconoclastic behaviour. While the modern Indian has made progress in various fields, the priceless intangible heritage of works like the Sama Veda have gone unnoticed - a great loss indeed. Out of the 13 branches of Sama Veda termed as 'shakhas', now we have only four, of which scholars say the Kauthumiya is a modified Ranayaniya shakha, leaving us only with three. This situation might have arisen from the discouragement of idol worship this would ultimately see the demise of a culture with its unique art, craft, economics, beliefs, people and their practices which were actually cultural givens of that era. With the Sama Veda being reduced to a point of near extinction, we are at the brink of losing not only its unique music, but also the complete world view it presents. It naturally incorporates music, mantra, chhanda, linguistics, and above all, a reflection of the world view of rishis who communicated in the Arsha language, precursor to the more regimented Girvan (later called Sanskrit). Sama Veda is perhaps the earliest human literature on music.
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