Carnatic Music in the Indian Ocean with emphasis on Mauritius: An Overview

Carnatic Music in the Indian Ocean has always fascinated me and at the same time intrigue me. I took an interest in investigating this particular subject as there has been no systematic research on this topic and very little sporadic information is available here and there. Therefore, I felt it wise to probe into this specific area of research. As I belong to the Mauritian community which forms part of the Indian Ocean, and to do justice as well to the field in which I am specialized, I believe that a study of Carnatic Music in the Indian Ocean will benefit this sphere of research.

This study will be exploratory, descriptive, and explanatory in nature and will thereby adopt both a qualitative and quantitative research methodology.