The harmonium's fixed tuning cannot capture the subtle *shruti* variations that are the soul of our ragas. It is a steady companion for *bhajans*, but for classical purity, we rely on the adaptable human breath of the shehnai or the glide of the sarangi. My own *ustad* would say it gives you the skeleton of the note, but never its living flesh. I learned this truth daily, sitting beside my father's harmonium as he sang, his voice bending notes in ways the instrument simply could not follow.
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