Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, Shastriya Sangeet.Hindustani music places more emphasis on improvisation and exploring all aspects of a raga.Indian classical music is a rich tradition that originated in South Asia and can now be found in all corners of the world.
Carnatic music :
Carnatic music is primarily composition-based.Purandardas (1484-1564), a prolific poet-composer and mystic of Vijayanagar, is considered to be the father of Carnatic music (Carnatic Sangeeta Pitamaha). Venkatamakhi is regarded as the grand theorist of Carnatic music. In 17th century AD, he developed “Melakarta”, the system for classifying south Indian ragas.