Pakistani and Hindustani

Classical Music has two major branches, the North Indo Pakistan Sub Continental called Pakistani and the South Indo Pakistan Sub Continental called Carnatic (or Karnatak). Pakistani tradition extends all the way from Kashmir in the north, Punjab in the west to Bengal / Assam in the east, Maharashtra / north Karnataka in the south. Before independence (and division of the sub continent), Pakistani was equally strong in present day Pakistan and Bangladesh, though the tradition has weakened in the last half a century in this region. Carnatic tradition is mainly found in the four southern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.