Specific articulations such as meend and alap are almost impossible to notate in the western notation (in my limited knowledge). Someone who knows more can correct me if I am wrong here, please.

On a different note (pun unintended), it is always helpful to learn the western notation system as, for the most part it is easy to communicate with other musicians with it as a general idea for any piece of Indian music.

Indian session musicians, specially from the 1960s through the early 2000s have relied on a hybrid of the Bhatkhande system and vernacular script. An evolved version of which I have developed, taking heavily also from the Ravi Shankar system of writing (in English – using SRGMPDNS) and the western system of Bars and Beats to arrive at a point where my notation system encompasses almost all that I have needed to read and play on my instrument. Especially during my non-classical pursuits. You may find this being used in most of my courses here.

This system is available to learn in both Hindi and English as a course here on https://www.ashwinflute.com/courses/nwce/

Do give this a try 🙂

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Introduction to a New and Comprehensive Indian Notation System - ENGLISH - Ashwin Srinivasan

A unique and very ‘Indian’ Method to writing Notaions for Indian Music