First appeared in www.scroll.in on October 31, 2015. Composers in the twentieth century have continued to create new raags, just as their predecessors did several centuries ago. Of these, a few have become part of a shared repertoire going beyond gharana distinctions. Jog Kauns, composed by eminent composer and guru Jagannathbuwa Purohit, is a raag that has not only been shared across gharanas, but has also been performed by the best-known musicians who may not have necessarily learnt it