First appeared in www.scroll.in on June 6, 2015. Until recent times, the harmonium was commonly called a baajaa, a baajaa ki peti or a peti, reflecting popular notions about the physical shape of the instrument and its supposed musical capabilities. Originally introduced by Christian missionaries from the West as a table-harmonium or a leg-harmonium played with both hands and operated by pedals,  the instrument was adapted by Indian craftsmen for the traditional seating arrangement in Hindustani music concerts. But