First appeared in www.scroll.in on January 31, 2015. Practitioners of Hindustani music have responded to nature by creating raags corresponding to the diurnal-nocturnal cycle and to the seasons.  Of these, Basant or spring has inspired them to create raags and compositions that reflect the mood and imagery associated with this season. Basant and Bahar are the two major raags related to spring.  Over the next few weeks, this column will feature these raags and their variants presented by vocalists