Namaste, all. I've loved Indian classical music since the mid-1970s when I first heard Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbhar Khan on George Harrison's Dark Horse Tour. I've listened steadily and so love Darbar, but as a Westerner who has great affection and spends a great deal of time listening to Western classical music, I still at 67 don't understand how to "follow" Indian classical music--its times, tempos, what to listen for, and so forth. I would really appreciate any book or video suggestions on how to count time, understand scales, follow the alap and gat with a critical ear, and so forth. Many thanks!