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A Rasika is a term for an aesthete of Indian classical music.[1] The term is derived from the Sanskrit word 'rasa', meaning full of passion, elegant, and with discrimination. Connoisseur - An expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts.
A rasika is a term for audience in Sinhalese as well.
- ^ José Luiz Martínez (1 January 2001). Semiosis in Hindustani Music. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 166–. ISBN 978-81-208-1801-9. Retrieved 14 July 2013.