South Indian Carnatic Music It is very hard to pin point the evolution or the origin of exact time frame of today's Carnatic music . Carnatic music definitely went through tremendous amount of changes in its practical as well as the theoretical forms that most definitely taken place from pre-vedic times to the present day. More than enough historical evidences are available for us to trace most of the evolutionary changes of contemporary Carnatic music. The first and fore most believed origin of Carnatic music is the divine origin. According to the ancient Indian beliefs, most of the Fine Art forms are originated from the divine sources. So did Carnatic music believe to be originated directly from the Gods and goddesses. Many mythological treatises talk about this divine origin.