A shocking and controversial decision by the Sangeet Natak Akademi is creating a lot of heartburn among aficionados of classical music. The awards committee decided on Wednesday evening to create a new award category called 'Best Contemporary Music'.

And if that was not enough to cause heartburn among the cognoscenti, the committee also announced that the first award would go to the controversial Kaanta Lagaa remix that had created a stir last year.

The raunchy pop album was backed by an even hotter music video that was on the verge of being banned. Music lovers across the spectrum had castigated the album at the time of its release.