Indian Classical Music

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Hindustani Classical Music is an Indian classical music tradition that took shape in northern India in the 13Th and 14Th centuries AD from existing religious, Folk, And theatrical performance practices. The origins of Hindustani classical music, The classical music of India, can be found from some of the oldest of scriptures in humanity, The Vedas of the Hindu tradition. Thus, Hindustani classical music inherits the oldest musical tradition in humanity.[citation needed] The Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, Describes its theory at length. Hindustani classical music has its origin as a form of meditation, Though available mainly to an elite audience.

Hindustani classical music is based upon ragas and taals, each designed to affect different "chakras" (energy centers, or "moods") in the path of the "Kundalini". Vedic practice traces specific physical, Mental, Biological and spiritual results associated with activation of these centers.

Indian classical music has one of the most complicated and complete musical systems ever developed. It has the same aspects of Western classical music, as the 8 basic notes(Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa), in order

Types of compositions
The major vocal forms-cum-styles associated with Hindustani classical music are Dhrupad, Khayal, And Thumri. Other forms include the Dhamar, Tarana, Trivat, Chaiti, Kajari, Tappa, Tapkhayal, Ashtapadi, Ghazal and Bhajan. Of these, Some forms fall within the crossover to folk or semi-classical ('light' classical) music, As they often do not adhere to the rigorous rules and regulations of 'pure' classical music.

The Raag

Raag, in the Sanskrit dictionary, is defined as "the act of coloring or dyeing" (the mind in this context) and "any feeling or passion especially love, affection, sympathy, vehement desire, interest, joy, or delight"। In music, these descriptions apply to the impressions of melodic sounds on both the artist(s) and listener(s). A raag consists of required and optional rules governing the melodic movements of notes within a performance. The rules of a raag can be defined by The manner in which the notes are used, i।e. specific ways of ornamenting notes or emphasizing/de-emphasizing them Manner in which the scale is ascended or descended Optional or required musical phrases, the way in which to reveal these phrases, and/or combine them The octave or frequency range to emphasize The relative pacing between the notes The time of day and/or season when the raag may be performed so as to invoke the emotions of the raag for maximum impact on the mental and emotional state of the performer and listener.

Addha

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Beats

Jaati

Taali

Khaali

Division

Chatushra

1 - 5 - 13

4/4/4/4

Note : The beat number is shown on top of the bol and taali khaali markings are shown below the bol.

Bol

धा

-धीन

धा

-धीन

धा

-तीन

ता

-
धीन

धा

Dadra

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Beats

Jaati

Taali

Khaali

Division

Teeshra

3/3

Note : The beat number is shown on top of the bol and taali khaali markings are shown below the bol.

Bol

धा

गे

ना

धा

तू

ना

Deepchandi

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Beats

Jaati

Taali

Khaali

Division

Mishra

1 - 4 - 11

3/4/3/4

Note : The beat number is shown on top of the bol and taali khaali markings are shown below the bol.

Bol

धा

धीन

धा

तीन

धा

धीन

Dhamar

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Beats

Jaati

Taali

Khaali

Division

Mishra

1 - 6 - 11

5/2/3/4

Note : The beat number is shown on top of the bol and taali khaali markings are shown below the bol.

Bol

क

धी

ट

धी

ट

धा

ग

ती

ट

ती

ट

ता

Ek Taal

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Beats

Jaati

Taali

Khaali

Division

Chatushra

1 - 5 - 9 - 11

3 - 7

2/2/2/2/2/2

Note : The beat number is shown on top of the bol and taali khaali markings are shown below the bol.

Bol

धीन

धागे

त्रक

तू

ना

कत

ता

धागे

त्रका

धी

ना

Jai Taal

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Beats

Jaati

Taali

Khaali

Division

1 - 3 - 7 - 11 - 12

5 - 9

2/2/2/2/2/1/2

Note : The beat number is shown on top of the bol and taali khaali markings are shown below the bol.

Bol

धीन

त्रक

धीन

ना

त्रक

धीन

ना

तू

ना

धीन

ना

Jhap Taal

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Beats

Jaati

Taali

Khaali

Division

Khand

1 - 3 - 4 - 8 - 9

2/3/2/3

Note : The beat number is shown on top of the bol and taali khaali markings are shown below the bol.

Bol

धीन

ना

धीन

ना

तीन

ना

धीन

ना

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Dha

Dhin

Dhaa

Dhin

Dhaa

Tin

Taa

Dhin

Dhaa

Theoretical

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· That
· Raag
· Jati
· Samay (Time)
· Avroh
· Aaroh
· Pakad
· Vadi Swar
· Samvadi Swar
· Anuvadi Swar
· Vivadi Swar
· Taal
· Matra
· Lay

Taal

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Taala is the rhythmic counterpart to Raag. Literally Taal in sanskrit means slapping the hands together or against one's arm. In Hindi the word for clapping is Taali. Rhythm is an inborn attribute of humans and thus, it is possible Taal is more ancient in Indian music than Raag. In sanskrit literature, Taal is mentioned earlier than Raag starting with Bharatha's NaatyaShastra.
Taal is a series of Matras. Depending on the number of Matras, duration of the Matras and Kriyas associated with those matras different Taals are formed.

Matra

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Matra in Sanskrit is unit of any measurement. In music, it is the basic unit of time measurement. The actual time duration of a matra depends on the speed of the rhythm i.e. Tempo. The term Laya is also used to denote tempo. Usually three tempos are important - Vilambitha or Vilambith (slow), Madhyama or Madhya (medium) and Dhrutha or Dhruth (fast). Even faster tempos are used during solo percussion performances or with instruments, though with vocal music, only one the above three are used. The actual time duration of a matra depends on this tempo. Even then, the duration varies considerably depending on the artists. In actual practice it has been found that the range could be as wide as 10 matras per minute (i.e. 6 seconds per matra) is ati vilambit laya (very slow tempo) to more than 720 matras per minute (i.e. less than 0.08 seconds a matra) in ati dhruta lay.

Lay

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Rhythm or Lay is central to the concept of music. Rhythm can be said to be an inborn facility of humans, just like musical notes are. Same action occurring repeatedly at regular time intervals form a rhythmic pattern. It is called Lay in the Indian musical framework.

Samay (Time)

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Tradition ascribes that raags should be played or sung in particular times of the day, seasons, or holidays; this is called samay. It is said that appropriate performance may bring harmony, while playing or singing at different times may bring disharmony. It is said that the great Tansen was able to create rain by singing a monsoon raag.

Raag

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Raag, in the Sanskrit dictionary, is defined as "the act of coloring or dyeing" (the mind in this context) and "any feeling or passion especially love, affection, sympathy, vehement desire, interest, joy, or delight". In music, these descriptions apply to the impressions of melodic sounds on both the artist(s) and listener(s). A raag consists of required and optional rules governing the melodic movements of notes within a performance. The rules of a raag can be defined by The manner in which the notes are used, i।e. specific ways of ornamenting notes or emphasizing/de-emphasizing them Manner in which the scale is ascended or descended Optional or required musical phrases, the way in which to reveal these phrases, and/or combine them The octave or frequency range to emphasize The relative pacing between the notes The time of day and/or season when the raag may be performed so as to invoke the emotions of the raag for maximum impact on the mental and emotional state of the performer and listener.

Jati

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A Thata always consists of seven Swaras. But a raag can be completed with minimum of five swaras. Jati of a raag can be described by the number of swaras used in it.

There are three basic Jati :

Sampurna - Consists of seven swaras

Shadava - Consists of six swaras

Odava - Consists of five swaras

With the combination of these three jati's total nine jati's can be obtained

Sampuran Sampuran: Raags in this classification will have all the seven notes in the ascending as well as descending movements.

Sampuran Shadava: Raags in this Jati will have seven notes while ascending and six notes while descending.

Sampuran Audava: Raags in this category will have seven notes while ascending and only five notes while descending.

Shaudava Sampuran: Raags in this classification consists of six note ascending and seven descending notes.

Shaudava Shaudava: It has six notes ascending six descending.

Shaudava Audava: Raags in this Jati will have six ascending and five descending.

Audava Sampuran: It has five ascending and seven descending.

Audava Audava: Raags in this category will have five ascending and five descending.

Audava Shaudava: It has five ascending and six descending.

Avroh

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Avroh is the descending sequence of swaras that describes how the raag moves in its descending order. It is also called as avrohi or avrohan.

Aaroh

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Aaroh is the ascending sequence of swaras that describes how the raag moves in its ascending order. It is also called as aarohi or aarohan.

Pakad

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A pakad is a set of musical phrase thought to encapsulate the essence of a particular raag. In many cases, the pakad is implied from the convolutions of the arohana and avrohana, while in some cases it must be memorized separately.

Vivadi Swar

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Vivadi Swar is a note which should not be used in a Raag. As an exception however, it is used by skillful musicians in an implied form in order to enhance the beauty of the Raag. Vivadi notes are often addressed as enemy notes.

Anuvadi Swar

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The notes in a Raag that are neither Vadi or Samvadi are called its Anuvadi notes. They are often addressed as companion or attendant notes.

Samvadi Swar

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Samvadi Swar is the second most important note of a Raag and is the second most frequently struck note in its melodic expansion. In most cases the Vadi and Samvadi notes are a fourth or fifth apart. Samvadi Swar is often addressed as a wazir.

Vadi Swar

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Vadi Swar is the note of primary importance. In most cases it is also the note most frequently struck. Thus it helps in evoking the Ras of raag to its fullest, acting like a beacon to show the path. It is also called the life note. Different notes determined as Vadi notes can express different emotions at various times of the day and night. A Vadi note is often addressed as the king note of raag.

That

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According to Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande (1860-1936), one of the most influential musicologists in the field of North Indian classical music in the twentieth century. He tried to classify Hindustani Raagas a full 270 years after Venkatamakhin He toured important centers of Carnatic music like Tanjavur, Madras and Mysore and studied the Melakartha scheme of Venkatamakhin. It was clear that he could not directly use the Mela system. Of the six combinations given below, Hindustani does not allow the bottom two combinations in either lower tetrachord or upper tetrachord, since, Hindustani does not use both Gandharas (komal ga and shudh Ga) without using even one variety of Re or both Rishabs (komal re and shudh Re) without using one variety of Ga etc. Using 4 combinations in each tetrachord would have given 4x4x2=32 Melas (or Thats, to use a Hindi word).

But, Bhatkhande decided to not use this scheme, after seriously considering it. One reason was that for some of the scales, there were no existing Raagas. Instead of using all the Melas for which Raagas existed, for ease of memorization, Bhatkhande came up with a ten That (meaning framework) system. These were like the Genera and each Raaga classified under it was a species belonging to the Genera (plural of Genus, as used in biology). Each of the thats were named after the most famous Raaga using that scale. Incidentally, six of the thats are ancient scales got through Moorchana.

Thaat	Scale	Characteristics
Bilaval	सा रे ग म प ध नी सां	All shudh or natural notes
Khamaj	सा रे ग म प ध नी॒ सां	नी note as komal
Kafi	सा रे ग॒ म प ध नी॒ सां	ग and नी notes as komal
Asavari	सा रे ग॒ म प ध॒ नी॒ सां	ग, ध and नी notes as komal
Bhairavi	सा रे॒ ग॒ म प ध॒ नी॒ सां	रे, ग, ध and नी notes as komal
Bhairav	सा रे॒ ग म प ध॒ नी सां	रे and ध notes as komal
Poorvi	सा रे॒ ग मे प ध॒ नी सां	रे and ध notes as komal and the म note as teevra
Todi	सा रे॒ ग॒ मे प ध॒ नी सां	रे, ग and ध notes as komal and the म note as teevra
Marwa	सा रे॒ ग मे प ध नी सां	रे note as komal and the म note as teevra
Kalyan	सा रे ग मे प ध नी सां	म note as teevra only

There were several well known Raagas which do not fit any of these scales, but were subjectively grouped under one of the thats by Pt. Bhatkhande. For this reason, his classification has not been universally accepted, though its is the system that has been accepted most.

Indian Classical Music

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Raag Name

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All - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

· Abheri
· Abhogi
· Adana
· Amrit Varshini
· Arhiri
· Asa
· Asavari
· Asavari, Jogi
· Asavari, Sindhura
· Bageshree
· Bahar
· Bahar, Bageshree
· Bahar, Kanada
· Barwa
· Basant
· Basant, Bahar
· Basant, Pancham
· Bhairav
· Bhairav, Ahir
· Bhairav, Bahar
· Bhairav, Bairagi
· Bhairav, Kabir
· Bhairav, Mangal
· Bhairav, Nat
· Bhairav, Prabhat
· Bhairav, Shivmat
· Bhairav, Sourashtra
· Bhairavi
· Bhankar
· Bhatiyar
· Bhim
· Bhimpalasi
· Bhinna Shadaj
· Bhup
· Bibhas
· Bihag
· Bihag, Nat
· Bihag, Pat
· Bihag, Sawani
· Bihagda
· Bilawal, Alhaiya
· Bilawal, Devgiri
· Bilawal, Jaij
· Bilawal, Kukubh
· Bilawal, Nat
· Bilawal, Sarpada
· Bilawal, Shukla
· Bilawal, Yamani
· Chakradhar
· Champak
· Chandrakauns
· Chandranandan
· Chandrika
· Charukeshi
· Chayanat
· Darbari Kanada
· Daulati
· Deepak
· Des
· Desh, Gaud
· Deshakhya
· Desi
· Deskar
· Dev Gandhar
· Dhanashree (Bilawal Thaat)
· Dhanashree (Kafi Thaat)
· Dhanashree, Multani
· Dhani
· Dhavalshree
· Durga
· Gandhari
· Gara
· Gauri (Bhairav Thaat)
· Gauri (Purvi Thaat)
· Gauri, Lalita
· Gunakali
· Gunakali Utari
· Gyankali
· Hameer
· Haunsdhwani
· Haunskinkini
· Haunsnad
· Hemant
· Hevitri
· Hindol
· Hindol, Marg
· Hindol, Saanjh Ki
· Hindol, Sampurna
· Homshikha
· Jaijaiwanti
· Jaijaiwanti (Des Ang)
· Jaikauns
· Jairaj
· Jaitshree
· Jaiwanti
· Janasamohini
· Jaunpuri
· Jayant
· Jhinjhoti
· Jog
· Jogiya
· Jogkauns
· Jungala
· Kaamaai
· Kaamash
· Kafi
· Kakambheri
· Kala Bharan
· Kalawati
· Kalingda
· Kalyan Lakshmi
· Kalyan, Chandra
· Kalyan, Durga
· Kalyan, Gorakh
· Kalyan, Hem
· Kalyan, Jait
· Kalyan, Kesari
· Kalyan, Khem
· Kalyan, Purba
· Kalyan, Puriya
· Kalyan, Raj
· Kalyan, Samant
· Kalyan, Shree
· Kalyan, Shudha
· Kalyan, Shyam
· Kalyan, Yaman
· Kamboji
· Kamboji Gop
· Kamod
· Kanada Suha Sughrai
· Kanada, Bageshree
· Kanada, Darbari
· Kanada, Gunji
· Kanada, Hussaini
· Kanada, Kafi
· Kanada, Kaunsi
· Kanada, Nayaki
· Kanada, Raisa
· Kanada, Shahana
· Kanada, Sughrai
· Kanada, Suha
· Kanta Udan
· Kapi
· Kedar
· Kedar Basanti
· Kedar, Chandni
· Kedar, Jaldhar
· Kedar, Maluha
· Kedar, Nat
· Kedar, Sangam
· Kedar, Shyam
· Khamaj
· Khamaj, Manjh
· Khambavati
· Khat
· Khokhar
· Kirwani
· Kohal
· Kolahal
· Kolhaas
· Koumari
· Kripavati
· Kumudaki
· Lajwanti
· Lalit
· Lalit Mangal
· Lalit Pancham
· Lalitavari
· Lalitkali
· Lankeshree
· Latika
· Maand
· Madhukauns
· Madhuranjani
· Madhuri
· Madhuvanti
· Malagunji
· Malani
· Malarani
· Malashree
· Malavi
· Malhar, Charju Ki
· Malhar, Des
· Malhar, Dhulia
· Malhar, Gaud
· Malhar, Jayant
· Malhar, Meera
· Malhar, Megh
· Malhar, Miyan
· Malhar, Nanak
· Malhar, Nat
· Malhar, Ramdasi
· Malhar, Sur
· Maligaura
· Malin
· Malkauns
· Malkauns, Pancham
· Malkauns, Sampurna
· Manjiri
· Manjiri Pat (Bilawal Thaat)
· Manjiri Pat (Kafi Thaat)
· Manjiri Rudra
· Manjiri, Hauns
· Manohar
· Manohari Amba
· Manohari Kamal
· Maru
· Maru Bihag
· Marwa
· Megh
· Mevada
· Mohini Ahi
· Mohini Chitta
· Motaki
· Multani
· Naat Kuranjika
· Nand
· Narayani
· Nilambari
· Nupur
· Pahadi
· Pancham
· Paraj
· Patadeep
· Patdipaki
· Pilu
· Prabha Kumud
· Prabhavati
· Puriya
· Puriya Dhanashree
· Purvi
· Pushp
· Rageshree
· Rajeshwari
· Rakta Hauns
· Ramkali
· Ranjani
· Ranjani, Dev
· Ranjani, Gou
· Ranjani, Jan
· Ranjani, Kaam
· Ranjani, Kamal
· Ranjani, Kusum
· Ranjani, Megh
· Ranjani, Pushp
· Ranjani, Ras
· Ranjani, Saraswat
· Ranjani, Shree
· Ranjani, Yash
· Ras Chandra
· Ratnadeep
· Ravikosh
· Reva
· Revati
· Rupeshwari
· Saajgiri
· Sakh Bhav
· Sakh Dev
· Sakh Lachchha
· Sameri
· Sarang, Badhans
· Sarang, Brindavani
· Sarang, Gaud
· Sarang, Lankadahan
· Sarang, Madhumad
· Sarang, Miyan Ki
· Sarang, Purvi
· Sarang, Samant
· Sarang, Shuddha
· Saraswati
· Saravali Naag
· Saveri
· Sawan
· Shankara
· Shivranjani
· Shobhavari
· Shree
· Shree Hauns
· Shreetank
· Shreevanti
· Sindhura
· Sohini
· Sorath
· Sourashtra Tank
· Tanki
· Tilak Kamod
· Tilang
· Todi
· Todi, Anjani
· Todi, Asa
· Todi, Bahaduri
· Todi, Bhupali
· Todi, Bilaskhani
· Todi, Chhaya
· Todi, Darbari
· Todi, Gauri
· Todi, Gujari
· Todi, Hussaini
· Todi, Jaiwanti
· Todi, Lachari
· Todi, Laxmi
· Todi, Miyan Ki
· Todi, Saheli
· Triveni
· Vachaspati (or) Champakali
· Varari, Kantal
· Varari, Karank
· Varari, Salag
· Vijay
· Viranch Mukhi
· Yaman
· Zilaf (Asavari Thaat)
· Zilaf (Bhairav Thaat)

Raag Name

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Raag Name

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· Abheri
· Abhogi
· Adana
· Amrit Varshini
· Arhiri
· Asa
· Asavari
· Asavari, Jogi
· Asavari, Sindhura

Raag Name

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All - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

· Bageshree
· Bahar
· Bahar, Kanada
· Barwa
· Basant
· Basant, Bahar
· Basant, Pancham
· Bhairav
· Bhairav, Ahir
· Bhairav, Bahar
· Bhairav, Bairagi
· Bhairav, Kabir
· Bhairav, Mangal
· Bhairav, Nat
· Bhairav, Prabhat
· Bhairav, Shivmat
· Bhairav, Sourashtra
· Bhairavi
· Bhankar
· Bhar, Bageshree
· Bhatiyar
· Bhim
· Bhimpalasi
· Bhinna Shadaj
· Bhup
· Bibhas
· Bihag
· Bihag, Nat
· Bihag, Pat
· Bihag, Sawani
· Bihagda
· Bilawal, Alhaiya
· Bilawal, Devgiri
· Bilawal, Jaij
· Bilawal, Kukubh
· Bilawal, Nat
· Bilawal, Sarpada
· Bilawal, Shukla
· Bilawal, Yamani

Raag Name

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· Chakradhar
· Champak
· Chandrakauns
· Chandranandan
· Chandrika
· Charukeshi
· Chayanat

Raag Name

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· Darbari Kanada
· Daulati
· Deepak
· Des
· Desh, Gaud
· Deshakhya
· Desi
· Deskar
· Dev Gandhar
· Dhanashree (Bilawal Thaat)
· Dhanashree (Kafi Thaat)
· Dhanashree, Multani
· Dhani
· Dhavalshree
· Durga

Raag Name

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· Gandhari
· Gara
· Gauri (Bhairav Thaat)
· Gauri (Purvi Thaat)
· Gauri, Lalita
· Gunakali
· Gunakali Utari
· Gyankali

Raag Name

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All - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

· Hameer
· Haunsdhwani
· Haunskinkini
· Haunsnad
· Hemant
· Hevitri
· Hindol
· Hindol, Marg
· Hindol, Saanjh Ki
· Hindol, Sampurna
· Homshikha

Raag Name

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All - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

· Jaijaiwanti
· Jaijaiwanti (Des Ang)
· Jaikauns
· Jairaj
· Jaitshree
· Jaiwanti
· Janasamohini
· Jaunpuri
· Jayant
· Jhinjhoti
· Jog
· Jogiya
· Jogkauns
· Jungala

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· Kaamaai
· Kaamash
· Kafi
· Kakambheri
· Kala Bharan
· Kalawati
· Kalingda
· Kalyan Lakshmi
· Kalyan, Chandra
· Kalyan, Durga
· Kalyan, Gorakh
· Kalyan, Hem
· Kalyan, Jait
· Kalyan, Kesari
· Kalyan, Khem
· Kalyan, Purba
· Kalyan, Puriya
· Kalyan, Raj
· Kalyan, Samant
· Kalyan, Shree
· Kalyan, Shudha
· Kalyan, Shyam
· Kalyan, Yaman
· Kamboji
· Kamboji Gop
· Kamod
· Kanada Suha Sughrai
· Kanada, Bageshree
· Kanada, Gunji
· Kanada, Hussaini
· Kanada, Kafi
· Kanada, Kaunsi
· Kanada, Nayaki
· Kanada, Raisa
· Kanada, Shahana
· Kanada, Sughrai
· Kanada, Suha
· Kanta Udan
· Kapi
· Kedar
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· Kedar, Jaldhar
· Kedar, Maluha
· Kedar, Nat
· Kedar, Sangam
· Kedar, Shyam
· Khamaj
· Khamaj, Manjh
· Khambavati
· Khat
· Khokhar
· Kirwani
· Kohal
· Kolahal
· Kolhaas
· Koumari
· Kripavati
· Kumudaki

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· Lajwanti
· Lalit
· Lalit Mangal
· Lalit Pancham
· Lalitavari
· Lalitkali
· Lankeshree
· Latika

Raag Name

2008-01-09T16:25:00.002+05:30

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· Maand
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· Madhuranjani
· Madhuri
· Madhuvanti
· Malagunji
· Malani
· Malarani
· Malashree
· Malavi
· Malhar, Charju Ki
· Malhar, Des
· Malhar, Dhulia
· Malhar, Gaud
· Malhar, Jayant
· Malhar, Meera
· Malhar, Megh
· Malhar, Miyan
· Malhar, Nanak
· Malhar, Nat
· Malhar, Ramdasi
· Malhar, Sur
· Maligaura
· Malin
· Malkauns
· Malkauns, Pancham
· Malkauns, Sampurna
· Manjiri
· Manjiri Pat (Bilawal Thaat)
· Manjiri Pat (Kafi Thaat)
· Manjiri Rudra
· Manjiri, Hauns
· Manohar
· Manohari Amba
· Manohari Kamal
· Maru
· Maru Bihag
· Marwa
· Megh
· Mevada
· Mohini Ahi
· Mohini Chitta
· Motaki
· Multani

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· Naat Kuranjika
· Nand
· Narayani
· Nilambari
· Nupur

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2008-01-09T16:24:00.003+05:30

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· Pahadi
· Pancham
· Paraj
· Patadeep
· Patdipaki
· Pilu
· Prabha Kumud
· Prabhavati
· Puriya
· Puriya Dhanashree
· Purvi
· Pushp

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2008-01-09T16:24:00.001+05:30

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· Rageshree
· Rajeshwari
· Rakta Hauns
· Ramkali
· Ranjani
· Ranjani, Dev
· Ranjani, Gou
· Ranjani, Jan
· Ranjani, Kaam
· Ranjani, Kamal
· Ranjani, Kusum
· Ranjani, Megh
· Ranjani, Pushp
· Ranjani, Ras
· Ranjani, Saraswat
· Ranjani, Shree
· Ranjani, Yash
· Ras Chandra
· Ratnadeep
· Ravikosh
· Reva
· Revati
· Rupeshwari

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2008-01-09T16:23:00.002+05:30

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· Saajgiri
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· Sakh Dev
· Sakh Lachchha
· Sameri
· Sarang, Badhans
· Sarang, Brindavani
· Sarang, Gaud
· Sarang, Lankadahan
· Sarang, Madhumad
· Sarang, Miyan Ki
· Sarang, Purvi
· Sarang, Samant
· Sarang, Shuddha
· Saraswati
· Saravali Naag
· Saveri
· Sawan
· Shankara
· Shivranjani
· Shobhavari
· Shree
· Shree Hauns
· Shreetank
· Shreevanti
· Sindhura
· Sohini
· Sorath
· Sourashtra Tank

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· Tanki
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· Tilang
· Todi
· Todi, Anjani
· Todi, Asa
· Todi, Bahaduri
· Todi, Bhupali
· Todi, Bilaskhani
· Todi, Chhaya
· Todi, Darbari
· Todi, Gauri
· Todi, Gujari
· Todi, Hussaini
· Todi, Jaiwanti
· Todi, Lachari
· Todi, Laxmi
· Todi, Miyan Ki
· Todi, Saheli
· Triveni

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· Vachaspati (or) Champakali
· Varari, Kantal
· Varari, Karank
· Varari, Salag
· Vijay
· Viranch Mukhi

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2008-01-09T16:17:00.000+05:30

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· Yaman
· Yaman, Kalyan

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2008-01-09T16:07:00.000+05:30

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· Zilaf (Asavari Thaat)
· Zilaf (Bhairav Thaat)

Raag - Zilaf (Asavari Thaat)

2007-12-04T17:23:00.000+05:30

Details about the raag

Thaat - Asavari
Jaati - Sampurna - Sampurna
Vadi Swar - ध॒
Samvadi Swar - ग॒

Time - Second half of the morning.

Aaroh - सा रे ग॒ म, प, ध॒, नी॒ सां।
Avroh - रे सां नी॒ ध॒, प, ग॒ प म ग॒ रे सा।
pakad -

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Raag - Zilaf (Bhairav Thaat)

2007-12-04T17:15:00.000+05:30

Zilaf is considered to be a creation of muslim singers. Its associated with Ustad Amir Khusro. This raag is sung in two thaats Asavari Thaat which combines Jaunpuri & Khat, Bhairav Thaat which combines Bhairav & Kalingda. In order to keep it distinct from Bhairav the rishabh is used sparingly and is completely dropped in avroh.

Details about the raag

Thaat - Bhairav
Jaati - Sampurna - Shadav
Vadi Swar - ध॒
Samvadi Swar - ग

Time - Second half of the morning.

Aaroh - सा रे॒ ग म प ध॒ नी सां।
Avroh - सां नी ध॒ प ध॒ म प ग म सा।
pakad -

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Raag - Viranch Mukhi

2007-12-04T17:07:00.000+05:30

Details about the raag

Thaat - Kalyan
Jaati - Audav - Shadav
Vadi Swar - ग॒
Samvadi Swar - नी॒

Time - Second half of the night.

Aaroh - सा म, ग प, मे म ग॒, प नी सां।
Avroh - सां नी प, मे म ग, प ग, प रे सा म।
pakad -

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Raag - Vijay

2007-12-04T17:03:00.000+05:30

Details about the raag

Thaat - Kafi
Jaati - Sampurna - Shadav
Vadi Swar - सा
Samvadi Swar - प

Time - First half of the night.

Aaroh - सा रे ग॒ मे प ध सां।
Avroh - सां ध॒ प मे, ग॒ रे सा।
pakad -

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Raag - Varari, Salag

2007-12-04T16:45:00.000+05:30

This raag is a creation of Pt S N Ratanjankar. Todi can be seen in poorvang where as Ahir Bhairav is prominent in the uttarang. This raag can also be called Ahiri Todi, however one should not use Shuddha Gandhar of Ahir in this.

Details about the raag

Thaat - Todi
Jaati - sampurna- shadav
Vadi Swar - सा
Samvadi Swar - प

Time - Second half of the night.

Aaroh - सा रे॒ ग॒ प, ध नी॒ ध सा।
Avroh - सा नी॒ ध प, ध नी॒ ध प, ग॒ प, रे॒ ग॒ रे॒ सा।
pakad - सा रे॒ ग॒ प, ध॒ नी॒ ध॒ प, रे॒ ग॒ रे॒ सा। (़ this indicates that it is a lower octave (मंद्र सप्तक)

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Raag - Varari, Karank

2007-12-04T16:40:00.000+05:30

Details about the raag

Thaat - Khamaj
Jaati - Audav - Sampurna
Vadi Swar - रे
Samvadi Swar - प

Time - Second half of the night.

Aaroh - सा रे, म प, नी॒ सां।
Avroh - सां नी॒, ध नी॒, प म, ग रे सा।
pakad -

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Raag - Varari, Kantal

2007-12-04T16:35:00.000+05:30

Details about the raag

Thaat - Khamaj
Jaati - Audav - Audav
Vadi Swar - म
Samvadi Swar - सा

Time - Second half of the night.

Aaroh - सा म प, ध नी॒ ध, सां।
Avroh - सां नी, ध प, म सा।
pakad -

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Raag - Vachaspati (or) Champakali

2007-12-04T16:28:00.000+05:30

This raag is also called as Champakali.

Details about the raag

Thaat -
Jaati - Shadav - Sampurna
Vadi Swar - सा
Samvadi Swar - प

Time - Second half of the night.

Aaroh - नी़॒ सा ग मे प नी॒ सां।
Avroh - सां नी॒ ध प मे ग रे सा।
pakad -

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Raag - Triveni

2007-12-04T16:18:00.000+05:30

This raag is very similar in nature to Raag Shee. But due to the lack of Madhyam, this raag parts its way with Raag Shree.

Details about the raag

Thaat - Bhairav
Jaati - Audav - Shadav
Vadi Swar - सा
Samvadi Swar - प

Time - Second half of the morning.

Aaroh - सा रे॒, रे॒ सा, सा रे॒, ग प ग, प, ध॒ प, सां।
Avroh - सां नी ध॒ प, प ग, रे॒ रे॒ सा।
pakad - सा रे॒ प, ध॒ प सां, नी ध॒ प, ग प ग रे॒। ( ़ this indicates that it is a lower octave (मंद्र सप्तक)

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Raag - Todi, Saheli

2007-12-04T16:00:00.000+05:30

This is a creation of Pt Kumar Gandharva.

Details about the raag

Thaat - Todi
Jaati - Audav - Shadav
Vadi Swar - ध॒
Samvadi Swar - ग॒

Time - Third half of the morning.

Aaroh - सा रे॒ ग॒ प ध॒ सां। ( OR) सा रे॒ ग॒ रे॒ ग॒ प ध॒ नी॒ ध॒ सां।
Avroh - रेँ॒ गं॒ रेँ॒ सां ध॒ नी॒ ध॒ प ग॒ रे॒ ग॒ रे॒ सां ध॒ सा।
pakad - ध़॒ सा रे॒ ग॒ प ग॒ रे॒ ग॒ रे॒ सा रे॒ सा ध़॒।

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Raag - Todi, Miyan Ki

2007-12-04T15:55:00.000+05:30

Details about the raag

Thaat - Todi
Jaati - Shadav - Sampurna
Vadi Swar - ध॒
Samvadi Swar - ग॒

Time - Second half of the morning.

Aaroh - सा रे॒ ग॒ मे ध॒ नी सां।
Avroh - सां नी ध॒ प मे ग॒ रे॒ सा।
pakad - नी ध॒ प मे ध॒ नी सा, सा रे॒ ग॒ रे॒ सा। ( ़ this indicates that it is a lower octave (मंद्र सप्तक)

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Raag - Todi, Laxmi

2007-12-04T15:42:00.000+05:30

This is a aprachilit raag and has two different types. In the first variety, there are 2 Rishabhs, 2 Gandhars, 2 Dhaivats and Komal Nishad. In the second variety, there is komal Rishabh, Komal Gandhar and Komal Nishad. However there are two Dhaivats. In first the variety, Asavari ang is prominent, however in the second variety Todi ang is prominent.

Details about the raag

Thaat - Todi
Jaati - Sampurna - Sampurna
Vadi Swar - म
Samvadi Swar - सा

Time - Second half of the morning.

Aaroh - सा नी़॒ प़़, सा, सा रे ग म, म ग॒ प, (नी॒)ध॒ (नी॒)ध॒ (नी॒) प, (नी॒)ध॒ (नी॒)ध॒ सां।
Avroh - सां नी॒ सां रेँ॒ सां, नी॒ ध॒ प ध॒ ग॒, म ग॒ रे॒ सा।
pakad - सा, प प (म)ग॒ म, म प (नी॒)ध॒ (नी॒)ध॒ ध॒ सा। ( ़ this indicates that it is a lower octave (मंद्र सप्तक)

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Raag - Todi, Lachari

2007-12-04T15:24:00.000+05:30

Todi can hardly be seen in this raag and hence the name Lachari (weak) Todi. Asavari is prominently found in this raag.

Details about the raag

Thaat - Asavari
Jaati - sampurna- shadav
Vadi Swar - सा
Samvadi Swar - प

Time - Third half of the morning.

Aaroh - सा रे ग (रे)ग म, म प (नी॒)ध॒ (नी॒)ध॒ प सां।
Avroh - सां, रेँ॒ नी॒ ध, (नी॒)ध॒ प, म प (म)ग॒ (म)ग॒, रे ग॒ म सा।
pakad - सा रे ग (रे)ग म, म नी॒ ध॒ प, ध॒ (प)म प (म)ग॒ रे। ( ़ this indicates that it is a lower octave (मंद्र सप्तक)

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Raag - Todi, Jaiwanti

2007-12-04T15:17:00.000+05:30

This raag is a creation of Maharaja Jaywant Singhji Waghela of Saanand. This is a combination of Ahir Bhairav and Miyan Ki Todi, this should have been ideally called Ahiri Todi but since there is already a raag present by this name which is completely different from this version, it is called Jaiwanti Todi.

Details about the raag

Thaat - Bhairavi
Jaati - Shadav - Sampurna
Vadi Swar - प
Samvadi Swar - सा

Time - Second half of the morning.

Aaroh - सा रे॒ म प ध नी॒ सां।
Avroh - सां नी॒ ध प म ग॒ रे॒ सा।
pakad - सा रे॒ म प, नी॒ ध प, ध म, प ग॒, म रे॒, ग॒ रे॒ सा (़ this indicates that it is a lower octave (मंद्र सप्तक)

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Raag - Todi, Hussaini

2007-12-04T14:12:00.000+05:30

A highly complex raga, it shows flashes of Desi and is extremely pleasing. The above Hussaini Todi is sung by Jaipur gharana musicians. However a different version of this raag also exists. The bandish "Niranjana Ki Je" in Jhaptaal is sung most commmonly.

Details about the raag

Thaat - Kafi
Jaati - Audav - Audav
Vadi Swar -
Samvadi Swar -

Time - Second half of the morning.

Aaroh - सा रे मे प ध, म प नी सां।
Avroh - सां प ध म प, ग॒ रे सा नी़़ सा। ( or) रेँ नी॒ ध प, म प ध प ग॒, रे ग॒ सा रे नी़़ सा।
pakad - रे म प ध प ग॒, रे ग॒ सा रे नी़़ सा।

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