Dr RadhakrishnanNov 8, 20201 minEKA – KRITHI RAGAS IN CARNATIC MUSIC - INDEX(Please check the name of the Raga and search using the search button) Amrita behag Bhoga vasantha Budha manohari Chayanattai Chinthamani...
Dr RadhakrishnanOct 27, 20201 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS : VIJAYA SARASWATHI – JANYA OF MELA (57) RAGAM SIMHENDRAMADHYAMAMRagam Vijayasaraswathi is one of the rarest of the rare ragas; created by Gayakashikhamani Dr.Harikeshanallur Muthaiah Bhagavathar. The...
Dr RadhakrishnanOct 27, 20203 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS : VASANTHA VARALI – JANYA OF MELA (20) RAGAM NATABHAIRAVIA raga, handled only by Saint Thyagaraja; the only composition in the raga available also is his own – “Pahi Ramadootha jagatpraana...
Dr RadhakrishnanOct 14, 20202 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS: SUDDHA MUKHARI – JANYA OF MELA (1) RAGAM KANAKANGI Creative genius of the many vaggeyakaras (musician-composer) in Carnatic music is amazing - especially amongst the Trinity composers,...
Dr RadhakrishnanOct 14, 20202 minEKA KRITHI RAGAS: SHEKHARACHANDRIKA – JANYA OF MELA (45) SHUBHA PANTHUVARALIRagam Shekharachandrika can be considered as a rarest of the rare ragas; since no popular compositions or renditions are available. This...
Dr RadhakrishnanOct 14, 20202 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS : VARDHANI – JANYA OF KOKILAPRIYA RAGAM“Vardhani” is a janya of Mela (11) raga Kokilapriya, which itself is not a prominent raga; only very few compositions known and sung....
Dr RadhakrishnanOct 14, 20201 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS: SWARARANJANI – JANYA OF MELA (29) RAGAM SANKARABHARANAMHere is a very pleasing, but rare raga, "Swararanjani" (Suraranjani); the raga and the only composition known in this raga is "Raghunatha...
Dr RadhakrishnanOct 12, 20202 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS : RASALI – JANYA OF MELA(4) RAGAM VANASPATHIThere are three known janyas listed under Vanaspathi; Rasali, Vanavali and Vittalapriya. Except the first, the other two ragas are only...
Dr RadhakrishnanOct 12, 20202 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS : LATHANTHAPRIYA – JANYA OF MELA (1) RAGAM KANAKANGI This is the last prominent janya raga of mela ragam (1) Kanakangi; the raga is Lathanthapriya. This raga is very close to Karnataka...
Dr RadhakrishnanOct 6, 20204 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS: KANNADA BANGALA – JANYA OF MELA (15) RAGAM MAYAMALAVAGOULA Ragam Kannadabangala is an Eka-krithi raga, at least in concert platforms. But for the Dikshithar krithi, “Renuka Devi samrakshithoham”,...
Dr RadhakrishnanOct 2, 20202 minEKA KRITHI RAGAS: RAGAM MAHURI – JANYA OF MELA (28) HARIKAMBHOJIThere are not many compositions available in this raga, Mahuri, which can be considered as one of the rarest of the rare raga. The only...
Dr RadhakrishnanOct 1, 20202 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS : KALAKANTHI – JANYA OF MELA (13) RAGAM GAYAKAPRIYAThe next raga coming under Gayakapriya is ‘Kalakanthi’; a shadava-shadava janya, losing Panchamam in the arohanam and Madhyamam in the...
Dr RadhakrishnanSep 24, 20202 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS: VIJAYASHRI – JANYA OF MELA (47) RAGAM SUVARNANGI The mela Suvarnangi (some call this wrongly as Swarnangi) is one of the very rare ragas; out of the very few janyas of Suvarnangi, only...
Dr RadhakrishnanSep 24, 20202 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS: SWARABHUSHANI – JANYA OF MELA (22) RAGAM KHARAHARAPRIYA Swarabhushani is a shadava – shadava raga, unsymmetrical in structure. It is a janya of mela (22) ragam Kharaharapriya, losing Gandharam...
Dr RadhakrishnanSep 24, 20202 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS: SUPRADEEPAM – JANYA OF MELA (17) RAGAM SURYAKANTHAM One of the rarest janya of a very rare mela ragam; Supradeepam is janya of mela (17) Suryakantham. There is only one composition heard in...
Dr RadhakrishnanSep 24, 20203 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS: SUPOSHINI – JANYA OF MELA (28) RAGAM HARIKAMBHOJIMela ragas Kharaharapriya and Harikambhoji share the top position in the number of janya ragas – we are going to discuss one of the...
Dr RadhakrishnanSep 24, 20202 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS: SUDDHA SEEMANTHINI – JANYA OF MELA (8) RAGAM THODIThis raga seems to be used in composing for the first time by Thyagarja Swamikal, in his krithi, “Janaki ramana”. There are many...
Dr RadhakrishnanSep 24, 20201 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS: SIMHA VAHINI – JANYA OF MELA (27) RAGAM SARASANGISimhavahini is a very rare raga, in which few great composers including Sadguru Thyagaja have written krithis, the others being Dr....
Dr RadhakrishnanSep 24, 20202 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS: SIDDHASENA – JANYA OF MELA (22) RAGAM KHARAHARAPRIYA This raga is another rarest of the rare and never found used by anyone other than Sadguru Thyagaraja. This is a vakra-shadava...
Dr RadhakrishnanSep 24, 20202 minEKA-KRITHI RAGAS: SARANGA TARANGINI – JANYA OF MELA (65) RAGAM KALYANIA very rare raga, brought to light by the legendary vaggeyakara Sri. G.N.Balasubramaniam is Saranga Tarangini. This raga is a janya of...