Revagupti is a morning raga, janya of mela (15) ragam Mayamalavagoula. The three ragas, Bhupalam, Revagupti and Bowli having similarities...

Ravichandrika is an extremely beautiful raga, very pleasing to listen especially when sung at medium to medium-fast pace. It is a very...

Ranjani (or Ranjini) is a Panchama varja raga; asymmetric, oudava vakra shadava ragam, Kakali nishadam appearing in avarohanam only. This...

Before we take up this ragam, we have to compare a group of ragas, headed by Madhyamavathi. This group, in addition to Madhyamavathi,...

Poornashadjam is a very rare raga, the main compositions are of Sadguru thyagaraja. There is another related raga called Rudrapriya; some...

Poornachandrika is a janya raga of Sankarabharanam mela; it is a vakra-shadava ragam, losing N3 in the arohanam and D2 in avarohanam. Due...

How can you imagine a raga, with more than 140 compositions; still not heard much in concerts – only about a dozen have been sung; half...

WHAT IS NIROSHTA. Before coming to the raga, we have to understand about the positions in the mouth either used or coming into contact...

Ragam Nayaki is another rare janya of mela (22) Kharaharapriya. It is a raga which shows too much similarity to Darbar raga while...

With only four notes in the arohanam and six notes in the avarohanam, Navarasa Kannada is one of the most beautiful one among the ‘Rare...

As we all know, the ragas Kharaharapriya and Harikambhoji are at the top of the list of mela ragas having maximum number of janya ragas;...

A soft and melodious raga, which is preferably sung in vilamba kaalam, Narayana goula evokes bhakthi, devotion, karuna rasas. It is a...

Nalinakanthi is a very popular rare raga; in the sense that the number of compositions are very limited, still almost all are sung in...

Malavi is a very beautiful raga, sung in madhyama kala; considered to be created by Saint Thyagaraja. This raga contains all the notes of...

Ragam MAlavashri is a very rare raga, very rarely heard in concerts; the compositions are also not very popular. This is a Ghana raga,...

There are not many compositions available in this raga, Mahuri, which can be considered as one of the rarest of the rare raga. The only...

Ragam Madhuvanthi is neither an old raga, nor belong to Carnatic music. It belongs to the Hindustani Classical Music and was created in...

Literally, the raga name means the ‘Sound of the Koel’ (cuckoo / koyal / nightingale). Cuckoos are best known for their wide repertoire...

A raga, the name of which is too popular, also some compositions are frequently heard in concerts and known – this is a point of...

Raga Kalkada (referred also as Kalgada). For sometime, the ragas Chinthamani, Kalkada, Manji etc were considered to be Eka-raga krithis,...