Category: Raga

Raag Malkauns.

Raag Malkauns is a very popular Hindustani classical Raaga.In South it is known as Hindolam.The raag has a strong public appeal.Rishabh and Pancham swars are...

Malhar.

Malhar  is an old indian classical raaga.It is also known as” Miya Malhar”since it was a wonderful creation by Sangeet Maestro Miya Tansen.Malhar is associated...

Puriya Dhanashree.

Raag Puriya Dhanashree comes from” Poorvi ” Thaat.It is an evening Sandhi Prakash ARaag.Re and Dh are komal  and Ma is Teevr in this raag.Poorvi...

Meend.

Meend is a glide to go from one Swar to another without any obstruction.In order to show the presence of the middle swars a Meend...

Sparsh Swara

Sparsh in hindi means ‘touch’. Swara means the surs in hindustani classical music i.e. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dh Ni. To know more about...

Sankirna Raag.

A raag which is formed by combination of two or more raags is known as sankirna raag.For eg:Mishr khamaaj and Bhairav Bahar etc....

Vakr Swar.

While singing Aarohan or Avrohan,we take diversion from a Swar to a previous swar and then come back to the old swar.The swar from which...

Grah, Ansh and Nyaas

In olden times hindustani classical music followed a strict form. Raga had some stringent rules too. The swara with which a Raag starts was called...

Shruti.

Shruti comes from sanskrit word “Shru” which means listening.The smallest interval of pitch that human ear can detect.In a Saptak there are 22 Shrutis.They are...

Poorv Raag

In hindustani classical music,there is definate time to sing a particular raag.Raagas sung between afternoon 12 to midnight 12 are known as Poorv raag or...