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Dr Radhakrishnan
Jan 20, 20231 min read
EKA-KRITHI RAGAS: JAYANARAYANI – JANYA OF MELA (22) RAGAM KHARAHARAPRIYA
This is another Rarest of the rare ragas; possibly created by Thyagaraja, since none of the other Trinities nor any composer before has...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Nov 8, 20201 min read
EKA – 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...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 27, 20201 min read
EKA-KRITHI RAGAS : VIJAYA SARASWATHI – JANYA OF MELA (57) RAGAM SIMHENDRAMADHYAMAM
Ragam Vijayasaraswathi is one of the rarest of the rare ragas; created by Gayakashikhamani Dr.Harikeshanallur Muthaiah Bhagavathar. The...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 27, 20203 min read
EKA-KRITHI RAGAS : VASANTHA VARALI – JANYA OF MELA (20) RAGAM NATABHAIRAVI
A raga, handled only by Saint Thyagaraja; the only composition in the raga available also is his own – “Pahi Ramadootha jagatpraana...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 14, 20202 min read
EKA-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,...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 14, 20202 min read
EKA KRITHI RAGAS: SHEKHARACHANDRIKA – JANYA OF MELA (45) SHUBHA PANTHUVARALI
Ragam Shekharachandrika can be considered as a rarest of the rare ragas; since no popular compositions or renditions are available. This...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 14, 20202 min read
EKA-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....
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 14, 20201 min read
EKA-KRITHI RAGAS: SWARARANJANI – JANYA OF MELA (29) RAGAM SANKARABHARANAM
Here is a very pleasing, but rare raga, "Swararanjani" (Suraranjani); the raga and the only composition known in this raga is "Raghunatha...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 12, 20202 min read
EKA-KRITHI RAGAS : RASALI – JANYA OF MELA(4) RAGAM VANASPATHI
There are three known janyas listed under Vanaspathi; Rasali, Vanavali and Vittalapriya. Except the first, the other two ragas are only...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 12, 20202 min read
EKA-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...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 6, 20204 min read
EKA-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”,...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 2, 20202 min read
EKA KRITHI RAGAS: RAGAM MAHURI – JANYA OF MELA (28) HARIKAMBHOJI
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...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 1, 20202 min read
EKA-KRITHI RAGAS : KALAKANTHI – JANYA OF MELA (13) RAGAM GAYAKAPRIYA
The next raga coming under Gayakapriya is ‘Kalakanthi’; a shadava-shadava janya, losing Panchamam in the arohanam and Madhyamam in the...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Sep 24, 20202 min read
EKA-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...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Sep 24, 20202 min read
EKA-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...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Sep 24, 20202 min read
EKA-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...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Sep 24, 20203 min read
EKA-KRITHI RAGAS: SUPOSHINI – JANYA OF MELA (28) RAGAM HARIKAMBHOJI
Mela ragas Kharaharapriya and Harikambhoji share the top position in the number of janya ragas – we are going to discuss one of the...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Sep 24, 20202 min read
EKA-KRITHI RAGAS: SUDDHA SEEMANTHINI – JANYA OF MELA (8) RAGAM THODI
This raga seems to be used in composing for the first time by Thyagarja Swamikal, in his krithi, “Janaki ramana”. There are many...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Sep 24, 20201 min read
EKA-KRITHI RAGAS: SIMHA VAHINI – JANYA OF MELA (27) RAGAM SARASANGI
Simhavahini is a very rare raga, in which few great composers including Sadguru Thyagaja have written krithis, the others being Dr....
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Sep 24, 20202 min read
EKA-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...
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