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Darbar raga



#AtoZChallenge 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge letter D Darbar raga is derived from 22nd melakartha of kharaharapriya janma raga.

swara sthanas for this raga are shadja, chatushruthi rishabha, sadharana gandhara, shuddha madhyama, panchama, chatushruthi daivatha, kaishiki nishada. The nyasa swaras are rishabha and nishada. Darbar is a gamakavarika rakti raga. This is very useful for musical plays as well. Darbar raga is closely associated with nayaki raga.
Popular Varnas in this raga are chalamela by thiruvottiyooru tyagiyer, intamodi by Subbarama Dixit and daaritheliyaka by pattam subramanya Iyer.
Famous kritis are yochana by Thyagaraja, Sri venugopala deva by koteeshwar Iyer, ramabhirama by Thyagaraja and many more.
Reference: Sangeetha darpanam by damodara pundit, Thyagaraja by krishna Swamy, origin of raga by Bandopadhyay s.

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  1. Anita SabatApril 4, 2020 at 7:54 AM

    Really nice that you have chosen this theme.
    Our India has such a wealth of knowledge! We have so many Ragas!
    Stay home. Stay safe.

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  2. JanviMay 1, 2020 at 9:23 AM

    Thank you 😊 Yes there are many ragas, it amazes me how we have to calculate the swaras and sing. I'm doing a bit of research as I'm learning my senior portions for carnatic classical vocal.

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