Naatakuranji Raga

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Naatakuranji Raga is the janya raga of 28th melakartha harikamboji. It's a upanga raga.

Shuddha madhyama, chatushruthi rishabha, antara gandhara, chatushruthi daivatha and kaishiki nishada are the swara sthanas of this raga. Karuna and bhakti rasa are the pradhana raga.
Some of the famous kritis are:
Manasu Vishaya, adi tala by Thyagaraja.
Budhamashrayami, jhampe tala, muthuswamy Dixit. Tripura sundari, adi tala by Subbarama Dixit. Sarasa ninne,adi tala by pattam Subramanya Iyer
References: ragas and raginis by gangoly, the story of Indian classical music by Goswami O

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