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Stay safe and don't give up

 Hi Everyone, I hadn't written in a while and I thought maybe I should write something here today. Coco and I Last year in 2020, we faced the pandemic and survived. I couldn't keep any art exhibitions. Although we lived close to our relatives, we couldn't see each other. It got much scarier when our street was sealed. My only worry at that time was " If my parents and I pass away with covid, who will take care of Coco?". Yes, Coco is my wonderful pug who saved my life by coming in a box into our home on 01 September 2018. I had become very fragile or vulnerable after my divorce...broken to be exact. Coco made me feel like I should be alive and everything would be alright. Life hasn't been easy but definitely has been better than the past 10 years of my life. I might be known as a bubbly, vibrant, lively young woman since my college days but I'm kind of a boring, serious, and emotional person. I have army blood in my veins so I face challenges that life thr
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Zeelaf raga

Raga Zeelaf is a rare raga in Indian classical music. It's derived from thaat Bhairav. It is said that this raga is invented by Amir Khusro. The swaras of this raga are: There are famous compositions of Zeelaf raga in Sufi music.
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Yamuna Kalyani Raga

  Yamuna Kalyani raga is a janya raga in 65th melakartha of Mecha Kalyani. It's a popular deshiya raga. It's also known as Yaman Kalyani. Shadja, chatushruthi rishabha, antara gandhara, prathi madhyama, panchama and chatushruthi daivatha are the swara sthanas of this raga. Some of the famous compositions are Krishna nee begane, adi tala by vyasaraya swamy. Pavadisu paramatmane by Purandara dasaru, parama shivatmajam, adi tala by muthuswamy Dixit. References: Raga Tana Pallavi by Vedavathi, ragas and raginis by gangoly, history of indian classical music by Goswami O
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X mudras by vaggeyakaras

There are no ragas from the letter x. So I'm going to share the names of the 12 mudras in carnatic classical music, composed by vaggeyakaras. 1. Vaggeyakara mudre 2. Raga mudre 3. Tala mudre 4. Acharya mudre 5. Raja mudre 6. Vamsha mudre 7. Prabhanda mudre 8. Nayaka mudre 9. Stala mudre 10. Birudu mudre 11. Lakshana Grantha mudre 12. Itare mudres
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Walachi Raga

Walachi Raga is also known as walaji raga. It's a oudava raga. It's a janya raga in 16th melakartha of chakravaka. Popular compositions of this raga are: Jalandhara supithasthe by Muthiah Bhagavatar. Santatam ninne by G N Balasubramaniam References: Raga Tana Pallavi by Vedavathi
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Varaali Raga

Varaali Raga is the third raga in seventh Rishichakra.i.e. 39th melakartha raga. It's also known as jhalavarali. Apart from shadja and panchama, shuddha rishabha, shuddha gandhara, prathi madhyama, shuddha daivatha and kakali nishada are the swara sthanas of this raga. This is a very popular prathi madhyama raga. In ancient times this raga was known as varaati. References: Raga Tana Pallavi by Vedavathi, ragas and raginis by gangoly,historical study of music by Subba Rao, history of indian classical music by Goswami O
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Udaya Ravi Chandrika Raga

Udaya Ravi Chandrika Raga is the janya raga of 20th melakartha Nata Bhairavi.  Shadja, sadharana gandhara, shuddha madhyama, panchama and kaishiki nishada are the swara sthanas of this raga. This is a saarvakalika raga and rakti raga. The jaaru gamaka is used in the raga which enhances the beauty of the raga. Some of the famous compositions are Lakshya geethe: chakra khandita, Dhruva tala by Subbarama Dixit. Himagiri thanaye , adi tala by Muthiah Bhagavatar. Varamu,adi tala by pattam Subramanya Iyer References: Raga Tana Pallavi by Vedavathi, ragas and raginis by gangoly, the history of indian classical music by Goswami O
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