TOP 10 THAATS IN INDIAN MUSIC

TOP 10 THAATS IN INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC.

INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC HAS IT'S ORIGIN FROM ''SAMVEDA''  AN OLD VEDA BOOK.INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC IS COMPLETELY DEPENDEND ON THESE 10 THAATS. MUSIC IS A ONLY THING BEYOND WORDS THAT CAN AFFECT THE HUMAN FEELINGS DIRECTLY. THE CHAKRA MEANS THE WHOLE CYCLE OF THESE 10 THATTS ARE DEPEND ON SUNRISE AND SUNSET. THIS CYCLE STARTS FROM NIGH TO MORNING. 

EACH THAAT HAS IT'S DIFFERENT MOOD AND TIME WHICH AFFECTS THE HUMAN FEELING. ALL THE RAAGAS IN INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC WILL BE FROM ONE OF THE THATTS.

INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC HAS 7 SWARAS . [ SA , RE , GA , MA,PA, DHA, NI] THESE ARE SHUDDHA SWARAS. BUT INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC HAS SOME KOMAL AND TIVRA SWARAS KOMAL SWARSAS ARE[ RE , GA,DHA, NI] AND ONE TIVRA SWARA THAT IS [ MA ] SO AFTER ADDING UP ALL THERE ARE 12 SWARAS IN INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC. 

THE GROPU OF 12 SWARAS ARE CALLED AS A SAPTAK. LOWER NOTES ARE CALLED AS MANDRA SAPTAK , MIDDLE NOTES[ HOME PITCH ]  ARE CALLED AS MADHYA SAPTAK AND HIGER NOTES ARE CALLED AS TAR SAPTAK.

BILAWAL THAAT

BILAWAL THAT CONSISTS OF ALL SHUDDHA SWARAS. BILAWAL IS CALLED AS JANAK RAGA OF THIS THAAT.JANAK RAGA MEANS FROM THIS RAGA ALL OTHER RAGAS BELONGED TO THIS THAAT WERE FORMED. 

ALAIHYA BILAWAL, DESHKAR, DURGA, SHANKARA ARE SOME RAGAS THAT BELONGS TO BILAWAL THAAT.

BEING THIS THAAT CONSISTS OF ALL SHUDDHA SWARAS THIS THAAT CREATES A HAPPY ENVIRONMENT AROUND US.

KALYAN THAAT

KALYAN THAAT CONSIST OF ALL SHUDDHA SWARAS AND ONE TIVRA M. YAMAN IS THE JANAK RAAGA OF KALYAN THAAT.

TIVRA MA IS ITSELF A BOTHERRING NOTE. THAT WHY THIS RAAGA HAS A LITTLE BOTHERING AND SERIOUS MOOD.

YAMAN , BHOOPALI, KEDAR ARE SOME RAAGAS THAT BELONGS TO KALYAN THAAT.

KHAMAJ THAAT

KHAMAG RAAJ CONSIST OF ALL SHUDDHA SWARAS EXCEPTING NI. THIS RAAG HAS KOMAL NI.

DUE TO KOMAL NI THIS IS A NOTE WHICH CREATES A CRYABLE MOOD.

KHAMAJ, DES, TILAK KAMOD ARE SOME RAGAS THAT BELONGS TO KHAMAJ THAAT.

KAAFI THAAT

KAAFI THAAT HAS TWO KOMAL NOTES NI AND GA AND ALL OTHER SHUDDHA SWARAS.

DUE TO TWO KOMAL NOTES THIS THAAT CREATES A VERY SERIOUS MOOD.

KAAFI, BHIMPALASI, MIYA KI MALHAR ARE SOME RAAGAS THAT ARE BELONGS TO KAAFI THAAT.

AASAWARI THAAT

AASAWARI THAAT CONSISTS OF THREE KOMAL SWARAS NI , GA AND DHA. 

THIS THAAT CREATES A SADNESS AND PAINFUL ENIVIRONMENT.

AASAWARI, DARBARI KANADA, JAUNPURI,ADANA ARE SOME RAAGAS THATBELONGS TO AASAWARI THAAT.

BHAIRAV THAAT

BHAIRAV THATT CONISIST OF KOMAL RE AND KOMAL DHA.

BHAIRAV THAAT AND CRERATES A SERIOUS DIVINE MOOD [ RAS].

BHAIRAV, KALINGADA,RAMKALI,GUNAKARI ARE SOME RAAGAS THAT BELONGS TO BHAIRAV THAAT.

MARWA THAAT

MARWA THAAT HAS KOMAL RE AND TIVRA MA .

THIS THAAT CREATES UNCONCIOUS AND SERIOUS MOOD.

SOHANI, BHATIYAR, THESE RAGAS BELONGS TO THAAT MARWA.

POORVI THAAT

POORVI THAAT CONSIST OF KOMAL RE AND DHA AND TIVRA MA.

THIS THAAT CREATES UNCONCIOUS AND SERIOUS MOOD.

PURIYA DHANASHREE, BASANT, THESE RAAG BELONGS TO THAAT POORVI.

TODI THAAT

TODI THAAT CONSIST OF HAS RE GA AND DHA KOMAL AND MA TIVRA.

WHEN WE LISTEN THIS THAAT WE GET A FEELING THAT A PERSON IS GOING IN SEARCH OF TRUTH WITH A LOTS OF QUESTONS.

TODI, MULTANI, MADHUWANTI ARE SOME RAAGAS THAT BELONGS TO TODI THAAT.

BHAIRAVI THAAT

BHAIRAVI THAAT CONSIST OF KOMAL RE , GA ,DHA, NI .

WHEN EVER WE LISTEN THIS RAAG WE GET A FEELING OF SAMARPAN OR DEDICATION.

BHAIRAVI, MALKAUNS,BILASKHANI TODI ARE SOME RAAGAS THAT BELONGS TO BHAIRAVI THAAT.

 

 

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