Raag Piluपीलू
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Kafi thaat · Audav-Sampurna · Any time
Time
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Swaras and phrases
Outlined: vadiVadiThe leading swara in a named raag teaching description. It helps explain note emphasis within that interpretation.Source: N2 §§2.2.6–2.2.9, pp. 17–18.More in the glossary ga · samvadiSamvadiThe swara ranked next to vadi in a named teaching account. The pair helps describe the raag’s note hierarchy.Source: N2 §§2.2.6–2.2.9, pp. 17–18.More in the glossary ni
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- ArohaArohaA raag’s ascending note movement in a teaching outline. It is read alongside descending movement and characteristic phrases.Source: N2 §§2.2.3–2.2.4, pp. 16–17; §2.3 answer 1, p. 19; glossary entries 2–3, p. 20 (correcting the apparent ‘Avroha’ typo in §2.2.3).More in the glossary
- Sa Ga Ma Pa Ni Sa'
Source: Artium Academy +1
- Artium Academy, Raag Pilu page, aroha
- Rāga Junglism / George Howlett, Melodic summary, Aroha
- 2 of 4 sources agree
- AvarohaAvarohaA raag’s descending note movement in a teaching outline. It may use notes or turns differently from the ascent.Source: N2 §§2.2.3–2.2.4, pp. 16–17; §2.3 answer 1, p. 19; glossary entries 2–3, p. 20 (correcting the apparent ‘Avroha’ typo in §2.2.3).More in the glossary
- Sa' ni Dha Pa Ma ga Re Sa .Ni Sa ga Re Sa
Source: Artium Academy
- Artium Academy, Raag Pilu page, avaroha
- 4 versions in 4 sources
- PakadPakadA characteristic note phrase that helps identify a raag. A pakad is a useful cue to identity, rather than a substitute for learning the raag’s wider movement.Source: N2 §2.2.5, p. 17.More in the glossary
- ga Re Sa Ni Sa; Ni Sa Re ga - Sa ga Re Sa Ni -; Ga Ma Pa dha Pa Ma Pa ga Re
Source: AUTRIM
- AUTRIM, Pilu page, description
- 4 versions in 4 sources
About Pilu
Pilu is closely tied to folk and lighter classical music. ShuddhaShuddhaThe unmodified form of a swara in Hindustani teaching. Re, Ga, Ma, Dha and Ni can also have specified altered forms.Source: N1 §1.7, pp. 4–5. and 1 moreMore in the glossary Ga and Ni usually go up, komalKomalThe lowered form of Re, Ga, Dha or Ni relative to its shuddha form. It describes a swara form, not a soft playing instruction.Source: N1 §1.7, pp. 4–5. and 1 moreMore in the glossary Ga and Ni come down, and lower Ni is an important resting point.
Also called Piloo.
Source: SPMVV
- SPMVV, §5.4, Kaafi Thaat; printed p.42
How it moves
AUTRIM says the ascent generally uses shuddhaShuddhaThe unmodified form of a swara in Hindustani teaching. Re, Ga, Ma, Dha and Ni can also have specified altered forms.Source: N1 §1.7, pp. 4–5. and 1 moreMore in the glossary Ga and Ni. It gives no fixed full scale.
Source: AUTRIM
- AUTRIM, Pilu page, opening description
AUTRIM says the descent generally uses komalKomalThe lowered form of Re, Ga, Dha or Ni relative to its shuddha form. It describes a swara form, not a soft playing instruction.Source: N1 §1.7, pp. 4–5. and 1 moreMore in the glossary Ga and komalKomalThe lowered form of Re, Ga, Dha or Ni relative to its shuddha form. It describes a swara form, not a soft playing instruction.Source: N1 §1.7, pp. 4–5. and 1 moreMore in the glossary Ni; komalKomalThe lowered form of Re, Ga, Dha or Ni relative to its shuddha form. It describes a swara form, not a soft playing instruction.Source: N1 §1.7, pp. 4–5. and 1 moreMore in the glossary Dha appears in special phrases with Pa and komalKomalThe lowered form of Re, Ga, Dha or Ni relative to its shuddha form. It describes a swara form, not a soft playing instruction.Source: N1 §1.7, pp. 4–5. and 1 moreMore in the glossary Ni.
Source: AUTRIM
- AUTRIM, Pilu page, opening description
Learner focus
Rest on lower Ni, and tell the two forms of Ga and Ni apart going up and coming down.
Source: AUTRIM
- AUTRIM, Pilu page, opening description
Caution
Lighter forms can use all twelve notes. Keep that freedom apart from Pilu's main notes.
Source: AUTRIM
- AUTRIM, Pilu page, opening description
Study prompts
Short exercises that restate what the cited sources say.
- Sing an upward phrase with shuddhaShuddhaThe unmodified form of a swara in Hindustani teaching. Re, Ga, Ma, Dha and Ni can also have specified altered forms.Source: N1 §1.7, pp. 4–5. and 1 moreMore in the glossary Ga and Ni, then a downward phrase with komalKomalThe lowered form of Re, Ga, Dha or Ni relative to its shuddha form. It describes a swara form, not a soft playing instruction.Source: N1 §1.7, pp. 4–5. and 1 moreMore in the glossary Ga and Ni.
- Sing the phrase ga Re Sa Ni Sa slowly.
- In a Pilu recording, listen for phrases that come to rest on lower Ni.
Based on: Artium Academy +5
- Artium Academy, Raag Pilu page, aroha
- Rāga Junglism / George Howlett, Melodic summary, Aroha
- Artium Academy, Raag Pilu page, avaroha
- AUTRIM, Pilu page, description
- AUTRIM, Pilu page, opening description
- AUTRIM, Pilu page, tone material
Variants
- Lighter genres allow all twelve notes.
Source: AUTRIM
- AUTRIM, Pilu page, opening description
- Shuddh Pilu uses komalKomalThe lowered form of Re, Ga, Dha or Ni relative to its shuddha form. It describes a swara form, not a soft playing instruction.Source: N1 §1.7, pp. 4–5. and 1 moreMore in the glossary Ga/Dha and shuddhaShuddhaThe unmodified form of a swara in Hindustani teaching. Re, Ga, Ma, Dha and Ni can also have specified altered forms.Source: N1 §1.7, pp. 4–5. and 1 moreMore in the glossary Re/Ni; instrumental compositions can also include komalKomalThe lowered form of Re, Ga, Dha or Ni relative to its shuddha form. It describes a swara form, not a soft playing instruction.Source: N1 §1.7, pp. 4–5. and 1 moreMore in the glossary Re and tivra MaTivraThe raised form of Ma relative to shuddha Ma in Hindustani teaching. The other swaras do not have a tivra form in this system.Source: N1 §1.7, pp. 4–5. and 1 moreMore in the glossary.
Source: AUTRIM
- AUTRIM, Pilu page, description
- The customary Ma tuning can shift the perceived tonic and low-octave impression.
Source: AUTRIM
- AUTRIM, Pilu page, description
How the sources vote
Each field shows the version most independent sources agree on. One publisher counts once.
- ThaatAll 3 sources agree
- Jati2 of 3 sources agree
- Time3 of 5 sources agree
- Aroha2 of 4 sources agree
- Avaroha4 versions in 4 sources
- Pakad4 versions in 4 sources
- Vadi2 of 3 sources agree
- Samvadi2 of 3 sources agree
Similar raags named by the sources
- Kirwani: The Shuddh Pilu form with komalKomalThe lowered form of Re, Ga, Dha or Ni relative to its shuddha form. It describes a swara form, not a soft playing instruction.Source: N1 §1.7, pp. 4–5. and 1 moreMore in the glossary Ga/Dha and shuddhaShuddhaThe unmodified form of a swara in Hindustani teaching. Re, Ga, Ma, Dha and Ni can also have specified altered forms.Source: N1 §1.7, pp. 4–5. and 1 moreMore in the glossary Re/Ni resembles Kirwani.
Source: AUTRIM
- AUTRIM, Pilu page, description
Film songs
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A quarrel with Krishna
AUTRIM presents Ajoy Chakrabarty singing a bandishBandishA composed piece that anchors raag development. Its melody, words and rhythmic setting provide material for elaboration.Source: RR14 §5.2, PDF pp. 6–7, respective subheadings.More in the glossary ki thumri in Pilu. In its lyric explanation, the speaker tells Krishna to stop making excuses after a long absence and to release her wrist.
Documented · Source: Ajoy Chakrabarty performance: bandish ki thumri and lyric explanation
Sources for this profile
ThaatThaatA seven-note parent scale used to group Hindustani raags in Bhatkhande’s classification. A thaat is a classification aid rather than a complete raag to perform.Source: N2 §2.1, pp. 14–15; §2.2.1, p. 15. and 1 moreMore in the glossary, jatiJatiA classification of a raag by its note counts in ascent and descent. Audav means five, shadav six and sampurna seven; the two directions can have different counts.Source: N2 §2.2.2, p. 16.More in the glossary, time, vadiVadiThe leading swara in a named raag teaching description. It helps explain note emphasis within that interpretation.Source: N2 §§2.2.6–2.2.9, pp. 17–18.More in the glossary, samvadiSamvadiThe swara ranked next to vadi in a named teaching account. The pair helps describe the raag’s note hierarchy.Source: N2 §§2.2.6–2.2.9, pp. 17–18.More in the glossary, arohaArohaA raag’s ascending note movement in a teaching outline. It is read alongside descending movement and characteristic phrases.Source: N2 §§2.2.3–2.2.4, pp. 16–17; §2.3 answer 1, p. 19; glossary entries 2–3, p. 20 (correcting the apparent ‘Avroha’ typo in §2.2.3).More in the glossary, avarohaAvarohaA raag’s descending note movement in a teaching outline. It may use notes or turns differently from the ascent.Source: N2 §§2.2.3–2.2.4, pp. 16–17; §2.3 answer 1, p. 19; glossary entries 2–3, p. 20 (correcting the apparent ‘Avroha’ typo in §2.2.3).More in the glossary and pakadPakadA characteristic note phrase that helps identify a raag. A pakad is a useful cue to identity, rather than a substitute for learning the raag’s wider movement.Source: N2 §2.2.5, p. 17.More in the glossary show the version the most independent publishers print; the sources page lists every version and who prints it. Other facts follow the source cited beside them. No musician has reviewed this profile yet.
- Pilu: raag profileMusic in Motion: AUTRIM (NCPA and University of Amsterdam) · cited as AUTRIMRaag profile written by Suvarnalata Rao with Wim van der Meer. Accessed 7 October 2026. Located by line in the saved page text; paraphrased.
- MAMUD4.1 Research and Contemporary Music, Musicologists, §5.4 THAAT SYSTEMSri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam · cited as SPMVVUniversity course material listing raags under each thaat (printed pp.41–42). All rights reserved: cited by locator and paraphrased, never reproduced. Accessed 7 October 2026.
- Raag PiluArtium Academy · cited as Artium AcademyA private music academy's raag page. Its terms reserve reproduction, so it is cited and paraphrased only. Accessed 7 October 2026.
- PiluKrsna Kirtana Songs · cited as Krsna Kirtana SongsPublic educational page. robots.txt provides a sitemap and no disallow rules; no terms/automation restriction linked from the inspected home and raga pages. Copyright is not assumed open: cite factual fields and paraphrase; full fetched text is local audit evidence only. Asterisks are the source's ati-komal/andolan qualifier, retained in rawValue; normalized pitch remains komal. Accessed 17 October 2026.
- Raag Pilu: Thaat, Time & Notes | KalaSudhaKalaSudha · cited as KalaSudhaPublic raga page. robots.txt allows this public path and excludes authenticated application paths; terms reviewed at /en-in/terms-conditions. All rights reserved: factual fields are cited, prose is paraphrased, fetched text retained for local audit only. No verbatim copying of the recorded core-field context was found in the compared already-used sources or KKSongs; attribution uncertainty is not a claim of original scholarship. Accessed 17 October 2026.
- Music and Dance Knowledge / Information: Hindustani raag profilesDivya Music · cited as Divya MusicMusic school's raag notes. No open licence: cited and paraphrased only. Accessed 7 October 2026.
- Pilu | SRgGmPdDnNS | Hindustani Raga Index | 365+ RagasRāga Junglism / George Howlett · cited as Rāga Junglism / George HowlettOpen-access musician-authored Raga Index. robots.txt disallows filter-result paths, not this raga page; no separate restrictive terms link found on the inspected page/about page. No open reuse licence assumed. Cite factual melodic summaries; paraphrase prose. Quoted AUTRIM/Tanarang/Parrikar passages and attributed chalan are not new independent votes. Accessed 17 October 2026.
- Vocal Music syllabus: Prarambhik to BhushanPracheen Kala Kendra · cited as PKKOfficial examination syllabus. It shows the year a raag is prescribed, not how the raag is sung. Accessed 7 October 2026. Located by printed page.
- Vocal Music syllabus: VisharadPracheen Kala Kendra · cited as PKKOfficial examination syllabus. It shows the year a raag is prescribed, not how the raag is sung. Accessed 7 October 2026. Located by printed page.