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Review packet

Give experts something concrete to correct.

This packet exposes the exact starter corpus, source coverage, comparison pairs, and review checklist. It is designed for teachers to audit before any raag is marked expert-reviewed.

31

Raags

19

Comparisons

5

Checklist items

0

Expert-reviewed

Review checklist

Grammar accuracy

Confirm aroha, avaroha, pakad, vadi, samvadi, and swara set.

Variant handling

Flag gharana, source, or teaching-profile variants that should not be flattened.

Learner focus

Check whether the learner note prevents the most common beginner mistake.

Confusion pairs

Verify related raags and reasons for confusion are pedagogically useful.

Source coverage

Decide whether the current source set is enough or needs a better reference.

Raags awaiting review

Yaman

Kalyan thaat, early night (first prahar of the night, about 6–9 pm), 13 sources

Start rising phrases from lower Ni. Hold Ga and Ni, and let phrases rest on Pa.

Bhairav

Bhairav thaat, early morning (first prahar of the day, about 6–9 am), 9 sources

Oscillate slowly on komal Re and komal Dha. Sa, Ma and Pa are also held.

Bhupali

Kalyan thaat, early night (first prahar of the night, about 6–9 pm), 10 sources

Listen for Re, Ga and Dha approached from above, and for glides joining Ga and Dha on the way down.

Kafi

Kafi thaat, midnight (third prahar of the night, about 12–3 am), 10 sources

Treat komal Ga and komal Ni as main notes and Re and Pa as resting points. Komal Ga may be oscillated.

Bageshri

Kafi thaat, midnight (third prahar of the night, about 12–3 am), 11 sources

Lean on Ma and Sa. Oscillate komal Ga and komal Ni, and keep Pa out of the ascent.

Darbari Kanada

Asavari thaat, midnight (third prahar of the night, about 12–3 am), 8 sources

Listen for slow, subtle oscillations on komal Ga and komal Dha.

Bhairavi

Bhairavi thaat, early morning (first prahar of the day, about 6–9 am), 10 sources

Learn the four-komal-note core first, then notice mixed versions that add shuddha Re and other notes.

Pahadi

Bilawal thaat, early night (first prahar of the night, about 6–9 pm), 7 sources

Hear Sa, Re, Ga, Pa and Dha as stopping notes, and tell the five-note core apart from mixed descending lines.

Pilu

Kafi thaat, any time, 9 sources

Rest on lower Ni, and tell the two forms of Ga and Ni apart going up and coming down.

Khamaj

Khamaj thaat, night (second prahar of the night, about 9 pm–12 am), 9 sources

Use shuddha Ni going up and komal Ni coming down. Bring out Ga and Ni, and rest on Pa.

Shivaranjani

Kafi thaat, midnight (third prahar of the night, about 12–3 am), 7 sources

Hear komal Ga as the only altered note, and the way Re and komal Ga resolve into each other.

Kedar

Kalyan thaat, early night (first prahar of the night, about 6–9 pm), 6 sources

Keep the light Ga touch around movements from Ma, and keep the characteristic turns.

Desh

Khamaj thaat, night (second prahar of the night, about 9 pm–12 am), 8 sources

Hear the five-note ascent, the two forms of Ni, and the descending turns.

Malkauns

Bhairavi thaat, midnight (third prahar of the night, about 12–3 am), 7 sources

Use slow glides, oscillate komal Ga, hold komal Dha, and tune the drone to Ma.

Durga

Bilawal thaat, night (second prahar of the night, about 9 pm–12 am), 10 sources

In middle-octave phrases, bring out Sa and Ma and rest on Pa.

Ahir Bhairav

Bhairav thaat, early morning (first prahar of the day, about 6–9 am), 7 sources

Learn the turn through Dha, komal Ni and komal Re, and keep komal Re clear so the raag keeps its identity.

Bhimpalasi

Kafi thaat, afternoon (third prahar of the day, about noon–3 pm), 8 sources

Control the slow slides and oscillations. Komal Ni is sung slightly higher in the ascent.

Bihag

Kalyan thaat, early night (first prahar of the night, about 6–9 pm), 10 sources

Keep Re and Dha light, bring out Ga and Ni, and use tivra Ma only in descending turns.

Brindavani Sarang

Kafi thaat, afternoon (third prahar of the day, about noon–3 pm), 8 sources

Hear the glides from komal Ni to Pa and from Ma to Re, and the important Re and Pa.

Kirwani

night (second prahar of the night, about 9 pm–12 am), 7 sources

Hear komal Ga, komal Dha and shuddha Ni together, and Re as a favoured resting note.

Alhaiya Bilawal

Bilawal thaat, late morning (second prahar of the day, about 9 am–noon), 12 sources

Learn the Ga Ma Re Ga Pa turn and the descending Dha ni Dha Pa. AUTRIM marks Ga and Ni as important.

Asavari (komal Re form)

Bhairavi thaat, late morning (second prahar of the day, about 9 am–noon), 10 sources

Oscillate komal Re and komal Dha, and learn the descending slides from komal Re to komal Ni and from komal Dha to Ma.

Patdeep

Kafi thaat, afternoon (third prahar of the day, about noon–3 pm), 8 sources

Keep weight on Ni, oscillate komal Ga, and touch Sa when you sing Re.

Hamir

Kalyan thaat, early night (first prahar of the night, about 6–9 pm), 7 sources

Stress Dha, and tell the two forms of Ma apart in the descent.

Tilang

Khamaj thaat, night (second prahar of the night, about 9 pm–12 am), 8 sources

Use shuddha Ni going up and komal Ni coming down, and keep upper Re limited.

Purvi

Purvi thaat, late afternoon to sunset (fourth prahar of the day, about 3–6 pm), 8 sources

Hear the light komal Re touch before Ga, and the closing phrase Ma(tivra) Ga re Sa.

Jaijaivanti

Khamaj thaat, night (second prahar of the night, about 9 pm–12 am), 10 sources

Sing the glide from Pa up to Re in the rising direction. Do not reverse it.

Kamod

Kalyan thaat, early night (first prahar of the night, about 6–9 pm), 7 sources

Touch Ma on the way from Re to Pa, and keep tivra Ma as a grace note near Pa and Dha.

Marwa

Marwa thaat, late afternoon to sunset (fourth prahar of the day, about 3–6 pm), 9 sources

Stress komal Re, but return to Sa now and then so komal Re is not heard as the tonic.

Multani

Todi thaat, afternoon (third prahar of the day, about noon–3 pm), 10 sources

Start phrases on lower Ni, oscillate komal Ga with tivra Ma, and rest on Sa or Pa.

Deshkar

Bilawal thaat, early morning (first prahar of the day, about 6–9 am), 10 sources

Bring out Dha and Pa, keep Re weak and short, and stay in the upper register.