Skip to main content

Visharad Final, one song only revision pack

Raags prescribed for Visharad Final, one song only in Pracheen Kala Kendra's “Vocal Music syllabus: Visharad”, as cited on RagaPedia's raag profiles.

A syllabus shows the year a raag is prescribed, not how it is sung. This pack covers only the raags RagaPedia profiles; check the syllabus itself (https://pracheenkalakendra.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2_Vocal-Music-Visharad.pdf) for the full list. A sourced revision aid: no examination board approval or endorsement is claimed. Printed 8 November 2026 from ragapedia.com.

Raag Pahadi

Bilawal thaat · Audav core; variable mishra treatment · early night (first prahar of the night, about 6–9 pm)

Prescribed for Visharad Final, one song only (Pracheen Kala Kendra, printed p.16, list of prescribed raags).

Aroha
Sa Re Ga Pa Dha Sa'
Avaroha
Sa' Ni Dha (Ma♯) Pa Ma Ga Re Sa (.ni) .Dha .Pa .Dha Sa
Pakad
Ga Pa Dha Sa; Dha Pa Ga ga Ga Sa
Vadi · samvadi
Sa · Pa

Practise

  1. Sing the core frame Sa Re Ga Pa Dha Sa' and back down.
  2. In a Pahadi song, note which phrases stop on the five core notes.
  3. Mark any notes outside the core in a descending line. The source allows them in mixed treatment.

Sources: SwarGanga (aroha, avaroha, vadi, samvadi, thaat, time); KalaSudha (aroha, thaat); Krsna Kirtana Songs (aroha, thaat); Raga Junglism (pakad); Raag Hindustani / Sādhana (time). Full citations: ragapedia.com/ragas/pahadi/sources