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 Bhairavi
Bhairavi thaat · Sampurna-Sampurna · early morning (first prahar of the day, about 6–9 am)
Prescribed for Visharad Final thumri (Pracheen Kala Kendra, printed p.16, list of prescribed raags).
- Aroha
- Sa re ga Ma Pa dha ni Sa'
- Avaroha
- Sa' ni dha Pa Ma ga re Sa
- Pakad
- Sa ga - Ma Pa Ma ga Ma re Sa; ga Ma Pa dha Pa; Ma ga - Sa re Sa
- Vadi · samvadi
- Ma · Sa
Practise
- Sing the ascent Sa re ga Ma Pa dha ni Sa' using only komal Re, Ga, Dha and Ni.
- Sing Sa ga Ma Pa Ma ga Ma re Sa slowly.
- In a light-classical recording, mark every note outside the four-komal core.
Sources: IGNOU OMU-001 (aroha, avaroha, vadi, samvadi, thaat, time); Artium Academy (aroha, avaroha, vadi, samvadi, thaat, time); Krsna Kirtana Songs (aroha, avaroha, vadi, samvadi, thaat, time); KalaSudha (aroha, avaroha, vadi, samvadi, thaat, time); Raag Hindustani / Sādhana (aroha, avaroha); Prabhāta Saṃgiita (article by Kirit) (aroha, avaroha, vadi, samvadi, thaat, time); Rāga Junglism / George Howlett (avaroha, vadi, time); AUTRIM (pakad, time). Full citations: ragapedia.com/ragas/bhairavi/sources
Raag Pilu
Kafi thaat · Audav-Sampurna · any time
Prescribed for Visharad Final thumri (Pracheen Kala Kendra, printed p.16, list of prescribed raags).
- Aroha
- Sa Ga Ma Pa Ni Sa'
- Avaroha
- Sa' ni Dha Pa Ma ga Re Sa .Ni Sa ga Re Sa
- Pakad
- ga Re Sa Ni Sa; Ni Sa Re ga - Sa ga Re Sa Ni -; Ga Ma Pa dha Pa Ma Pa ga Re
- Vadi · samvadi
- ga · ni
Practise
- Sing an upward phrase with shuddha Ga and Ni, then a downward phrase with komal 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.
Sources: Artium Academy (aroha, avaroha, thaat); Rāga Junglism / George Howlett (aroha); AUTRIM (pakad, time); Krsna Kirtana Songs (vadi, samvadi, thaat, time); KalaSudha (vadi, samvadi, thaat, time). Full citations: ragapedia.com/ragas/pilu/sources
