Equivalent Ragas in Hindustani & Carnatic MusicThe hindustaani equivalent of a mELaa is called a thaaT. All hindustaani ragas

are classified under 10 thaaTs. Names in brackets are mELaa names. The

thaaTs are as follows:

• 1. kalyaaN (mEcakalyaaNi)

• 2. bilaaval (dheera shankaraabharaNam)

• 3. khamaaj (harikaambhOji)

• 4. bhairav (maayamaaLava gowLa)

• 5. bhairavi (tODi)

• 6. asaavEri (naTabhairavi)

• 7. tODi (shubhapantuvaraaLi)

• 8. poorvi (pantuvaraaLi)

• 9. maarvaa (gamanaashrama)

• 10. kaafi (kharaharapriyaa)

What follows is a table of raagaas, which are the scales in Indian music, or the

set of notes used in any given piece. First is the hindustani (north Indian) raagaa,

followed by its equivalent/near equivalent raagaa in carnaaTic music. For each

raga, the thaaT and the mELakartaa or mELaa scales, notations of the main or

raga from which the derivative or janya raagaa is formed, are also given.

Where carnaaTic raagaas are separated by a slash , the first raga is aarOha

(ascending scale) and the second raga is the avarOha (descending scale).

 

 

That Hindustani Raga Mela Carnatic Raga

10 abhOgi kAnadA 22 aabhOgi

1 adbhut kalyAN 29 nirOSTa

2 alahiya bilAval 29 bilahari

9 ambikA 59 dharmavati

1

Anandi,

AnandkalyAN,

nand

65

Anandi,

AnandkalyANi,

nand

6 asAvri 20 naTabhairavi

2 auDhava bilAval 29 LalitA

10 bAgEshrI 22 bAgEshrI

10 bAgEshrIkAnaDA 22 kAnaDA

10 bahAr 22 kAnaDA

4 bairAgibhairav 2 rEvati

4 bangalAbhairav 15 kannaDabangALA

4 basantmukhAri 14 vasantamukhAri

2 behAg 29 behAg

4 bhairav 15 mAyAmAlavagauLa

5 bhairavi 8 sindhubhairavi

2 bhaTiyAri 28cHAyAtarangiNi,

sAmA

2 bhImpalAsi 20bhImpalAs,

karnATakadEvagAndhAri

1bhUpali,

bhUp28 mOhana

1 bhUpkalyAN 65 mOhanakalyANi

4 bibhAs 15bibhAsu,

bauLi

2 bilAval 29dhIrashankarAbharaNa,

shankarAbharaNam

10 brndAvanisArang 22 puSpalatikA

3 campak 28 balahamsa

1,3 campAkali 64 kEtakapriyA

10 candrakauns 21 kadaram

1 chAyA 29,65 bEgaDa/sAranga

8 dIpak 51 dIpaka

3 dEs 28 dEs

3 dEsgauD 28 dEsyagauLa

3 dEshAkSi 28 bilahari

2 dEshkAr 28 mOhana

4 dEvaranji 15 dEvaranji

10 dhanAshri (bhImpalAs anga) 22 karnaTakadEvagAndhAri

5 dhanAshri (tODi anga) 8 dhanyAsi

6 darbArikAnaDA 22 darbArikAnaDA

2 durgA 29shuddhasAvEri,

madhuradhvani

3 gArA 22 dhanakApi

4 gauri 15 gauri

4 girijA 17 vasantA

10 gOpikAmbhOdi 20 gOpikAvasanta

10 gauNDgiri 22puSpalatikA,

suddhadhanyAsi

1 hamIrkalyAN 65 hamIrkalyANi

2 hamsadhvani 29 hamsadhvani

1 hamskalyAN 29/65 hamsadhvani/kalyANi

2 hEmkalyAN 29 bEgaDA

2 hEmant 29 hEmant

1hindOl

sAnjh65 sunAdavinOdini

8 indumati 51 indumati

9 jait (type 4) 53 gamanAshrama

1 jaitkalyAN 28 mOhana

10 jaijaivanti 22dvIjavanti,

jIjavanti

10 jayant 22 jayantasEnA

6jIvanpuri,

jOnpuri20

jOnpuri,

shuddhadEsi

10 jhinjOTi 28 jinjUTi

4jOgiyA,

guNakrI15 sAvEri

3 kalAvati 16 valaji

1kalyAN,

yaman65

mEcakalyANi,

kalyANi

3 khamAj 28 harikAmbhOji

4 kamalamanOhari 27 kamalamanOhari

10 kAfi 22 kharaharapriyA

6 kOkilapancham 8 prabhupriyA

2 kEdAra 29 nIlAmbari

3 khamAjI 28 khamAjI

3 khambAvati 28 balahamsa

8 kusumaranjani 15 gauLipantu

2 lAjvanti 29 shuddhasAvEri

9 lalit 17/53 sUryalalit

4 lalitpancam 15 lalitapancama

10madhmadsArang,

madhyamadisArang22 madhyamAvati

10 madhuranjani36

22

gambhIranATa

shuddhadhanyAsi

9 madhuvanti 59 dharmavati

5 mAlkauns 20 hindOLa

1 malarANi 60 hamsanAda

6 mAlkali 20 jayantashrI

2 mAND 29 mAND

2 manOhari 22 manOhari

1 mArgabehAg 65 shuddhakOshala

9 mArva 53 gamanAshramA

4 mEgharanji 15 mEgharanjani

7 multAni 45 gamakasAmantam

3 nAgasvari 28 nAgasvarALi

3 nArAyaNi 28 nArAyaNi

4 naTbhairav 27 sarasAngi

3 nATakuranji 28 nATakuranji

10 palAsi 22puSpalatikA

rudrapriya

5 pancam mAlkauns 20 jayantashrI

9 paraj 15paraju,

paras

10 paTadIp 22 paTadIp

10 paTamanjari 22 phalamanjari

10 pIlU 22 pIlU

9 pUria 53 hamsAnandi

9 pUriAdhanshrI 51 kAmavardhini

8 pUrvi 51 kAmavardhini

9 pUrvakalyAN 53 pUrvikalyANi

3 pratApavarALi 28 pratApavarALi

3 puNDalIka 28 nAgavalli

3 rAgEshrI 28 ravicandrikA

2 salang 29 skandamanOramA

1 sarasvati 64 sarasvati

4 saurASTrabhairav 17 saurAStra

10 shahAnA 22 ShahAnA

2 shankara 29 shankara

10 sindhUrA 22 saLagabhairavi

6 shObhAvari 20 sutAdri

1 shrIkalyAn 64 sarasvati

2 shuddha bilAval 29 shankarAbharaNa

1 shuddha kalyAN 65 mOhanakalyANi

6 sindhubhairavi 10 sindhubhairavi

9 sOhini 53 hamsAnandi

3 sOraT 28 suraTi

3 suhAkAnaDA 28 puSpalatikA

3 sUryakauns 23 kamalA

4 takkA 15 takkA

3 tilak kAmOd 27 nalinakAnti

3 tilang 30 tilang

7 tODi 45 shubhapantuvarALi

9 varaTi 52 paTalAmbari

9 vibhAvari 14 lasaki

1 yamankalyAN 65 yamunAkalyANi