List of composers who created ragas explained

The following is a list of composers of Carnatic and Hindustani music, subgenres of Indian classical music, who have created ragas.

!Composer!Genre!Raga Created!Remarks!Ref
Goddess ParvatiMalkaunsIts believed that this raga was created by goddess Parvati to calm lord Shiva[1]
Lord ShivaDeepakThis raga believed to be created by Lord Shiva and there is a myth that singing it creates fire. Tansen sang this raga in court of Akbar
Swami HaridasHindustani musicBrindavani SarangIt is believed Swami Haridas brought Lord Krishna to earth by singing this raga who took the form of an idol which can still be seen in Mathura[2]
TansenHindustani musicMegh Malhar[3]
Miyan ki MalharTansen created this raga to bring rain
Gaud Malhar
Bilas KhanHindustani musicBilaskhani Todi[4]
M. BalamuralikrishnaCarnatic musicMahatiBalamuralikrishna created this raga in four notes[5]
LavangiBalamuralikrishna created this raga in four notes[6] [7]
GanapatiBalamuralikrishna created this raga using three notes[8]
TyagarajaCarnatic musicVivardhaniSaint Tyagaraja invented two ragas both ragas with four swaras in the arohana and have six swaras in the avarohana[9]
Navarasa Kanada
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicSri TyagarajaMahesh Mahadev created this raga and named after saint 'Tyagaraja[10] [11]
Amritha Kalyani[12] [13]
Nada Kalyani
Mukthipradayini
RajasadhakaRaga named after Indian scientist Y. S. Rajan
Binduroopini[14]
Mayurapriya
Thyagaraja MangalamMahesh Mahadev created this raga and named after carnatic musician T. M. Thyagarajan[15]
Tapaswi
Ekamukha
SrirangapriyaMahesh Mahadev created this raga and composed kirtana with Graha bedam with Ahir Bhairav raga written by Yogi Nareyana sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanym[16]
Srijanani[17]
Hameer Tarang
Shivakanthi
Ekamukha
Rudraranjani
Lalithavarali
Mayakara
BhimsenMahesh Mahadev created this raga and named after ‘Bharat Ratna’ Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (BHIM) Miaya Tansen (SEN)
Pranava
Naagadhaari
Thrinayani
Muthuswami DikshitarCarnatic musicMuthuswami Dikshitar brought rain at Ettayapuram, Tamil Nadu, India by singing his composition in this raga, "Aanandaamrutakarshini amrutavarshini".
Udayaravichandrika
Ramaswami Dikshitar Carnatic musicHamsadhvaniThis raga was created by Ramaswami Dikshitar (1735–1817), father of Muthuswami Dikshitar.[18]
Shyama ShastriCarnatic musicChintamaniShyama Shastri created this raga and composed 'Devi Brova Samayamide' Kriti in Telugu[19]
Lalmani MisraHindustani musicMadhu Bhairava[20]
Jayachaamarajendra WadiyarCarnatic musicJayasamvardini[21]
Maharaja Swathi ThirunalCarnatic musicSaranganatta [22]
Lalita Panchamam
Dvijavanti
Gopika Vasantam
[23]
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicShyam Bihag[24]
Baleshwari
Jog Todi
Ahir Lalit[25]
Rasiya
Yaman Manjh
Gunji Kanhara
Tilak Shyam
Rasiya [26]
Banjara
Suvarna
Piloo Banjara
Doga Kalyan
Nanda Dhwani
Natacharuka Created for his daughter Anoushka
Janasanmodini
Bairagi
IlayarajaCarnatic musicPanchamukhi[27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sep 29, 2016 . Indian classical music: Different kinds of ragas undefined Movie News - Times of India . 2023-01-29 . The Times of India . en.
  2. Book: Mukhopadhyay, Nirmalya . The Vision of the Solitary Man . 2021-08-15 . Global Collective Publishers . 978-1-954021-35-8 . en.
  3. Web site: Sep 29, 2016 . Tansen: The master of raag Deepak and raag Megh Malhar undefined Movie News - Times of India . 2023-01-29 . The Times of India . en.
  4. Book: Delhi, All India Radio (AIR), New . AKASHVANI: Vol. XXXV. No. 39 (20 SEPTEMBER, 1970) . 1970-09-20 . All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi . en.
  5. Web site: 2021-07-06 . M Balamuralikrishna: The Ultimate Creative Genius . 2023-01-29 . en-US.
  6. Rāganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
  7. Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications
  8. News: Ramakrishnan . Deepa H. . 2016-11-22 . Balamurali, a legend, who created ragas with three swaras . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-01-29 . 0971-751X.
  9. Web site: Tyagaraja's Contributions To Art Music . 30 January 2023 . www.outlookindia.com.
  10. Web site: Pinto . Arun . 2023-01-19 . Sri Tyagaraja - a New Raga in Carnatic Music by Mahesh Mahadev . 2023-01-29 . News Karnataka . en-US.
  11. Web site: SamyukthaKarnataka ePaper . 2023-01-29 . SamyukthaKarnataka ePaper.
  12. Web site: 2021-08-10 . Bengaluru composer creating new ragas . 2023-01-29 . Deccan Herald . en.
  13. Book: Bharatiya Samagana Sabha . Saamagana Indian Classical Music Magazine July 2018 - India's Monthly Classical Music Magazine . 2018-07-09.
  14. Web site: 2022-07-03 . Explore List of Ragas Created by Mahesh Mahadev . 2023-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703214334/https://maheshmahadev.com/list-of-ragas-created-by-mahesh-mahadev/ . 3 July 2022 .
  15. News: Mary . S. B. Vijaya . 2021-08-05 . Mahesh Mahadev's experiments with ragas . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-01-29 . 0971-751X.
  16. Web site: 2021-07-17 . Srirangapriya - A raga created by Mahesh Mahadev . 2023-01-30 . en-US.
  17. News: Balachandran . Logesh . Mahesh Mahadav and Priyadarshini salute Saint Tyagaraja with a new raga named after him . The Times of India . 2023-02-27 . 0971-8257.
  18. Web site: Ramaswami Dikshitar . 2023-01-29 . www.carnatica.net.
  19. Web site: Eka Raga Kritis in Carnatic Music . 2023-01-30 . www.carnaticcorner.com.
  20. Book: Dr Pushpa, Varanasi Basu . Raga Rupanjali . Ratna Publications . 2007.
  21. Web site: Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar Life, Music And Contributions . 2023-01-30 . www.magzter.com . en.
  22. Web site: Swati Thirunal- carnatic musician- Indian music personality . 2023-01-30 . webindia123.com.
  23. Web site: A comprehensive website on the life and music of Swathi Thirunal . 2023-02-27 . www.swathithirunal.in.
  24. Book: Craske, Oliver . Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar . Hachette Books . 2020 . 9781566491044 . 106.
  25. Book: Shankar, Ravi . Raga Mala: The Autobiography of Ravi Shankar . 1997 . Diane Publishing Company . 978-0-7567-6379-4 . en.
  26. Book: Craske, Oliver . Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar . 2020 . Hachette Books . 9781566491044 . x.
  27. Web site: Happy Birthday Ilaiyaraaja: 10 mind-blowing facts about the music maestro . 2023-01-29 . India Today . en.

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