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Sri Tyagaraja is a rāgam in Carnatic music(musical scale of South Indian classical music) created by music composer Mahesh Mahadev [kn] who has created many ragas, Which is named after saint Tyagaraja of Tiruvaiyaru. It is the Janya raga of 59th Melakarta rāgam Dharmavati in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic classical music. Mahesh Mahadev introduced this raga to Indian classical music by composing Carnatic kritis & viruttams.

Sri Tyagaraja raga is an asymmetrical and does not contain dhaivatham in both ascending and descending of the scale, The gamakas of this raga emotes bhakti and karuna rasa.

Mahesh Mahadev has also introduced this new rāgam to Hindustani music.

Structure and Lakshana

Sri Tyagaraja is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain rishabham or dhaivatam in the ascending scale and does not contain dhaivatam in the descending scale. It is an audava-shadava rāgam (or owdava rāgam, meaning pentatonic ascending scale, shadava meaning hexatonic descending scale).

Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows.

• ārohaṇa: S G₂ M₂ P N₃ Ṡ
• avarohaṇa: Ṡ N₃ P M₂ G₂ R₂ S

The notes used in this scale are shadjam, sadharana gandharam, prati madhyamam, panchamam and kakali nishadham in ascending scale and chatushruti rishabham added in descending scale. It is a audava - shadava rāgam

Notes

1. Alternate notations:
   • Hindustani: S G̱ M̄ P N Ṡ
   • Western: C E♭ F♯ G B C
2. Alternate notations:
   • Hindustani: Ṡ N P M̄ G̱ R S
   • Western: C B G F♯ E♭ D C

Compositions

The compositions in this rāgam

See also

• List of Film Songs based on Ragas

References

1. ^ "Sri Tyagaraja - a new creation". www.sruti.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
2. "Bengaluru composer creating new ragas". Deccan Herald. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
3. Mary, S. B. Vijaya (5 August 2021). "Mahesh Mahadev's experiments with ragas". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
4. ^ Pinto, Arun (19 January 2023). "Sri Tyagaraja - a New Raga in Carnatic Music by Mahesh Mahadev". News Karnataka. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
5. ^ "Sri Tyagaraja Raga created by Mahesh Mahadev". 10 January 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
6. "SamyukthaKarnataka ePaper". 25 January 2023. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
7. Sri Tyagaraja Raga on Strings | Mahesh Mahadev | Jyotsna Srikanth | Sri Ramachandram Bhajami -Violin, retrieved 3 April 2023

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