A challenge to enjoy on a daily basis (30 min.):
Select a popular melakarta raga to get into the “flow” >>
(e.g. the 65th Mecakalyani) before exploring others (01 to 72)
in 36 daily sessions, over and over again – Happy Flowing!
Over a longer period, start each practice session with a mela having Prati Ma for the ascending svara pattern (arohana), e.g. 37 or 72.
Then sing its corresponding mela containing Suddha Ma for the descending svara pattern (avarohana), e.g. 01 or 36.
For the above examples, “mela pair” practice means combining 29 & 65, 01 & 37 and 36 & 72 respectively.
Please note: the corresponding numbers within each pair always differ by 36.
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Credit: eSWAR / FS-3C Sruthi petti + Tanjore Tambura
Audio | Sruti selection for different vocal ranges and ragas
Credit: eSWAR / FS-3C Sruthi petti + Tanjore Tambura
To practice all the possible (36) “mela pairs”, check the (free) mela pocket guide >>
Select a matching pair of melakarta ragas per day from the print-friendly chart. For offline use, fold a printout along the green and dotted lines to fit your purse. Create your own schedule by picking any day in the calendar. Eventually add the current day of the week (e.g. 1 for Monday, 7 for Sunday) as to cover all the 72 melakarta ragas.
Learn more about melakarta & janya ragas >>