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Raag Bhatiyar

Bhatiyar is a Marwa-thaat raag, given its full colour in the 4th prahar of the night. It uses all seven swaras on the way up and all seven coming down, taking a vakra (winding) path rather than a straight line. Phrases centre on Shuddha Madhyam - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Shadj as samvadi.

Swars: Both Madhyams, Rishabh Komal. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.

Raga Bhatiyar

4th Prahar of the Night (3AM to 6AM)
Marwa thaatSampurna - Sampurna VakraVadi: Shuddha MadhyamSamvadi: Shadj
SrSSmmDPSDDNPmPGM̄DṠ
ṠrʼNDPDNPmPGrS

Pakad: S m P · P G r S · S D N D · N P · D m · P G · P G r S · M̄ D Ṡ

Sargam is written with Sa on C: komal swars are lowercase, teevra Ma is M̄, ʼ before a swar marks the lower (mandra) octave and Ṡ / ʼ after marks the upper (taar) octave. The synth plays plain notes - the gamak, meend, and andolan that bring a raag to life are what you learn in class with an expert.

Film songs in Raag Bhatiyar

7 Hindi and regional film songs composed on Raag Bhatiyar, with film, year, singer and music director. Hearing the raag in songs you already know is the fastest way to internalise its mood - tap a tile to play.

Aayo PrabhatSur Sangam (1985)Rajan Mishra / S. Janaki · music: Laxmikant / Pyarelal
Ae Dilruba Nazare MilaRustam Sohrab (1963)Lata Mangeshkar · music: Sajjad
Bol Meri Taqdeer Me Kya HaiHariyali Aur Rasta (1962)Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh · music: Shankar, Jaikishan
Jaya NandlalaGhar Ghar Ki Kahani (1970)Lata Mangeshkar · music: Kalyanji, Anandji
Nadiyan Me Yeh Laharein NacheAmanush (1975)Shyamal Mitra · music: Shyamal Mitra
Naina Neer BahayeWater (2005)Sadhana Sargam · music: A.R. Rahman
Roop Tera MastanaAaradhana (1969)Kishore Kumar · music: S.D. Burman

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