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{{Infobox raga
{{Infobox raga
| name          = Bilaskhani Todi
| name          = Bilaskhani Todi
| image_name    =
| image_name    =  
| image_alt    =
| image_alt    =  
| thaat        = [[Bhairavi (thaat)|Bhairavi]]
| thaat        = [[Bhairavi (thaat)|Bhairavi]]
| type          = Audava-sampurna
| type          = Audava-sampurna
| time          = Morning, 6–9
| time          = Morning, 6–9
| season        =
| season        =  
| arohana      = Sa re ga Pa dha Sa
| arohana      = Sa re ga Pa dha Sa
| avarohana    = re ni dha Ma ga re Sa
| avarohana    = re ni dha Ma ga re Sa
| vadi          = dha
| vadi          = dha
| samavadi      = ga
| samavadi      = ga
| pakad        =
| pakad        =  
| chalan        =
| chalan        =  
| synonym      = Vilaskhani Todi
| synonym      = Vilaskhani Todi
| equivalent    =
| equivalent    =  
| similar      = Bahaduri Todi
| similar      = Bahaduri Todi
}}
}}
{{Hindustani Classical Music}}  
{{Hindustani Classical Music}}
'''Bilaskhani Todi''' is a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] [[raga]]. It is a blend of the ragas [[Asavari]] and [[Todi (raga)|Todi]], and has a close affinity with [[Komal Rishabh Asavari]].
'''Bilaskhani Todi''' is a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] [[raga]]. It is a blend of the ragas [[Asavari]] and [[Todi (raga)|Todi]], and has a close affinity with [[Komal Rishabh Asavari]].


==Theory==
== Theory ==
Bilaskhani Todi is an example of the flaws of the Bhatkhande [[thaat]] system, because it is classified under the [[Bhairavi (thaat)|Bhairavi thaat]] based on the notes it uses, but it is actually a type of Todi, and permitting any Bhairavi during a performance kills the raga.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Empire of Todi|author=Rajan Parrikar|url=http://www.parrikar.org/hindustani/todi/}}</ref>
The Hindustani classical raga Bilaskhani Todi is an example of the flaws of the Bhatkhande [[thaat]] system because it is classified under the [[Bhairavi (that)|Bhairavi thaat]] based on the notes it uses, but it is actually a type of Todi, and permitting any Bhairavi during a performance kills the raga.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Empire of Todi|author=Rajan Parrikar|url=http://www.parrikar.org/hindustani/todi/}}</ref>


===Arohana & Avarohana===
=== Arohana and avarohana ===
*[[Arohana]]: Sa re ga Pa dha Sa
* [[Arohana]]: Sa re ga Pa dha Sa
*[[Avarohana]]: re ni dha Ma ga re Sa
* [[Avarohana]]: re ni dha Ma ga re Sa


===Vadi & Samavadi===
=== Vadi and samavadi ===
*[[Vadi (Hindustani classical music)|Vadi]]: dha
* [[Vadi (Hindustani classical music)|Vadi]]: dha
*[[Samavadi]]: ga
* [[Samavadi]]: ga


===Organization & Relationships===
=== Organization and relationships ===
[[Thaat]]: [[Bhairavi (thaat)|Bhairavi]]
[[Thaat]]: [[Bhairavi (thaat)|Bhairavi]]


===Samay (Time)===
=== Samay (Time) ===
Morning, between 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Morning, between 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.


===Seasonality===
=== Seasonality ===
Certain ragas have seasonal associations.
Certain ragas have seasonal associations.


===Rasa===
=== Rasa ===
Devotional, Bhakti
Devotional, Bhakti


==Historical Information ==
== Historical information ==
===Origins===
=== Origins ===
Legend has it that this raga was created by Bilas Khan, son of [[Miyan Tansen]], after his father's death. It is said that while trying to sing Todi, his father's favorite raga, at the wake of his father, Bilas was so grief-stricken that he mixed up his notes. That gave birth to this raga, and that Tansen's corpse moved one hand in approval of the new melody. (There is a similar legend, differing only in detail, about Tansen's Todi.)
Legend has it that this raga was created by Bilas Khan, son of [[Miyan Tansen]], after his father's death. It is said that while trying to sing Todi, his father's favorite raga, in the wake of his father, Bilas was so grief-stricken that he mixed up his notes. That gave birth to this raga, and that Tansen's corpse moved one hand in approval of the new melody. (There is a similar legend, differing only in detail, about Tansen's Todi.)


===Important Recordings===
=== Important recordings ===
* [[Amir Khan (singer)|Amir Khan]], Ragas Bilaskhani Todi and Abhogi, [[HMV]]/[[All India Radio|AIR]] [[LP record|LP (long-playing record)]], EMI-ECLP2765
* [[Amir Khan (singer)|Amir Khan]], Ragas Bilaskhani Todi and Abhogi, [[HMV]]/[[All India Radio|AIR]] [[LP record|LP (long-playing record)]], EMI-ECLP2765
* [[Nikhil Banerjee]], Morning Ragas, Bombay 1965, [[LP record]], Raga Records. ([[Compact Disc|Audio CD]] released June 1996; [[iTunes]] 2000).
* [[Nikhil Banerjee]], Morning Ragas, Bombay 1965, [[LP record]], Raga Records. ([[Compact Disc|Audio CD]] released June 1996; [[iTunes]] 2000).
* [[Ravi Shankar]], from the 1950s
* [[Ravi Shankar]], from the 1950s


== Film Songs ==
== Film songs ==
=== Language:[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ===
 
=== Tamil ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
! Song
!Movie
! Movie
!Composer
! Composer
!Singer
! Singer
|-
|-
|Uthaya Geetham
| "Uthaya Geetham"
|[[Udaya Geetham]]
| [[Udaya Geetham]]
|rowspan=3|[[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
|[[S.P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| [[S.P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
|-
|Malai Nera Kaatre
| "Malai Nera Kaatre"
|[[Agal Vilakku]]
| [[Agal Vilakku]]
|[[S. Janaki]]
| [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|-
|Thendrale Nee Pesu  
| "Thendrale Nee Pesu"
|Kadavul Amaitha Medai
| Kadavul Amaitha Medai
|[[P. B. Sreenivas]]
| [[P. B. Sreenivas]]
|}
|}


==References==
== References ==
Bor, Joep ''(ed).'' Rao, Suvarnalata; der Meer, Wim van; Harvey, Jane ''(co-authors)'' ''The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas''. Zenith Media, London: 1999.
Bor, Joep ''(ed).'' Rao, Suvarnalata; der Meer, Wim van; Harvey, Jane ''(co-authors)'' ''The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas''. Zenith Media, London: 1999.
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070514235610/http://www.itcsra.org/sra_others_samay_index.html SRA on Samay and Ragas]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070514235610/http://www.itcsra.org/sra_others_samay_index.html SRA on Samay and Ragas]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070514234610/http://www.itcsra.org/sra_raga/sra_raga_that/sra_raga_that_index.html SRA on Ragas and Thaats]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070514234610/http://www.itcsra.org/sra_raga/sra_raga_that/sra_raga_that_index.html SRA on Ragas and Thaats]
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Latest revision as of 00:34, 4 June 2021

Bilaskhani Todi
ThaatBhairavi
TypeAudava-sampurna
Time of dayMorning, 6–9
ArohanaSa re ga Pa dha Sa
Avarohanare ni dha Ma ga re Sa
Vadidha
Samavadiga
SynonymVilaskhani Todi
SimilarBahaduri Todi

Bilaskhani Todi is a Hindustani classical raga. It is a blend of the ragas Asavari and Todi, and has a close affinity with Komal Rishabh Asavari.

Theory[edit | edit source]

The Hindustani classical raga Bilaskhani Todi is an example of the flaws of the Bhatkhande thaat system because it is classified under the Bhairavi thaat based on the notes it uses, but it is actually a type of Todi, and permitting any Bhairavi during a performance kills the raga.[1]

Arohana and avarohana[edit | edit source]

Vadi and samavadi[edit | edit source]

Organization and relationships[edit | edit source]

Thaat: Bhairavi

Samay (Time)[edit | edit source]

Morning, between 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Seasonality[edit | edit source]

Certain ragas have seasonal associations.

Rasa[edit | edit source]

Devotional, Bhakti

Historical information[edit | edit source]

Origins[edit | edit source]

Legend has it that this raga was created by Bilas Khan, son of Miyan Tansen, after his father's death. It is said that while trying to sing Todi, his father's favorite raga, in the wake of his father, Bilas was so grief-stricken that he mixed up his notes. That gave birth to this raga, and that Tansen's corpse moved one hand in approval of the new melody. (There is a similar legend, differing only in detail, about Tansen's Todi.)

Important recordings[edit | edit source]

Film songs[edit | edit source]

Tamil[edit | edit source]

Song Movie Composer Singer
"Uthaya Geetham" Udaya Geetham Ilaiyaraaja S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Malai Nera Kaatre" Agal Vilakku S. Janaki
"Thendrale Nee Pesu" Kadavul Amaitha Medai P. B. Sreenivas

References[edit | edit source]

Bor, Joep (ed). Rao, Suvarnalata; der Meer, Wim van; Harvey, Jane (co-authors) The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Zenith Media, London: 1999.

  1. Rajan Parrikar. "The Empire of Todi".

External links[edit | edit source]