S-R-gG-m-P-d-nN-S

---

Invented by sitarist Vilayat Khan as a tribute to his father, legendary Imdadkhani innovator Enayet Khan (although when the raga first surfaced, circa 1981, he was instead calling it ‘Vilayat Khani Kanada’…). As per fellow Imdadkhani sitarist-scholar Deepak Raja’s ever-excellent analysis, the raga runs along the lines of “Darbari with the addition of two ‘alien swaras’ in the ascent [shuddha Ga & Ni]…Phrases with the alien swaras are always sandwiched between typical Darbari phrases, and blend [into] the new melodic entity with a distinctive emotional flavour”. He also details how Darbari’s character “is preserved by keeping the raga firmly anchored in the lower half of the melodic canvas, with very sparing development in the upper tetrachord or higher octave”. Khan’s most prominent recording is laden with long, ponderous meend, which occasionally render the adjacent ni-Ni positions consecutively. Seemingly unperformed by anyone besides its creator.

---

• Raga Megalist (365+) •

Search | Glossary | Tags

• Hindustani Raga Index •

—Vilayat Khan (2001)—

---

[gat, e.g. 47:43] SR (m)g/m R, n(RnSn) n\d n\d, P, mPn\d, NNS, R(SR) G, (m)g/m R(S), SR (m)g/m RS, R\d(nd) n\d n\d…

---

• Classifiers •

Explore hidden inter-raga connections: swara geometries, melodic features, murchana sets, ragangas, & more (also see the Full Tag List):

---

Swaras: -4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+

Sapta: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Poorvang: SRGM | SRG | SRM | SGM

Uttarang: PDNS | PDS | PNS | DNS

Varjit: Re | Ga | Ma | Pa | Dha | Ni

Double: rR | gG | mM | dD | nN

Thaat: 10 | 32 | Enclosed | Inexact

Chal: All-shuddha | All-komal | Ma-tivra

Gaps: Anh. | Hemi. | 3-row | 4-row | 5-row

Symmetries: Mirror | Rotation | Palindr.

---

Aroha: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Avroh: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Jati: Equal | Balanced | Av.+1 | Av.+2

Samay: Morning | Aftern. | Eve. | Night

Murchana: Bhup. | Bihag | Bilaw. | Charu.

Raganga: Bhairav | Malhar | Kan. | Todi

Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball

Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern

Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang

Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.

–Swara Geometries–

---

• Core form: S-R-gG-m-P-d-nN-S

• Reverse: SrRGmPdDnS (=none)

• Inverse: Dha; SGDS (=none)

• Imperfect: 2 (Re, Ni)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: none

• Murchanas: Rang Malhar (on ma)

–Global Translations–

---

• Carnatic: (~Amrithavahini)

S-R₂-G₂-G₃-M₁-P-D₁-N₂-N₃-S

• Jazz: Aeolian (dbl. 3rd/7th)

1-2-b3-3-4-5-b6-b7-7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-2-3-4-5-7-8-10-11-0

(2–1–1–1–2–1–2–1–1)

---

o • o o o o • o o • o o o

---

• Tanpura: Sa–Pa (or none)

• Names: Enayetkhani Kanada, Enayet Khani Kannada, (formerly Vilayat Khani Kanada)

—Vilayat Khan (1981)—