• Raag Niranjani Todi •

S-r-g-mM-P-D-nN-S


A seldom-heard invention of Kishori Amonkar, combining elements from Bairagi, Ahir Bhairav, and Bhinna Shadaj. Despite these lofty origins, I can’t track down a single rendition by its creator – although her disciple Raghunandan Panshikar has recorded it several times, focusing his interpretation on a Jaiwanti Todi-like uttarang, and limiting shuddha Ni to specific ascending phrases (also conjuring chayas of Jogiya via Srm; mrS and Parameshwari via SnD; DnS(g)rm). The treasure-trove RICMP channel offers an up/down path of Srgr, SrmPD, DnD, GmDNDS; SnDP, DmP, mrmP, mrS, rgrS – although further information is hard to come by, with the detail of Amonkar’s sonic intentions remaining shrouded in mystery until an original recording may surface. Also see the nearby Ahiri Todi.


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[bandish, e.g. 0:47] S(g)rm, P(DP) D(P), (m)D Pm, Sm(gPmgm) g\r(gr) g(rg)S, D(nDS) (nD)n D, (S)n (S)n/S S, SS (Sg)r (g)r (r)g\r r\SS, S(g)r r/m, (S)mm m(PmDPnDnP)m, g\r rS…

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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 | 32Enclosed | 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.

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• Prakriti: (none found)

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–Swara Geometries–

Core form: SrgmMPDnNS
Reverse: SrRgmMPDNS
Negative: 6-2-4
Imperfect: 3 (re, Pa, Dha)
Detached: 1 (Dha)
Symmetries: none
Murchanas: none

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–Global Translations–

Carnatic: (~Divyamani)
S-R1-G2-M1-M2-P-D2-N2-N3-S
Jazz: Dorian b2 (dbl. 4th/7th)
1-b2-b3-4-#4-5-6-b7-7-8
Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-1-3-5-6-7-9-10-11-0
(1–2–2–1–1–2–1–1–1)

o o • o • o o o • o o o o


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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa (+Dha)
• Names: Niranjani Todi, Neeranjani Todi

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—Kishori Amonkar (~1990s)—
(^ the ‘normal’ Todi: I can’t find any of her Niranjani renditions…)

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