Darbar (raga)

Darbar (pronounced darbār) is a ragam in Carnatic music. The raga is a comparatively recent entry to Carnatic Music, possibly in the earlier part of the 18th century.

Darbar

Mela	22nd, Kharaharapriya
Arohanam	S R₂ M₁ P D₂ N₂ Ṡ
Avarohanam	Ṡ N₂ D₂ P M₁ R₂ G₂ G₂ R₂ S
Chhaya svaras	G₂, N₂
Similar	Nayaki

Structure and lakshana

It is a Vakra ragam derived from the 22nd Melakarta rāgam Kharaharapriya. Nishadham and ghandharam used as long in the Avarohana. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

• ārohaṇa: S R₂ M₁ P D₂ N₂ Ṡ
• avarohaṇa: Ṡ N₂ D₂ P M₁ R₂ G₂ G₂ R₂ S

The notes used are shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham, kaisiki nishadham.

Arohanam and Avarohanam for Darbar

Popular compositions

Darbar is a scale that is used for compositions in a medium to fast tempo. This scale has been used by many composers and there are many compositions in classical music. It has been used to score film music, too. Here are some popular compositions in Darbar.

• Chalamela, an Adi tala varnam, and Ne vedhikkani by Veena Kuppayyar
• Thyagarajadhanyam and Halasyanadham bhajami by Muthuswami Dikshitar

Thyagaraja

• Aparathamulaman piyadukovayya – Jhampa
• Yocana Kamalalochana – Adi
• Enthundi Vedalithivo – Triputa
• Ela Theliyalero – Triputa
• Naradhaguruswami Ikanaina – Adi
• Mundhuvenuka Niruprakkalathodai – Adi
• Ramabhirama Ramaneeyarama – Triputa
• Nithyaroopa Evaripandithyamemi – Roopaka
• Paripalayamam Kodantapanaii – Triputa
• Ramalobhamela Nanurakshimchu – Adi

Other compositions

• Smaramanasa pathmanabacharanam – Roopaka by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
• Adiya Patham – Adi by Gopalakrishna Bharathi
• Raghavendra guru manatosmi – Kanta jadi triputa by Mysore Vasudevachar
• Sree Venugopala by Koteeswara Iyer
• Dhaari Theliyaka – Ata tala varnam by Patnam Subramania Iyer
• Meena Nayanana Neevunamidha – Rupaka by Subbaraya Sastri
• Nayaganai nindra – Thiruppavai No. 16 – by Andal
• Vezha Mugatharase by Ambujam Krishna

Related ragams

Darbar resembles Nayaki.

See also

• List of film songs based on ragas

Film songs

Song	Movie	Composer	Singers
Unnavaa Asalunnavaa	Bhakta Tukaram	P. Adinarayana Rao	Ghantasala (musician)
Amma Bangaru Thalli	Palnati Yuddham (1966 film)	S. Rajeswara Rao	P. Susheela

Sources

• Darbār Rāga (Kar), The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-565098-3. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

External links

• Information from Ragasurabhi
• Information from Raaga.Org Archived 21 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine