raagawheel

Janya of mela 27Sarasangi

Nalinakanti

also known as Nalinakanthi

SSG3G3R2R2M1M1PPN3N3SS (upper octave)

SS (upper octave)N3N3PPM1M1G3G3R2R2SS

Characteristic phrases

SSG3G3R2R2M1M1PPN3N3SS (upper octave)

The vakra opening S G3 R2 announces the raga in a single sweep.

How to know it

Shadava–Shadava (vakra aroha)

Fresh, sparkling and compact — a 20th-century concert favourite for brisk early-slot kritis.

Family

Parent · Mela 27Sarasangi

Hear it in songs

  • Manavyalakincharadate

    Thyagaraja · Desadi

    Effectively the raga's foundation document — nearly every Nalinakanti performance orbits this one Thyagaraja kriti.

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  • Thillana (Nalinakanti)

    Mysore T. Chowdiah · Adi

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