Raga Bilaskani Todi
Vocal
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Artiste Gharana Jaipur Atrauli Gharana
Artiste Name Vidushi Shruti Sadolikar
On Accompaniment Harmonium: Shri Anant Joshi
On Tabla Shri Abhay Datar
In this Vocal Classroom video of 40 mins, Vidushi Shruti Sadolikar explains the raga, then starts the improvisation with beautiful Aalap in Bilaskani Todi.
Going further, the artiste recites serene bandishes in Teentaal. After presenting intricate taans in the raga, she concludes the raga improvisation.
Please find the following comprehensive written practice materials for Raga Bilaskani Todi on Vocal, provided by Vidushi Shruti Sadolikar on this extensive learning page.
*Do note that many of the raga practice materials provided for one instrument can also be practiced on other instruments.
Raga Details
| Raga Name | Bilaskani Todi | That | Bhairavi |
| Rasa | Time | Morning( Second Prahar) | |
| Jati | Audhav- Shadhav | Scale | Pentatonic- Hexatonic |
| Vadi | Dhaivat(d) | Samvadi | Gandhar(g) |
| Ascending | S r g P d Ṡ | Descending | Ṡ, ṙ n d P mg r, g P,d m g r S |
| Swaras in this raga | Sa, Komal Re, Komal Ga, ma, Pa, Komal dha , Komal ni, Sa | ||
| SrgP | dmgr | gr | rg rS |
Raga Pakad
| Sr | Srg | gr | grS>> | S> | gr | ṇS rg | ḍ> |
| ḍ> | ḍ~g> | rS>> | |||||
| Sr gP | gP | gP dnd | d> mgr | mgr | gr | gr ṇ ḍ> | ḍ>~S> |
Raga Chalan
Aalap in Raga Bilaskani Todi
Mandra -Madhya Saptak Aalap I
| Sr > > | Sgr > > | gr > | grS > > | S > > | Sg > | ṇSrg > > | ḍ > ḍ > |
| ḍ~g > > | rS > > | S > > | |||||
| S > > | r > > | ṇ > > | ḍ > > | ḍ > > | S > > | ḍ Sr > > | S > > |
| ḍ Sr > > | r > ṇ ḍ > | ṇ ḍ > > | ḍ > > | S > > | S > > | Sr > > | gr > |
| r > > | S > > | ||||||
| ḍSr > > | Sr > > | srg > > | g >r > | gr > Sr > | gr > gr > | S > > | ḍ > > |
| S > > |
Madhya Saptak Aalap I
| Srg > | rg > > | rg > > | gr > > | grS > | Srg > > | grg > > | gr ṇ > > |
| ḍ > > | ḍ~g > | r > | rS > > | ||||
| S > gr > | gr > | S > > | SR gP > | gP gr > | gP > >, | gr gm | gr > |
| g > > | gr gP > > | P > > | P > > | dm gr > | g > > | gr | S > |
| S~P > > | P > > | P > | Pd m > | m > grg > | gg > | mg rg | r > > |
| S > >, | S~d > | n > d > > | S~n > | d > | mgr gP > | P > > | P > > |
| dmgr g > | S~m | grg > | rg rS > | ||||
| S~P > > | d > > | d > > | gPnd > | S~nd > | mgr > > | gP Pd | dn >d |
| mg | rg | P > > | dm | gr > | r > > | S > |
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Raga Bilaskani Todi - Composition
| Bandish in Teentaal | |
| Asthayi | Antara |
| Sanana Sughara Ghara Aaye Aaja More
Ananda Mangala Gaavo Aaja Sakhi. |
Baara Baara Balihari Jaavu Me,
Raaga Roopa Rijhavara Kansa. |
| Asthayi | |||||||||||||||
| Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | Dha | Tin | Tin | Ta | Ta | Dhin | Dhin | Dha |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| d | Ṡ | ṙ | n | d | m | g | r | ||||||||
| Sa | na | na | Su | gha | ra | gha | ra | ||||||||
| g | > | g | rg | mr | g> | r | S | ||||||||
| Aa | > | ye | Aa> | >> | ja | Mo | re | ||||||||
| S | S | r | r | g | g | P | P | ||||||||
| Aa | > | nan | da | Man | > | ga | la | ||||||||
| d | > | d | m | gr | g | r | S | ||||||||
| ga | > | vo | Aa | >> | ja | Sa | khi | ||||||||
| Antara | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| d | > | m | g | r | g | n | d | |||||||||
| Ba | > | ra | Ba | > | ra | Ba | li | |||||||||
| Ṡ | > | Ṡ | Ṡr | ġ ṙ | ṙ | Ṡ | Ṡ | |||||||||
| ha | > | ri | Ja> | >> | vu | Me | > | |||||||||
| > | Ṡ ṙ | ġ> | ġ | Sr | gP | P | g | |||||||||
| > | Ra> | >> | ga | Ru> | >> | Pa | Ri | |||||||||
| gP | d Ṡ | d | m | r | g | r | S | |||||||||
| Jha> | >> | va | ra | Kan | > | Sa | > | |||||||||
TAAN-PALTA-LAYAKARI
32 Beats Taan:
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gr |
gr |
gm |
mg |
rg |
mm |
gr |
gr |
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SS |
Sr |
gS |
rg |
Pd |
gP |
dn |
dP |
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d Ṡ |
ṙ ġ |
ġ ṙ |
Ṡ ṙ |
ġ ġ |
ṙn |
dd |
nd |
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mg |
rg |
rS |
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26 Beats Taan:
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Sr |
gP |
d g |
Pd |
Ṡ ṙ |
d Ṡ |
ṙ ġ |
ṁ ġ |
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ġ ṙ |
ṙ ġ |
ġ ṙ |
nd |
nd |
mg |
rg |
Pd |
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Ṡd |
Ṡ> |
d> |
nd |
mg |
rg |
mg |
gr |
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gr |
SS |
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28 Beats Taan:
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Sr |
Gm |
Pm |
dP |
Nd |
Nd |
Ṡ> |
>> |
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ṠN |
Ṡ ṙ |
N Ṡ |
dN |
dN |
N,P |
dP |
dd |
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mP |
mP |
P, G |
mG |
mm |
Gm |
Pd |
Pd |
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mP |
mP |
PG |
mG |
mr |
Gm |
Gr |
SS |
This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
Please become of member of our website to access this page.
This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
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Raga Bilaskani Todi Classroom Study
Raga Bilaskhani Todi In Sitar
Classroom study featuring Raga details, Alankaras, Aalap, Taan patterns, Bandish, etc., accompanied by a detailed video.