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Kanada

Indian Classical Raga

Kanada is a janya raga of the 22nd melakarta Kharaharapriya. It leans heavily on gamakas (ornamentation) and minute pitch nuances, and it carries a sorrowful mood.

Scale

ArohanamS R2 G2 M1 D N2 S
AvarohanamS N2 P M1 G2 M1 R2 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
22
Parent Raga
Kharaharapriya

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Close relatives

Ragas whose scale differs from Kanada's by a note or two.

Janya ragas of Kharaharapriya

Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 22)