Tanukirti
Indian Classical Raga
Tanukirti is the name used in the Dikshitar (asampurna mela) school for the sixth melakarta raga, called Tanarupi in the 72-melakarta scheme. Its scale uses shuddha rishabha, shuddha gandhara, shuddha madhyama, shatsruti dhaivata and kakali nishada.
Scale
ArohanamS R1 G1 M1 P D3 N3 S
AvarohanamS N3 D3 P M1 G1 R1 S
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Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Tanukirti's by a note or two.
- Tanarupi
the same notes, moving differently
- Anandabhogi
uses M2 instead of M1
- Bhinnapancamam
uses D1 instead of D3
- Ganamurti
uses D1 instead of D3
- Ganasamavarali
uses D1 instead of D3
- Hatakambari
uses G3 instead of G1