A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c3.s6.17

c3.s6.17

It will be observed that all these janya ragas of the Tarangini are known to the Hindusthani musicians of the present day. The grantha therefore should be of the greatest historical importance to them. It is interesting to note how many of these janya ragas have changed their swaras during the Mohamedan regime. Some of the ragas seem to have retained their original Thatas even to this day. The author does not give any detailed definition of the janya ragas because I believe the work Tarangini is essentially a book on prosody and not on Music. As to the times assigned for the singing of these ragas the author says as follows:—