A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c5.14

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It may be pointed out here that although Ahobala Pandit used twenty-nine swara names in his music system, in the descriptions of his ragas, he never used more than twelve swaras. A reference to the chart will show that many of his vikritas are only different names for the same sounds. He does not make any secret of it. He tells his readers what notes he would not use in his ragas. Thus.