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SANGEETHA PARIJATHA - CARNATIC MUSIC (VOCAL/VIOLIN)

(EQUIVALENT TO M A) (NOTE : SUBJECT TO CHANGES)

TITLE: EVOLUTION OF INDIAN MUSIC

CORE 1: THEORY

FIRST SEMISTER – CURRICULAM

UNIT 1: VAIDIKA GANAM, LOUKIKA GANAM

1. SAAMAGANAM, GRAMA MOORCHANA JAATHI PARINAMAM, GEETULU

2. RAAGAALAPTHI

3. GEETHA PRABHANDHAS

4. MAARGADESI TAALAS

UNIT 2: EVOLUTION OF TAMIL MUSIC

1. SWARA PADDHATHI, DIVISION OF RAGAS

2. TAALANGAS

3. TAMIL PRABHANDHAAS, VAAGGEYAKARAS

UNIT 3: SILA SAASANAS

1. KUDIMIYAMALAI

2. PRADHAMOPALABDHA TALLAPAKA SILA SAASANAM

UNIT 4: TEMPLE MUSIC (SOUTHERN STATES)

1. RAGA AND TALA ELEMENTS

2. INSTRUMENTAL ELEMENTS

3. MUSICAL WORKS

UNIT 5: DIFFERENT MUSICAL MODES

1. DIVITIONAL MUSIC

GROUP SINGING

2. YAKSHA GAANAM

BHAGAVATHAMELAM

3. HARIKATHA

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TITLE :NARATIONS OF DIFFERENT VAAGGEYAKARAS – BREIF AALAPANA – SWARAKALPANA

1ST SEMISTER

CORE- 2: PRACTICALS

UNIT 1: KARAHARAPRIYA RAGA KRITI – BRIEF ALAPANA, SWARAKALPANA

SRINIVASA TAVA CHARANAM – KHARAHARAPRIYA- RUPAKA- PAPANASAM SHIVAM

(OR)

CHAKKANI RAJA MARGAMU – KHARAHARA PRIYA – AADI- TYAGARAJU

UNIT 2: SANKARABHARANAM RAGA KRITI- ALAPANA, SWARAKALPANA

DAKSHINAMOORTHE - SANKARABHARANAM – JHMAPE – DEEKSHITAR

(OR)

ENDUKU PEDDALA – SANKARABHARANAM- AADI- TYAGARAJU

UNIT 3: TODI KRITIS ALAPANA, SWARAKALPANA

KOLUVAMARE – TODI- AADI- TYAGARAJU

(OR)

AMBANAADU- TODI- ADI- PALLAVI GOPALA YYA

UNIT 4 : SARASUDA - SAVERI – AADI- VARNAM- TISRAGAT

KAMAKSHI- YADUKULA – KHAMBHOJI- SWARAJATHI- SYAMASASTRI

UNIT 5:A.TEERMANALU

B.SIMPLE MUKTAYEES

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DEPARTMENT: CARNATIC MUSIC (VOCAL/VIOLIN)

TITLE: LAYA EXERCISE, TISRAGATI VARNAS, KRITIS

CORE 3: PRACTICAL

COURSE: MA

FIRST SEMISTER

UNIT 1: LAYA EXCERCISES

a. JATHI VIRUPU EXCERCISES

b. ALANKARAS (TRISRAGATHI)

c. AAVARTHANTA KHANDA VIRUPU

UNIT 2:

a. SWARAJATHI- RAVE HIMA GIRI – AADI- SYAMASASTRI

b. VANAJAKSHI – KALYANI- AADI - VARNAM- TISRAGATI

UNIT 3: KALYANI KRITIS, BRIEF ALAPANA & SWARAKALPANA

a. ENDUKO NIMANASU - AADI- TYAGARAJU

b. BHAJARERE CHITTA- MISRACHAPU- DEEKSHITAR

UNIT 4. KAAMBHOJI - KRITIS, BRIEF ALAPANA & SWARAKALPANA

a. O RANGASAAYI –AADI- TYAGARAJU

b. KAILASA NAADHENA - CHAAPU – DEEKSHITAR

UNIT 5: BHAIRAVI - KRITIS, BRIEF ALAPANA & SWARAKALPANA

1. SARIEVVARAMMA- KHANDA JHAMPE- SYAMASASTRI

2. JANANI MAMAVA – MISRACHAPU- SWATHI TIRUNAL

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TITLE: POPULAR VAGGEYAKARAS( 19- 20 CENTURY ) BREIF MANODHARMA FIRST SEMISTER

PRACTICALS 1 – COMPULSORY

UNIT 1: PRATHI MADHYAMA RAAGA KRITIS

a. ANANDANATAMAADU – POORVIKALYANI – RUPAKATALAM- NEELAKANTHASHIVAN

b. OM SHARAVANABHAVA- SHANMUKHA PRIYA- AADITALAM- PAPANASHAM SHIVAN-

UNIT 2: VIVAADI RAGAS

a. BAAGAAYENAYYA - CHANDRA JYOTHI – ADI- TYAGARAJU

b. PARAMATHMUDU - VAGADHEESWARI- ADI- TYAGARAJU

UNIT 3: OWDAVA – SAMPOORNA RAAGA KRITIS

a. TIRUVADIRAI- DHANYASI- RUPAKATHALAM - GOPALAKRiSHNA BHARATHI-

b. SRI KAMA KOTI- SAVERI- AADITALA- MYSORE SADASIVA RAO

UNIT 4: RAAGALAPANA

a. ANY ABOVE 4 RAGAS - RAGALAPANA

UNIT 5: SWARA KALPANA

a. ANY ABOVE 4 RAGA KRITIS - SWARAKALPANA

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TITLE : SWARALIPI, RAGAAMSHALU, KRITIS - NOTATION FIRST SEMISTER

PACTICALS -2 – CHOICE1- THEORY UNIT 1: NOTATION FOR KRITIS

1. AADI THALA KRITIS

2. MISHRA CHAPU KRITIS

UNIT 2: NOTATION FOR SWARALIPI

1. RUPAKA THALA KIRITHI

2. KANDHACHAPU TALA KIRITHIS

UNIT 3:RAGA LAKSHNAS

CORE1, CORE2 RAGA LAKSHANAS

UNIT 4: ELECTIVE -1, CO MPULSORY - RAGALAKSHANAS

UNIT 5: RAAGA PARINAMAM(EVOLUTION)

1. RAGA PARINAMA KRAMAM

2. RAGHA VIBHAJANA

3. RAGAA TRAYODHASHA LAKSHANAS

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TITLE: BRIEF EXPLANATION ABOUT DIFFERENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FIRST SEMISTER

ELECTIVE CHOICE - 2 –THEORY

UNIT1: TANTRI VADYALU- VEENA, GOTU, VIOLIN, VAYOLA, SANTOOR, SITAR, SAROD, SARANGI

UNIT 2: a. SUSHIRA VADYALU, GHANA VADYALU – FLUTE, NADA SWARAM, CLARIONATE,

BANSURI, SHAHANAI, SAKSAPHONE

b. MORSING, TALALU

UNIT3: AVANADHA VADYALU- MRUDANGAM, DOLU, TABLA, PAKHWAJ, DOLAK, KHOL,

KANJEERA

UNIT4 : VADYA KRAMA PARINAMAM

UNIT 5 : VEENA KRAMA PARINAM

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TITLE : SANGEETHA LAKSHANA GRANDHAS – INDTRODUCTION SECOND SEMISTER CORE 1 - THEORY

UNIT 1: 12 TH CENTURY – POORVA LAKSHANA GRANDHAS

a. NATYA SASTRAM

b. BRUHADHESI

UNIT 2: 12TH CENTURY – LAKSHANA GRANDHAS

a. SANGEETHA RATNAKARAM

b. SANGEETHA RAAJAM

UNIT 3: 13- 16TH CENTURY – GRANDHA LASKSHANAS

a. SWARA MELA KALANIDHI

b. RAAGA VIBHODA

UNIT 4: 17TH CENTURY SANSKRITHA LAKSHANA GRANDHAS

a. CHATURADANDI PRAKASIKA

b. SAMGRAHA CHUDAMANI

c. RAAGATALA CHINTAMAI

UNIT5 : IMPORTANT TELUGU LAKSHNA GRANDHAS

a. SANGEETHA SAMPRADAAYA PRADARSHINI

b. TACHHURU BROTHERS GRANDHAS

c. K V SRINIVASAYYA’S GRANDHAS

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TITLE : DEEKSHITAR, SYAMASASTRI, SWATHY TIRUNAL GUCHHA KRITIS CORE 2 : PRACTICALS

SECOND SEMISTER UNIT 1: NAVAGRAHA & NAVA VARNA KRITIS

a. SURYA MOORTHE – NAVAGRAHAKRITI –SOWRASTRA – DHRUVATALAM

b. KAMALAMBA – NAVAAVARANAKRITI- ANANDABHAIRAVI- CHAPUTALA

UNIT 2:; PANCHALINGA STHALA & GURU GUHA KRITIS

a. ARUNACHALA- PANCHALINGA- SAARANGA- RUPAKATALAM

b. SRINADHADI- GURUGUHA – MAYAMALAVAGOWLA- ADITALAM

UNIT 3: NAVARATRI & NAVARATNA MALIKA KRITIS

a. JANANIPAHI- NAVARATRI KRITI- SUDHASAVERI- CHAPUTALAM

b. MAYAMMA- NAVARATNA MALIKA- AAHIRI- ADITALAM

UNIT 4 :ALAPANAS FOR ANY 3 RAGAS

UNIT 5: SWARAKALAPANA FOR ANY 3 KRTHIS

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TITLE : DEEKSHITAR, SYAMA SASTRI, SWATI TIRUNAL GUCHHA KRITIS CORE 3: PRACTICALS SECOND SEMISTER

UNIT 1: NARADA, SRIRANGA GUCHHA KRITIS

a. SRI NARADA- NARADA- KANADA- ADITALAM

b. VANARAADA NAAMANAVI – SRI RANGA- DEVA GANDHARI- ADITALAM

UNIT 2: TIRUVATTIYUR, TULASI GUCHHA KRITIS

a. SUNDARI NINNU – TIRUVATTIYUR- AARABHI- CHAPUTALAM

b. TULASIBILVA- TULASI – KEDARAGOWLA- AADITALA

UNIT3: KOVURI, LALGUDI GUCHHA KRITIS

a. SAMBHO MAHADEVA- KOVURI- PANTUVARAALI- RUPAKATALA

b. DEVI SRI TAPAH TIRDHA – LALGUDI- MADHYAMAVATHI- VILOMACHAPUTALAM

UNIT4 : ALAPANA FOR ANY 3 RAGAS

UNIT 5 : SWARAKALPANA FOR ANY 3 KRITIS

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TITLE: SAMSKRITA BHASHA PARIGNANAM

ELECTIVE 1- COMPULSORY - THEORY

SECOND SEMISTER UNIT 1:FUNDAMENTAL ITEMS (PRADHAMIKA AMSHALU)-- 1

9 SABDHAS( RAAMA, HARI, GURU, RAMAA, MATI, SARVA, YUSHMAD, ASMAD, TAD)

UNIT2: FUNDAMENTAL ITEMS--- 2

3 DATHUS – BHU, PATHA, GOW - LAT, LOT, LAJ, VIDHRLING, LRUIT- 5 LAKARAS

3 DATHUS : VANDA, GAM, AASA – 5 LAKARAS

UNIT 3: 15 TIKA DEFINITION FOR IMPORTANT SLOKAS IN LAKSHANA GRANDHAS

1. NATYASASTRAM

a. CHATUSCSHATUSCHATUSCHAIVA

b. TATAMCHAIVA

c. VANGMAATURUCHYATE

d. YASTU TALAM NAJAATI

2. BRUHADHESI :

e. YO 2 SOWDHWANI VISESHASTU

3. SANGEETHA RATNAKARAM:

f. BHARHMA GRANDHIJA

g. SWARASYAKAMPO

h. GAANAKRIYOCHYATE

i. GRAMA SWARA SAMUHA

j. GRAHAMSATAARA

4. SWARAMELA KALANIDHI :

k. SRITYANTARA

l. GAANAM LAKSHYA PRADHANAM

m. PRABANDHA ITI

5. CHATURDANDI PRAKASHIKA:

n. KRAMAT SWARAANAM

o. TATRA LAPYESHU

UNIT 4 : ANAYSIS OF DIFFERENT SAMSKRITA VAGGEYAKARA’S- KRITIS

1. JAYADEVA ASHTAPADIS

2. NARAYANA TEERDHA TARANGAS

3. ANNAMACHARYA SAMKEERTANAS

UNIT 5: ANAYSIS OF THE SAMSKRITA KRITIS OF CARNATIC MUSIC TRINITY

1. TYAGARAJA

2. DEEKSHITAR

3. SYAMASASTRI

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TITLE: CARNATIC MUSIC TRINITY POORVA KRITIS

ELECTIVE - 2: CHOICE : 1 - PRACTICAL

SECOND SEMISTER

UNIT 1: JAYADEVA – 1, SADAHSIVA BRAHMENDRA- 1

UNIT2 : ANNAMACHARYA – 2

UNIT 3: PURAMDARADASU- 1; MUNIPALLE SUBRAHMANYA KAVI -1

UNIT 4: NARAYANA TEERDHA-2

UNIT 5 : RAMADASU- 2, TUMU NARASIMHA DASU – 2

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TITLE: TYAGARAJA DIVYA NAAMA, USTAVA SAMPRADAAYA, SAMKEERTANAS- EKA RAAGA KRITIS

ELECTIVE 2 : CHOICE 2: PRACTICALS

SECOND SEMISTER

UNIT 1 : TYAGARAJA DIVYA NAAMA SANKEERTANAS- 2

UNIT 2 : USTAVA SAMPRADAAYA KEERTANAS-2

UNIT 3: EKA RAAGA KRITIS -2

UNIT 4 : NOWKA CHARITRA GEYA NATAKAM

UNIT 5 ; PRAHLADHA BHAKTA VIJAYAM

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TITLE: HINDUSTANI, WESTERN MUSIC STUDY CORE: 1- THEORY THIRD SEMISTER

UNIT 1: UTTARA BHARATA SANGEETA ADHYAYANAM

a. HINDHUSTANI SANGEETHA CHARITRA PARINAMAM

b. HINDUSTANI SWARA DHAT PADDHATI, TALA AMSHALU, SWARALIPI VIDHANAM

c. CARNATIC, HINDUSTANI SANGEETHA TULANATMAKATA

UNIT 2: KRITIS, VAGGEYAKARAS

a. HINDUSTANI SANGEETA KRITIS-DRUPAD, KHAYAL, TAPPA, TUMRI, TARANA, GAJAL, HORI,

CHAITI, KAJARI, BHAJAN

b. HINDUSTANI VAGGEYAKARAS: HARIDAS, TANSEN, AMEER KHUSROE, SADARANG, ADARANG,

BHATKHANDE, VISHNU DIGAMBAR PALUSKAR, MEERABAI, KABIR, TULASIDAS

UNIT3: HINDUSTANI SANGEETHA BANILU, VADYALU, KACHERI PADHATI

a. BANILU: GWALIOR, AGRA, KERAANAA, JAIPUR

b. VADYALU: SAARANGI, SITAR, SAROD, SANTOOR, PAKHVAJ, TABLA, DOLAK , SHAHANAY,

BAMARI

c. KACHERI PADDATHI:- TIME THEORY

UNIT 4: WESTERN (PASCHATYA) SANGEETHA ADHYAYANAM

a. PARIBHASHIKA PADALU (MELODY, HARMONY, BARITONE, TENOR, BASS, SUPRANO,

CRACHET, ALTO QUIVER, DEMI SEMI QUIVER, FOREPART HARMONY, TRAYAD, CARD

b. MOORCHANALU IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

c. CARNATIC WESTREN MUSIC COMPARISION

UNIT5 : SWARALIPI (FLAT NOTATION), ORCHESTRA

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TITLE : VISTRUTA RAAGALAPANA, SWARAKALAPNA, NERAVU, MUKTAYIS

CORE 2 : PRACTICALS

THIRD SEMISTER UNIT 1: VISTRUTHA RAGAALAPANAS OF FOLLOWING RAGAS

a. KALYANI

b. KARA HARA PRIYA

c. TODI

UNIT 2: VISTRUTHA RAGAALAPANAS OF FOLLOWING RAGAS

a. SANKARABHARANAM

b. KAMBHOJI

c. BHAIRAVI

UNIT 3: NERAVU, MUKTAYIS, SWARAKALPANA FOR FOLLOWING KRITIS

a. KALYANI

b. KARAHARA PRIYA

UNIT4 : NERAVU, MUKTAYIS, SWARAKALPANA FOR FOLLOWING KRITIS

1. SANKARABHARANAM

2. TODI

UNIT5 : NERAVU, MUKTAYIS, SWARAKALPANA FOR FOLLOWING KRITIS

1. KAMBHOJI

2. BHAIRAVI

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TITLE : VAKRA RAGAS, SAAMIPYA RAGAS – KRITIS CORE : 3 PRACTICALS

THIRD SEMISTER UNIT 1: VAKRA RAGALU

a. RAMAA IKA - SAHANA- RUPAKA- PATNAM SUBRAHMANYA IYER

b. NA CHEYI VIDAVAKURA – NATAKURANJI- RUPAKA- MYSORE VASUDEVA CHARI

UNIT 2: KRITIS IN SAAMIPYA RAGAS

a. SURATI

b. REETIGOWLA

c. NAYAKI

UNIT 3; RAGAALAPANA

ANY 3 RAGAAS

UNIT4: SWARAKALPANA

ANY 3 KRITIS

UNIT 5: SING: SAAMIPYA RAGAS- PRAYOGAS

a. KEDARAGOWLA – SURATI

b. DEVAGANDHARI – AARABHI

c. DARBARU- NAYAKI

d. ANANDA BHAIRAVI- REETI GOWLA

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TITLE : SWARALIPI - MANODHARMA SAAKHALU

ELECTIVE 1: COMPULSORY -1 THEORY THIRD SEMISTER

UNIT : MANO DHARMA SAAKHALU – BREIF EXAMINATION

a. RAGAALAPANA

b. TAANAM

c. PALLAVI

d. NERAVAL

e. SWARAKALPANA

UNIT 2: RAGA PARINAMAM

a. RAGA PARINAMA KRAMAM, GRAHA BEDHAM

b. RAGA TRAYODASHA LAKSHNAS

c. GRAHA BEDHAM

UNIT3: RAGA LAKSHANAS – EXPLANATION

SAHANA, NATAKURANJI, BEGADA, SURATI, REETINALA NAYAKI

UNIT 4: RAGA LAKSHNAS

KEDARA GOWLA, DEVAGANDHARI, DARBARU, AARABHI, ANANDA BHAIRAVI

UNIT 5: RAAGAM, RASAM

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TITLE : PRAKEERNA SANGEETHAMSHAALU

ELECTIVE 2: CHOICE 1- THEORY

THIRD SEMISTER UNIT 1: CARNATIC MUSIC - PAST & PRESENT- BREIF EXAMINATION

UNIT 2 : ROLE OF MEDIA IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC

UNIT 3: PROGRESS OF CARNATIC MUSIC – VIDYALAYALU (UNIVERSITIES)

UNIT 4: STYLE OF CARNATIC MUSIC TRINITY

UNIT 5: IMPORTANT PLACES FOR MUSIC IN SOUTHERN STATES

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TITLE : DIFFERENT KRITIS IN VARIOUS LANGUAGS

ELCTIVE 2: CHOICE -2: PRACTICALS

THIRD SEMISTER UNIT 1: TAMIL LITERATURE – TIRUPPUGAL, KAVADI CHINDU

UNIT 2: KANNADA LITERATURE – KRISHNA NEE BEGANEBARO, TAMBURA MEETEDAVA

UNIT3 : MALAYALA LITERATURE - KARUNA CHAIVA ENDU

UNIT4 : ABHANG : KAYAHI PANDARI

UNIT5 : MEERA BHAJAN- PAAYOJIMAINE, TULASI BHAJAN - SRI RAMA CHANDRA

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TITLE: THESIS

FOURTH SEMISTER

MINIMUM 5O PAGES EASSY ON ANY SUBJECT IN MUSIC

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TITLE: RAGA, TAANAM, PALLAVI

CORE -2: PRACTICALS

FOURTH SEMISTER UNIT1 : ADITALA, CHATURASRAGATI, RUPAKATALAM (OR) KHANDA TRIPUTA PALLAVIS( 3 SPEEDS)

1. SANKARABHARANAM

2. TODI

UNIT 2: NADAPALLAVIS, TISRA, MISRA, KHANDA (ANY TWO IN THREE SPEEDS)

1. KALYANI

2. KARAHARA PRIYA

UNIT3: RAAGALAAPANA

ABOVE 4 RAGAS

UNIT4 : TAANAM

ABOVE 4 RAGAS

UNIT 5 : NERAVU, SWARKALPANA

ABOVE 4 RAGAS

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TITLE : SANGEETHA KACHERI

CORE3: PRACTICALS

FOURTH SEMISTER - CURRICULAM

HALF N HOUR COMPLETE MUSIC RECITAL ALONG WITH ORCHESTRA

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TITLE : JANYA RAGAS

ELCTIVE 1: COMPULSORY -PRACTICALS

FOURTH SEMISTER - CURRICULAM UNIT 1 : AOWDAVA RAGAS

a. MADHYAMAVATI - PALINCHU

b. AMRUTA VARSHINI – ANADHAMRUTAKARSHANI – RUPAKA TALAM

UNIT 2 : BHASHANGARAGAS

1. ATHANA – ANUPAMA- KHANDACHAPU

2. MUKHARI – TALACHINANTANE- ADI

UNIT 3: SHADAVA RAGAS

1. LALITHA – HIRANMAYI

2. SRI RANJANI—MARU BALKA – ADITALAM

UNIT4 : RAGAALAPANA

ANY 3 RAGAS

UNIT 5 : SWARAKALPANA

ANY 3 RAGAS

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TITLE : DIFFERENT SANGEETA KRITIS- BRIEF INTRODUCTION

ELECTIVE 1: CHOICE 1- THEORY

FOURTH SEMISTER UNIT1 : PRACHINA LITERATURE- RACHANA PARINAMAM

1. GEETULU

2. SULADI

3. THAYAM

UNIT2 : PRACHINA LITERATURE

1. PRABANDHAM

2. DARUVU

UNIT 3: SANGEETA PRADARSANA RACHANAS - 1

1. VARNAM

2. SWARAJATI

UNIT 4 : SANGEETA PRADARSANA RACHANAS - 2

1. KEERTANA

2. KRITI

3. RAGAMALIKA

UNIT 5 : SANGEETA PRADARSANA RACHANAS -3

1. PADAM

2. JAVALI

3. TILLANA

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TITLE : DIFFERENT SANGEETA KRITIS

ELECTIVE -2: CHOICE -2: PRACTICALS

FOURTH SEMISTER

UNIT1 : PADAVARNAM

UNIT 2 : PADAM

UNIT3 : JAVALI

UNIT4 : TILLANA

UNIT5 : SLOKAM & RAGAMALIKA