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Thaat (English)



 ||Thaat||

 

Thaat is also called mail. In ancient texts, writers have called Thaat by the name of mail. “That group of notes which has the power to create a raga is called thaat or mail.”

The Thaat system, after taking many rounds from ancient times, settled in the 10 Thaats of modern times. In 10 The notes of the Thaats along with their symbols are as follows.

1.. Bilawal Thaat- S R G M P D N                        All Tones (Swar) are Shuddh (Pure)

2. Khamaj Thaat- S R G M P D N                       N Komal, rest Tone Pure

3. Kaafi Thaat - S R G M P D N                          G N Komal, rest Swar Shudh

4. Asavari Thaat- S R G M P D N                       G D N Komal, rest Swar Shudh.

5. Bhairavi Thaat- S R G M P D N                      R G D N Komal, rest of the notes are pure.

6. Bhairav- S R G M P D N                                 R D Komal, rest Swar Shudh.

7. Kalyan Thaat- S R G  P D N              Only Sharp, rest of the notes are pure.

8. Marwa Thaat – S R P D N              R Komal  Sharp, rest Tone Pure

9. Eastern (Purvi) Thaat- S R P D N   R D Komal,  Sharp, rest Tone Pure

10. Todi Thaat- S R G  P D N                  R G D Komal,  Sharp, Rest Tone Pure

Rules of Thaat -

(1) There should be 7 notes in the thaat.

(2) The notes of the thaat should be in sequence.

(3) It is not necessary to have both ascent and descent in the thaat.

(4) Thaat is not sung or played.

(5) It is not necessary to have pigmentation in thatch.

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