Darbar (raga)

Darbar (pronounced darbār) is a ragam in Carnatic music. The raga is a comparatively recent entry to Carnatic Music, possibly in the earlier part of the 18th century.

Structure and lakshana
It is a Vakra ragam derived from the 22nd Melakarta rāgam Kharaharapriya. Nishadham and ghandharam used as long in the Avarohana. Its  structure is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):


 * Arohana:
 * Avarohana:

The notes used are shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham, kaisiki nishadham.



Popular compositions
Darbar is a scale that is used for compositions in a medium to fast tempo. This scale has been used by many composers and there are many compositions in classical music. It has been used to score film music, too. Here are some popular compositions in Darbar.


 * Chalamela, an Adi tala varnam, and Ne vedhikkani by Veena Kuppayyar
 * Thyagarajadhanyam and Halasyanadham bhajami by Muthuswami Dikshitar

Thyagaraja

 * Aparathamulaman piyadukovayya – Jhampa
 * Yocana Kamalalochana – Adi
 * Enthundi Vedalithivo – Triputa
 * Ela Theliyalero – Triputa
 * Naradhaguruswami Ikanaina – Adi
 * Mundhuvenuka Niruprakkalathodai – Adi
 * Ramabhirama Ramaneeyarama – Triputa
 * Nithyaroopa Evaripandithyamemi – Roopaka
 * Paripalayamam Kodantapanaii – Triputa
 * Ramalobhamela Nanurakshimchu – Adi

Other compositions

 * Smaramanasa pathmanabacharanam – Roopaka by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
 * Adiya Patham – Adi by Gopalakrishna Bharathi
 * Raghavendra guru manatosmi – Kanta jadi triputa by Mysore Vasudevachar
 * Sree Venugopala by Koteeswara Iyer
 * Dhaari Theliyaka – Ata tala varnam by Patnam Subramania Iyer
 * Meena Nayanana Neevunamidha – Rupaka by Subbaraya Sastri
 * Nayaganai nindra – Thiruppavai No. 16 – by Andal
 * Vezha Mugatharase by Ambujam Krishna

Related ragams
Darbar resembles Nayaki.