Marva (thaat)

Marva or Marwa is one of the ten basic thaats of Hindustani music from the Indian subcontinent. It is also the name of a raga within this thaat.

Description
Marva thaat is obtained by adding a komal Rishabh to the Kalyan thaat. The mood of the Marva family of ragas is strongly and easily recognisable.

Ragas
Other ragas in Marva thaat:


 * Marva
 * Puriya
 * Sohni
 * Lalit (although it is sometimes placed in Purvi thaat)
 * Bibhas (two other types of Bibhas are placed in Bhairav thaat or Purvi thaat)
 * Pancham (Hindol Pancham)
 * Maligaura
 * Purba (Purbya)
 * Purvakalyan
 * Jait (Jayat) (not to be confused with Jait Kalyan
 * Varati (raga)
 * Bhatiyar
 * Bhankar
 * Lalita Gauri (sometimes placed in Purvi thaat)
 * Sazgiri

According to O. Thakur Pūrvā Kalyāṇa is Marwa with Pa and less emphasis on komal Re. R. Jha treats Bhaṭiya as a mixture of Marwa and Maand. There is only one Author (B. Subba Rao) mentioning a raga Māravā Gaurī, thus Moutal does not consider this an own form. Aspects of Marwa are also incorporated in Mali Gaura.