The following is a list of composers of Carnatic and Hindustani music, subgenres of Indian classical music, who have created ragas.
Composer | Genre | Raga Created | Remarks | Ref |
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Goddess Parvati | Malkauns | Its believed that this raga was created by goddess Parvati to calm lord Shiva | [1] | |
Lord Shiva | Deepak | This raga believed to be created by Lord Shiva and there is a myth that singing it creates fire. Tansen sang this raga in court of Akbar | [2] | |
Swami Haridas | Hindustani music | Brindavani Sarang | It is believed Swami Haridas brought Lord Krishna to earth by singing this raga who took the form of an idol which can still be seen in Mathura | [3] |
Tansen | Hindustani music | Megh Malhar | [2] | |
Miyan ki Malhar | Tansen created this raga to bring rain | [2] | ||
Gaud Malhar | [2] | |||
Bilas Khan | Hindustani music | Bilaskhani Todi | [4] | |
M. Balamuralikrishna | Carnatic music | Mahati | Balamuralikrishna created this raga in four notes | [5] [6] |
Lavangi | Balamuralikrishna created this raga in four notes | [7] [8] | ||
Ganapati | Balamuralikrishna created this raga using three notes | [9] | ||
Tyagaraja | Carnatic music | Vivardhani | Saint Tyagaraja invented two ragas both ragas with four swaras in the arohana and have six swaras in the avarohana | [10] |
Navarasa Kanada | ||||
Mahesh Mahadev | Carnatic music & Hindustani music | Sri Tyagaraja | Mahesh Mahadev created this raga and named after saint ' Tyagaraja' | [11] [12] |
Amritha Kalyani | [13] [14] | |||
Nada Kalyani | [13] | |||
Mukthipradayini | [13] [14] | |||
Rajasadhaka | Raga named after Indian scientist Y. S. Rajan | [13] | ||
Binduroopini | [15] | |||
Mayurapriya | [15] | |||
Thyagaraja Mangalam | Mahesh Mahadev created this raga and named after carnatic musician T. M. Thyagarajan | [16] | ||
Tapaswi | [15] | |||
Ekamukha | [15] | |||
Srirangapriya | Mahesh Mahadev created this raga and composed kirtana with Graha bedam with Ahir Bhairav raga written by Yogi Nareyana sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanym | [13] [16] [17] | ||
Srijanani | [18] | |||
Hameer Tarang | [15] | |||
Shivakanthi | [15] | |||
Ekamukha | [15] | |||
Rudraranjani | [15] | |||
Lalithavarali | [15] | |||
Mayakara | [15] | |||
Bhimsen | Mahesh Mahadev created this raga and named after ‘ Bharat Ratna’ Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (BHIM) Miaya Tansen (SEN) | [13] [14] | ||
Pranava | [15] | |||
Naagadhaari | [15] | |||
Thrinayani | [15] | |||
Muthuswami Dikshitar | Carnatic music | Amritavarshini | Muthuswami Dikshitar brought rain at Ettayapuram, Tamil Nadu, India by singing his composition in this raga, "Aanandaamrutakarshini amrutavarshini". | [7] [8] |
Udayaravichandrika | [7] [8] | |||
Ramaswami Dikshitar | Carnatic music | Hamsadhvani | This raga was created by Ramaswami Dikshitar (1735–1817), father of Muthuswami Dikshitar. | [19] |
Shyama Shastri | Carnatic music | Chintamani | Shyama Shastri created this raga and composed 'Devi Brova Samayamide' Kriti in Telugu | [20] |
Lalmani Misra | Hindustani music | Madhu Bhairava | [21] | |
Jayachaamarajendra Wadiyar | Carnatic music | Jayasamvardini | [22] | |
Maharaja Swathi Thirunal | Carnatic music | Saranganatta | [23] | |
Lalita Panchamam | [23] | |||
Dvijavanti | [23] | |||
Gopika Vasantam | [23] | |||
Mohana Kalyani | [23] [24] | |||
Ravi Shankar | Hindustani music | Shyam Bihag | [25] | |
Baleshwari | [25] | |||
Jog Todi | [25] | |||
Ahir Lalit | [26] [25] | |||
Rasiya | [26] [25] | |||
Yaman Manjh | [26] [25] | |||
Gunji Kanhara | [26] [25] | |||
Tilak Shyam | [26] [25] | |||
Rasiya | [27] | |||
Banjara | [27] | |||
Suvarna | [27] | |||
Piloo Banjara | [27] | |||
Doga Kalyan | [27] | |||
Nanda Dhwani | [27] | |||
Natacharuka | Created for his daughter Anoushka | [27] | ||
Janasanmodini | [26] [25] | |||
Bairagi | [27] | |||
Ilayaraja | Carnatic music | Panchamukhi
Rajalahari |
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