Thaat
Todi
A nuanced and serious thaat often explored through subtle intonation and phrase handling.
Understanding this thaat
A thaat is a parent scalar family that groups raags by shared note material. The Todi thaat provides a foundational set of swaras from which many distinct raags emerge, each with its own phrase grammar, mood, and performance identity. Two raags in the same thaat can sound very different depending on their aaroh, avroh, vadi, samvadi, and phrase treatment.
Browsing by thaat is one useful starting point for understanding scalar relationships, but it should not be mistaken for a complete picture of melodic identity.
Raags in Todi thaat
Bilaskhani Todi
बिलासखानी तोडी
A deeply moving Todi variant attributed to Tansen's son Bilas Khan, with komal Dha replacing shuddh Dha.
Thaat: Todi
Time: Late Morning
Gujari Todi
गुजरी तोडी
A morning Todi variant with a distinctive Re-Ga oscillation and a contemplative, inward character.
Thaat: Todi
Time: Late Morning
Madhuvanti
मधुवंती
A sweet afternoon raag from the Todi thaat with komal Re, komal Ga, and tivra Ma.
Thaat: Todi
Time: Afternoon
Miyan ki Todi
मियाँ की तोडी
The most widely performed Todi variant, attributed to Tansen, with deeply expressive komal swara treatment.
Thaat: Todi
Time: Late Morning
Multani
मुल्तानी
An afternoon raag of the Todi family with a distinctive ascending leap and intense melodic character.
Thaat: Todi
Time: Afternoon
Todi
तोडी
A serious and meditative late-morning raag with deeply nuanced intonation and a contemplative atmosphere.
Thaat: Todi
Time: Late Morning