Indian Classical Raags: An Introduction - and Year Wise List

Indian classical music, one of the world's oldest and most refined traditions, revolves around the rāga - a dynamic melodic framework beyond a mere scale. Each raga features specific notes, signature movements, emphasized swaras, ornamentations like gamakas, and a unique emotional mood or rasa. Each raag has fixed notes, a specific mood, and a preferred time for practice and performance. Students usually learn raags year by year according to their music exam syllabus.

This page provides a year-wise raag list based mainly on the Prayag Sangeet Samiti syllabus, and other popular boards like Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Bhatkhande - Below you’ll find 1st year to 8th year raags, along with a separate list of popular raags commonly taught and practiced outside the exam syllabus - useful for students, teachers, and performers.