Insights into Vivaadi ragas by Amritha Murali

In this insightful and melodious presentation on vivaadi ragas, Amritha Murali elaborates on multiple facets from the terminology and raga classification frameworks to their 'melodic contours' and evolving 'raga imagery' that can be gleaned from compositions across multiple centuries.
Highlights :
00 Introduction including concepts of samvadi, anuvadi and vivaadi svaras, Classification of ragas (raganga ragas and melakartas)
00:09:42 Kanakambari (1st raganga raga)
00:12:38 Tanukeerthi (6th raganga raga)
00:17:20 Gangeyabhooshani, 33rd melakarta
00:26:00 Gangatarangini , 33rd raganga raga
00:33:39 Naganadini, 30th melakarta
00:34:24 Nabhomani, 40th raganga raga and janya of 40th melakarta navaneetam
00:43:00 Veeravasantha (janya of 24th melakarta Varunapriya) and 24th raganga raga
00:50:00 vivaadi ragas that have existed prior to the creation of the melakarta frameworks, such as Varali and 00:53:19 Nattai
01:05:33 Chandrajyoti, janya of 41th melakarta Paavani
01:07:33 Shreemani, janya of 2nd melakarta Ratnangi
01:12:00 mela ragamalika of Shri Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan
01:17:30 Shri Koteesvara iyer compositions, followed by Edayaa gati in raga Chalanata, 36th melakarta
01:24:29 an exercise to sing notes of a vivaadi raga
01:25:49 Jyotiswaroopini, 68th melakarta
01:25:47 Vagadeeshwari, 34th melakarta
01:30:39 excerpts of great, musical stalwarts singing and playing vivaadi ragas, with additional insights
01:47:10 composition of on Dikshithar in raga Sucharitra composed by Dr M Balamuralikrishna
01:50:10 Kalkada, only vivaadi raga in syama sastri compositions
01:52:30 vivaadi ragas in dance compositions
01:55:19 Dhavalangam, 49th raganga raga
01:56:39 excerpt of melaragamalika, sixth chakram with melakarta ragas 30-36
Please note this is a recording of a Zoom Online Webinar session and is hence impacted by variations in network bandwidth and has been edited for length and clarity.