Janya raga · parent: 28. Harikambhoji

Ravi Chandrika

◐ Confidence: medium Last verified: 12 Oct 2026

Scale

Derived from the printed scale: shadava in both ascent and descent (6 notes up, 6 down); P are omitted (varjya) in both directions; vakra (zigzag) in the ascent; upanga (only notes of its parent).

Beginner's explanation

Ravi Chandrika is a janya raga : it is derived from the melakarta Harikambhoji (number 28), which means it takes its notes from that parent's scale. It uses only notes of its parent, so it is an Upanga raga.

Going up, its notes are S R2 G3 M1 D2 N2 D2 S'; coming down, S' N2 D2 M1 G3 R2 S. Its ascent and descent each use 6 different notes (Shadava ). Notes of the parent that it leaves out are Varjya : P in both directions. The path is Vakra (zigzag) going up: some notes are visited out of straight order.

If Sa is C on a keyboard, the notes it uses fall on C, D, E, F, A, B♭. This only shows where the notes sit: a raga is more than its notes, and its ornaments and phrases are not shown here.

A bit deeper

Its parent. Ravi Chandrika is placed under Harikambhoji (melakarta 28) by karnatik.com, the source for this page's parent. Of the parent's seven notes it does not use P.

Why start here? How likely you are to meet it

●●● (rating 3 of 3: 1 = met very often)

Rating 3 of 3 (editorial, a rough guide to how often you are likely to meet this raga): it is not among the top 100 ragas in karnatik.com's tally of compositions per raga (based on a list of 38,000 songs), so a beginner will meet it less often. A 1 means met very often and 3 means met rarely. It says nothing about how hard the raga is to sing, which depends on its ornaments and is not rated here. The tally counts songs by raga name and dates from 2011.

Characteristic features

Key notes, characteristic phrases and ornaments are not recorded here yet: they could not be confirmed from two sources, and this site leaves them out rather than guess.

Where the notes sit

Related ragas

• 28. Harikambhoji

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Notable compositions (titles only)

No compositions by composers covered on this site are listed yet.

How this was checked

• Partly agree: Scale of Ravi Chandrika: ascent S R2 G3 M1 D2 N2 D2 S'; descent S' N2 D2 M1 G3 R2 S. Sources: Royal Carpet: Carnatic Ragas; List of Janya ragas. The two sources differ; see Variations & debates.
• Sources agree: Ravi Chandrika is a janya of melakarta number 28, Harikambhoji. Sources: Royal Carpet: Carnatic Ragas; Royal Carpet: Introduction to Carnatic Raga (the melakarta ragas). Parent per karnatik.com. Consistency check: every note of the raga is in the parent's scale (the parent's own scale is confirmed in two sources).