Raag Miyan ki Todi

Most of you must have heard or be aware of this plaintive contemplative deep raag called Todi also called Miyan ki Todi since it was originally composed by Mian Tansen, and was a raag that he was particularly fond of.

Todi (Hindi: तोडी) is a Hindustani classical raga which gave its name to the Todi thaat, one of the ten modes of Hindustani classical music. Ragas from the Todi ‘raganga’ include Todi (a.k.a. Miya ki Todi) itself, Bilaskhani Todi, Bahaduri Todi, and Gurjari Todi.
Gurjari Todi is a commonly used derivative raag of Todi Thaat but unlike Miya ki Todi, it omits Pa both in Aaroh and Avaroh. Other Todi Thaat raags are Multani, Lilavati and Madhuvanti.

Structure : Sampoorna/Sampoorna
Aaroh: S r g M’ P d N S’
Avarah: S’ N d P M’ g r S

Vadi – Komal Dha i.e d
Samvadi – Komal Ga i.e g

r, g, d are Komal/Flat notes. M’ is Tivra Ma
Samay/Time : Todi is performed in the late morning.

Pakad/Signature: The distinctive phrase is r/g-\r\S, where r may be subtly oscillated.

The equivalent raga in Carnatic music is Shubhapantuvarali.

I really enjoyed learning this raag from my Guru, here I am sharing an alaap, and a Madhyalaya bandish in Jhaptaal