List of composers who created ragas


The following is a list of composers of Carnatic and Hindustani music, subgenres of Indian classical music, who have created ragas.
ComposerGenreRaga CreatedRemarksRef
Goddess ParvatiMalkaunsIts believed that this raga was created by goddess Parvati to calm lord Shiva
Lord ShivaDeepakThis raga believed to be created by Lord Shiva and there is a myth that singing it creates fire. Tansen sang this raga in court of Akbar
Swami HaridasHindustani musicBrindavani SarangIt is believed Swami Haridas brought Lord Krishna to earth by singing this raga who took the form of an idol which can still be seen in Mathura
Tana RiriHindustani musicMalharTwin sisters became renowned as the only singers who were able to cure Tansen in whole India by singing Raag Malhar
TansenHindustani musicMegh Malhar
TansenHindustani musicMiyan ki MalharTansen created this raga to bring rain
TansenHindustani musicGaud Malhar
Bilas KhanHindustani musicBilaskhani Todi
M. BalamuralikrishnaCarnatic musicMahatiBalamuralikrishna created this raga in four notes
M. BalamuralikrishnaCarnatic musicLavangiBalamuralikrishna created this raga in four notes
M. BalamuralikrishnaCarnatic musicGanapatiBalamuralikrishna created this raga using three notes
TyagarajaCarnatic musicVivardhaniSaint Tyagaraja invented two ragas both ragas with four swaras in the arohana and have six swaras in the avarohana
TyagarajaCarnatic musicNavarasa KanadaSaint Tyagaraja invented two ragas both ragas with four swaras in the arohana and have six swaras in the avarohana
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicSri TyagarajaMahesh Mahadev created this raga and named after saint 'Tyagaraja'
Hindustani musicAmritha Kalyani
Hindustani musicNada Kalyani
Hindustani musicMukthipradayini
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicRajasadhakaRaga named after Indian scientist Y. S. Rajan
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicBinduroopini
Carnatic musicSri JnanakshijaMahesh Mahadev created "Sri Jnanakshija" raga which is named after goddess Jnanakshi Rajarajeshwari, Janya raga of the 21st Melakarta raga Keeravani.
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicSamyaMahesh Mahadev created this Raga on Chaitra Purnima day, named after Lord Chitragupta, Samya is a raga attributed to justice and fairness, ensuring impartial judgment of individual deeds.
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicMayurapriya
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicThyagaraja MangalamMahesh Mahadev created this raga and named after carnatic musician T. M. Thyagarajan
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicTapaswi
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicEkamukha
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicSrirangapriyaMahesh Mahadev created this raga and composed kirtana with Graha bedam with Ahir Bhairav raga written by Yogi Nareyana sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanym
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicSrijanani
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicHameer Tarang
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicShivakanthi
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicEkamukha
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicRudraranjani
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicLalithavarali
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicMayakara
Hindustani musicBhimsenMahesh Mahadev created this raga and named after ‘Bharat Ratna’ Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Miaya Tansen
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicPranava
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicNaagadhaari
Carnatic music & Hindustani musicThrinayani
Muthuswami DikshitarCarnatic musicAmritavarshiniMuthuswami Dikshitar brought rain at Ettayapuram, Tamil Nadu, India by singing his composition in this raga, "Aanandaamrutakarshini amrutavarshini".
Muthuswami DikshitarCarnatic musicUdayaravichandrika
Ramaswami DikshitarCarnatic musicHamsadhvaniThis raga was created by Ramaswami Dikshitar, father of Muthuswami Dikshitar.
Shyama ShastriCarnatic musicChintamaniShyama Shastri created this raga and composed 'Devi Brova Samayamide' Kriti in Telugu
Lalmani MisraHindustani musicMadhu Bhairava
Jayachaamarajendra WadiyarCarnatic musicJayasamvardini
Maharaja Swathi ThirunalCarnatic musicSaranganatta
Maharaja Swathi ThirunalCarnatic musicLalita Panchamam
Maharaja Swathi ThirunalCarnatic musicDvijavanti
Maharaja Swathi ThirunalCarnatic musicGopika Vasantam
Maharaja Swathi ThirunalCarnatic musicMohana Kalyani
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicShyam Bihag
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicBaleshwari
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicJog Todi
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicAhir Lalit
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicRasiya
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicYaman Manjh
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicGunji Kanhara
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicTilak Shyam
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicRasiya
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicBanjara
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicSuvarna
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicPiloo Banjara
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicDoga Kalyan
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicNanda Dhwani
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicNatacharukaCreated for his daughter Anoushka
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicJanasanmodini
Ravi ShankarHindustani musicBairagi
IlayarajaCarnatic musicPanchamukhi
RavanaKhambojiCreated to praise lord shiva
Mysore ManjunathCarnatic musicYaduveer ManohariNamed after Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar
Sadananda MukhopadhyayaHindustani MusicDaiva Malhar