Raga comparison
Bihag vs Yaman
A shareable study guide for a modeled confusion pair. This comparison is review-ready, not a substitute for teacher correction.
Bihag
Bilawal thaat, Late evening / night
- Aroha
- Ni Sa Ga Ma Pa Ni Sa
- Avaroha
- Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Ma Ga Re Sa
- Pakad
- Ga Ma Pa, Ma Ga, Ni Dha Pa, Ga Ma Ga
- Vadi / Samvadi
- Ga / Ni
Yaman
Kalyan thaat, Early night
- Aroha
- Ni Re Ga Ma(tivra) Dha Ni Sa
- Avaroha
- Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma(tivra) Ga Re Sa
- Pakad
- Ni Re Ga, Re Sa, Pa Ma(tivra) Ga Re Sa
- Vadi / Samvadi
- Ga / Ni
Why students confuse them
Both can sound luminous at night, but Bihag centers shuddha Ma with a limited tivra Ma touch.
Study focus
Bihag
Hear Ga as a center and distinguish the occasional tivra Ma touch from Yaman's pervasive Kalyan identity.
Yaman
Hear the pull of Ni-Re-Ga and keep tivra Ma stable. Do not make it sound like a plain major scale exercise.
Swara overlap
Shared
SaReGaPaDhaNi
Bihag only
MaMa(tivra touch)
Yaman only
Ma(tivra)
Sources
The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani RagasNimbus Records - bookBook and CD reference covering 74 Hindustani ragas, including the full starter set. Use as a book-level cross-check; teacher review is still required before certification.BihagWikipedia contributors - public-webStarter public-web cross-check used with The Raga Guide. Keep this profile review-ready until a named teacher validates the grammar.Yaman (raga)Wikipedia - public-webStarter public-web cross-check. Replace or supplement with expert and book sources before exam certification.