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{{Infobox raga
| name = Bilaskhani Todi
| image_name =
| image_alt =
| thaat = [[Bhairavi (thaat)|Bhairavi]]
| type = Audava-sampurna
| time = Morning, 6–9
| season =
| arohana = Sa re ga Pa dha Sa
| avarohana = re ni dha Ma ga re Sa
| vadi = dha
| samavadi = ga
| pakad =
| chalan =
| synonym = Vilaskhani Todi
| equivalent =
| similar = Bahaduri Todi
}}
{{Hindustani Classical Music}}
'''Bilaskhani Todi''' is a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] [[raga]]. It is a blend of the ragas [[Asavari]] and [[Todi (raga)|Todi]], and has a close affinity with [[Komal Rishabh Asavari]].

== Theory ==
The Hindustani classical raga Bilaskhani Todi is an example of the flaws of the Bhatkhande [[thaat]] system because it is classified under the [[Bhairavi (that)|Bhairavi thaat]] based on the notes it uses, but it is actually a type of Todi, and permitting any Bhairavi during a performance kills the raga.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Empire of Todi|author=Rajan Parrikar|url=http://www.parrikar.org/hindustani/todi/}}</ref>

=== Arohana and avarohana ===
* [[Arohana]]: Sa re ga Pa dha Sa
* [[Avarohana]]: re ni dha Ma ga re Sa

=== Vadi and samavadi ===
* [[Vadi (Hindustani classical music)|Vadi]]: dha
* [[Samavadi]]: ga

=== Organization and relationships ===
[[Thaat]]: [[Bhairavi (thaat)|Bhairavi]]

=== Samay (Time) ===
Morning, between 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.

=== Seasonality ===
Certain ragas have seasonal associations.

=== Rasa ===
Devotional, Bhakti

== Historical information ==
=== Origins ===
Legend has it that this raga was created by Bilas Khan, son of [[Miyan Tansen]], after his father's death. It is said that while trying to sing Todi, his father's favorite raga, in the wake of his father, Bilas was so grief-stricken that he mixed up his notes. That gave birth to this raga, and that Tansen's corpse moved one hand in approval of the new melody. (There is a similar legend, differing only in detail, about Tansen's Todi.)

=== Important recordings ===
* [[Amir Khan (singer)|Amir Khan]], Ragas Bilaskhani Todi and Abhogi, [[HMV]]/[[All India Radio|AIR]] [[LP record|LP (long-playing record)]], EMI-ECLP2765
* [[Nikhil Banerjee]], Morning Ragas, Bombay 1965, [[LP record]], Raga Records. ([[Compact Disc|Audio CD]] released June 1996; [[iTunes]] 2000).
* [[Ravi Shankar]], from the 1950s

== Film songs ==

=== Tamil ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Song
! Movie
! Composer
! Singer
|-
| "Uthaya Geetham"
| [[Udaya Geetham]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| [[S.P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
| "Malai Nera Kaatre"
| [[Agal Vilakku]]
| [[S. Janaki]]
|-
| "Thendrale Nee Pesu"
| Kadavul Amaitha Medai
| [[P. B. Sreenivas]]
|}

== References ==
Bor, Joep ''(ed).'' Rao, Suvarnalata; der Meer, Wim van; Harvey, Jane ''(co-authors)'' ''The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas''. Zenith Media, London: 1999.
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070514235610/http://www.itcsra.org/sra_others_samay_index.html SRA on Samay and Ragas]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070514234610/http://www.itcsra.org/sra_raga/sra_raga_that/sra_raga_that_index.html SRA on Ragas and Thaats]
* [http://www.parrikar.org/hindustani/todi/ Rajan Parrikar on Ragas]
* [http://www.chandrakantha.com/raga_raag/film_song_raga/bilaskhani_todi.shtml Film Songs in Bilaskhani Todi]

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