Question

Define alankars and khatka ?

Answer 1

Khatka/Gitkari. When a knot or cluster of notes is sung or played very fast and with gusto to decorate or embellish another note, it is called akhatka or gitkari.

Answer 2

Murki is a short taan or inverted mordent in Hindustani classical music, known as pratyahatam in Carnatic music. It is a fast and delicate ornamentation or alankar, employing two or more notes and is similar to a mordent or ulta murki. A murki is less forceful than a khatka or a zamzama