Question

Which two notes should not be omitted together in a raga​

Answer 1

Answer:

Conventionally, a raga has to satisfy the following conditions — its scale should have at least five notes; two varieties of the same note should not occur successively and both ‘ma’ and ‘pa’ should not be absent.

The legendary musician late Balamuralikrishna broke the first rule and created ragas with four and three notes.

The second rule was bypassed by Venkatamakhi in his melakartha scheme by an ingenious system of dual swara nomenclature introducing suddha ‘ga’ and ‘ni’ and shatsruthi ‘ri’ and ‘dha.’ Obeying the rule produced only 30 melas, while breaking it produced 42 more!