A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Asavari
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Early night
The most prominent note of a raga
Vadi
/
The second most prominent note of a raga
Samvadi:
, 
Categorization based on number of notes used in aroh and avaroh
Jati:
Containing 7 notes
Sampurna
-
Containing 7 notes
Sampurna
Do not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
Vakra
Alternative names:
Darbari
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Shant (Serene, Peaceful)
Darbari Kanada, also referred to as just Darbari, is the representative raga for all Kanada variants. It is believed that Miyan Tansen created this raga and presented it for the first time in the court (Darbar) of Akbar and hence the name. It has , , and as
A flat note
komal
 notes. Its
Ascending movement of notes
aroh
 is straight and the
Descending movement of notes
avaroh
 is characterized by curvy movement of and . Both and are
Oscillating note
andolit
 in a unique way which is very specific to this raga. This raga can be learned only under the guidance of a good teacher. It is a very serious raga and therefore used for Dhrupad and Khayal. It is a
With focus on notes lower than M or P (depending on the point of view) of the middle octave
poorvang pradhan
 raga. / and / are the phrases that represent the Kanada
Style of presenting based on another raga
ang
.