A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Todi
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Afternoon
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 5 notes
Audav
-
Containing 7 notes
Sampurna
Alternative names:
Ambika
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Karun (Sad, Compassionate), Shant (Serene, Peaceful), Shringar (Romantic)
Madhuvanti is one of the most recently created ragas. This raga was created by Pt. Vamanrao Padhye. This raga has
A flat note
komal
 ,
A sharp note
tivra
 and rest all notes
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha
. It omits and in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh
 while all seven notes are used in
Descending movement of notes
avaroh
. This raga is based on the Multani for its structure, but and are shuddha. Its movements/phrases such as using grace of for in aroh and starting most of the alaps from lower are similar to that of Multani. This raga is also called by another name, Ambika. Some scholars use komal in avaroh as
Note that is not part of the raga but used to enhance the presentation
vivadi
 note.