Kaharawa Theka Variations

Note: The variations below are from Chhotelal Misra. The spoken bols are slightly different than the standard Kaharawa theka in the last section, though they are played the same:

  • tī = tin / ती = तिं
  • dhī = dhin / धी = धिं

The kaharawa theka is commonly spoken in both ways.

If you are learning from DigiTabla, I suggest using the bols below, both for the standard theka and variations.

Standard Kaharawa Theka

This is the standard Kaharawa Theka.
dhā ge nā tī
X
nā ke dhī nā
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This is the standard Kaharawa Theka, written in Devanagari.
धा गे ना ती
X
ना के धी ना
0

Standard Kaharawa Theka – Spoken

(see the previous section for demonstrations of the kaharawa theka)

Kaharawa Theka Variation 1

This is Kaharawa Theka Variation 1.
dhā dhī nā tī
X
nā ke dhī nā
0
This is Kaharawa Theka Variation 1, written in Devanagari.
धा धी ना ती
X
ना के धी ना
0

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Kaharawa Theka Variation 2

This is Kaharawa Theka Variation 2.
dhā dhī nā tī
X
nā tī dhā tā
0
This is Kaharawa Theka Variation 2, written in Devanagari.
धा धी ना ती
X
ना ती धा ता
0

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Kaharawa Theka Variation 3

This is Kaharawa Theka Variation 3.
dhā ge nā tī
X
nā nā dhī nā
0
This is Kaharawa Theka Variation 3, written in Devanagari.
धा गे ना ती
X
ना ना धी ना
0

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Kaharawa Theka Variation 4

This is Kaharawa Theka Variation 4.
dhā dhā ge tī
X
nā tit dhā tā
0
This is Kaharawa Theka Variation 4, written in Devanagari.
धा धा गे ती
X
ना तित् धा ता
0

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Kaharawa Theka Variation 5

This is Kaharawa Theka Variation 5.
dhā dhī nā kṛān
X
nā tit dhā tā
0
This is Kaharawa Theka Variation 5, written in Devanagari.
धा धी ना क्ड़ां
X
ना तित् धा ता
0

(Note: In the demonstration below, the bol dhī / धी is played on the low/sur. But it may also be played open as dhin / धिं on the syahi.

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