๐ Search & Filters
The main music app provides a powerful table of Carnatic Ragas. You can quickly find any raga using the four search columns at the top.
Raga Name Search
Type any raga name (e.g. Kalyani) and the table will instantly filter matching ragas. Autocomplete suggestions appear as you type.
Swara Search
Search by swara patterns in the Arohanam / Avarohanam column. Type swaras like S R1 M1 to find ragas that contain those specific notes.
Origin & Type Filter
Filter by raga type (Janaka / Janya) or search by Melakarta number to quickly narrow down ragas by their classification hierarchy.
Song / Composition Search
Search by Song name, Movie/Film title, or Composer to find which raga a composition is set in. Use filter chips (Cine Classical Semi) to narrow song types.
Voice Search
Tap the ๐ค microphone icon inside the search bar and speak a raga or song name. Your speech is transcribed and the table filters instantly โ no typing needed.
Hum to Search
Don't know the name? Tap the same microphone icon and hum or sing the swaras. Ilakku Music detects the pitches you produce, maps them to swarams, and finds ragas that match the pattern you hummed.
๐ก Tip: On mobile, all four search fields are accessible in a compact layout. Use the alphabetical sidebar to jump to ragas starting with a specific letter. Clear any active search by tapping the โ button inside the search field.
๐งญ Explore Ragas
Tap any raga to open the Explore view. Here you can hear the scale on a virtual keyboard, understand how the raga is built, and discover related ragas โ all in one place.
Ragas in the Same Scale
See every other raga that shares the same set of swarams (the same scale). Ragas with identical Arohanam/Avarohanam notes are grouped together so you can compare them side by side.
Audava, Shadava & Sampoorna
Learn the structure of each raga by note count โ Audava (5 notes), Shadava (6 notes), and Sampoorna (7 notes). The Explore view shows the classification for both ascent and descent.
Parent & Child Ragas
Every Janya (child) raga is linked to its Janaka / Melakarta (parent) raga. Jump from a child raga to its parent, and browse all the children derived from a given Melakarta.
Hear the Scale
Play the Arohanam and Avarohanam on a built-in harmonium voice. Each swaram lights up on the virtual keyboard in sync with the sound, so you can both see and hear the raga.
๐ก Also new: a Virtual Keyboard to play swarams freely, and a Gamaka view to understand ornamentations. Find them from the main app navigation.
๐ต Contribute Songs
How Song Contribution Works
Have a missing classic or modern Cine song? Navigate to Menu โ Contribute โ Contribute Songs and follow the 3-step wizard to request Song Admin access.
Raga Confidence Rating
Rate your confidence (1โ10) in categorizing songs by Carnatic ragas.
Display Name
Enter your name (max 20 characters) โ it appears on contributions and the leaderboard.
Profile Photo
Upload a JPG/PNG (max 2MB) or skip to use the default photo.
Once submitted, the Super Admin will review your request. You'll receive a notification once approved and get access to the Song Admin panel.
๐ผ Contribute Ragam
Extend the Raga Database
Navigate to Menu โ Contribute โ Contribute Ragam to request Raga Admin access. Describe your knowledge of swarams and ragas in the text field.
โ What you can contribute: New Janaka (Melakarta) or Janya ragas with accurate Arohanam and Avarohanam swara patterns. Once approved, your ragas become searchable and browsable in the main app for all users.
โ Quiz
Create & Take Quizzes
Quizzes are designed for ear-training and raga identification practice. Navigate to Menu โ Contribute โ Create Quiz to request Quiz Admin access linked to your academy.
Build Your Own Quiz
Create your own quiz from scratch โ write your own questions on raga identification, swara structures, and auditory combinations, set the answers, and publish it under your own name or academy.
Share With Your Students
Share your quiz directly with your students on your own. They take it, and you can see and share their scores โ making it easy to track each learner's progress.
๐ Scores & sharing: Every quiz attempt is scored automatically. Students can share their scores, and top scorers climb the Quiz tab on the Leaderboard.
๐ฐ Donate & Support
To maintain servers, provide high-quality audio synthesizers, and reward top contributors, Ilakku Music accepts voluntary donations.
QR Code Payment
Navigate to Menu โ Contribute โ Donate and scan the QR code to donate directly.
Bank Transfer
Click "Email Bank Details" and banking information will be sent to your registered email.
Contributor Rewards
Verified moderators and heavy contributors scaling our Swara and Raga databases may occasionally qualify for special administrative incentives.
โค๏ธ Fav Songs
Save the songs you love and listen to them one after another. Favourites are personal โ sign up / sign in to use them. They work the same on web and mobile.
โก Adding a Favourite
Tap the heart on any song card โ next to the YouTube icon โ in the main app. It fills red and the song is saved instantly. Tap again to remove it. No confirmation popups.
๐ The Fav Songs Page
Open Menu โ Fav Songs. Each card expands like on the main page, shows Raga, Composer, Artists, Movie and Author, and plays its YouTube video inline. Hearts here also save instantly.
โถ Play All
"Play All" plays every song one after another, announcing each song's details first in the language you selected in the app. "Play All (no intro)" skips the announcement and just plays the songs back-to-back.
๐ Sharing Your List
Tap Share to send your full fav list as a link. Anyone opening it can play all your songs โ and tap the hearts to add any song to their own fav list.
๐ Language Switching
Multi-Language Support
Ilakku Music supports multiple languages to make the app accessible to a wider audience. Switch languages from the Navigation Menu.
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English
Default
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เฎคเฎฎเฎฟเฎดเฏ
Tamil
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เคนเคฟเคจเฅเคฆเฅ
Hindi
๐ How to switch: Open the hamburger menu (โฐ) from the top-right corner of the main app. Scroll down to the "Switch Language" section at the bottom and tap your preferred language. The interface and raga data will update instantly.
๐ Leaderboard & Analytics
Your contributions power Ilakku Music. The Global Leaderboard highlights top contributors who share their musical insights, adding ragas, songs, and quiz definitions to the database.
How it works
Every time you actively contribute a verified addition to our database, your internal score increases. Check your rankings by accessing the Leaderboard icon in the Navigation Menu (๐). Top contributors unlock exclusive Badges based on their submission milestones.
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Songs Tab
Top song contributors
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Ragas Tab
Top raga contributors
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Quiz Tab
Top quiz scorers
๐ Onboarding Screens
These are the welcome screens new members see right after signing up. Use Back / Next to step through them one after another.
Welcome to IlakkuMusic
Your gateway to exploring Carnatic music โ ragas, songs, and swarams โ all in one app. Built by the community, for the community.
๐ฌ Videos
Pick a group from the Videos submenu on the left, or simply scroll โ the right side moves to the next group and the submenu highlight follows along. Use Back / Next within a group to step through its videos. (Placeholder videos for now โ they'll be replaced soon.)