Pilu or Peelu is araga ofHindustani classical music. It is mostly used in light-classical forms, likethumris.

'P 'N S g m P N S'
'N S G m P N S'
S g m P D S'
S R m P N S'

S' N D P m G m P g R S 'N S
S' N S' D n D P m G m P G P m g R S 'N S

Some performances include shades oftivra MA

Ga asvadi

Ni assamvadi

S g R g S R 'N S, G m n P g - S

S g R S 'N S 'N - 'P 'd 'P 'N S - g R g 'N S

Relatedragas:Kirwani resembles an ancient kind of Pilu.

Thaat:Bhatkhande classified Pilu in theKafithaat).^[1]

Often related to the monsoon season, this raag is popular in the occasion of Hindu festival "Holi" [Phalguna (February - March) month] also known as Raga of colours for itssampoorna jaati and blissful nature.

Cheerful, Joyous, Alegre, moving. (praphullita,anandita,lavanyamayi) are synonymical expressions.

Kafi

In this raga, both Ga, Dha, Ni are sung.

• Shankar–Menuhin,West Meets East; debuted 10 December 1967^[2]
• Nikhil Banerjee:Pilu
• Ab Ke Baras Bhej:Bandini (1963); Singer:Asha Bhosle, Music:S.D. Burman
• Ezhumalai vazh Govinda: Vindhaigal Purindhai Nee En Vazhvile (2012); Singer:Harini, Music: Manachanallur Giridharan

Note that the following songs are composed inKapi, the equivalent of raga Pilu inCarnatic music.

Songs Composed in RagaKapi listed below which is carnatic equivalent to Pilu (raga)

• Bor, Joep (c. 1997),The Raga Guide, Charlottesville,Virginia: Nimbus Records, archived fromthe original on 2003-12-03
• Jairazbhoy, N.A.; Capwell, Charles (1995),"The Rags of North Indian Music: Their Structure & Evolution"(PDF),Asian Music,4 (2), Bombay: Popular Prakashan: 19,doi:10.2307/833828,ISSN 0044-9202,JSTOR 833828
• Bhatkhande, Vishnu Narayan (1968–73),Kramika Pustaka Malika, Hathras: Sangeet Karyalaya.

• More details about raga Piloo
• http://www.tanarang.com/english/pilu_eng.htm-get

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