Alankar SING and PRACTICE along with our first vocal lesson designed to build, train, and strengthen your vocal cordsFollow along with us for a 10 minute Riyaz (praTraditionally, Indians have just seven svara s/notes with short names, eg saa, re/ri, ga, ma, pa, dha, ni which Indian musicians collectively designate as saptak or saptaka It is one of the reasons why svara is considered a symbolic expression for the number seven Contents 1 Origins and history 11 Etymology 12 In the Vedas Sa re ga ma pa dha ni sa alankar