Multiple choice general knowledge

Who is credited to have first classified rAgas under mELas?

  1. shyama saasthrigal

  2. thyagaraja

  3. vidyaranya

  4. muthuswamy
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Explanation

Vidyaranya, the 14th-century scholar and sage, is credited with first classifying ragas under the melakarta system in his work 'Sangeeta Sara'. His work laid the foundation for the systematic organization of Carnatic ragas that was later refined by others.

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