According to him ragas are divided into two types. A raga of the first type may be played between 12 noon and 12 midnight. Ragas of the second type may be played at any time from midnight to 12 noon. The ragas in the first section are known as 'Purva ragas' and those of the second section as 'Uttar ragas . A saptak is also divided into two parts or 'tetrachords'. The first contains Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, and the second the other four notes, Pa, Dha, Ni, Sa.
In the purva ragas the vadi swara (the prime or 'life' note of the raga) is taken from the first tetrachord and therefore these ragas are known as purvangavadi ragas. In the same way, the vadi swara in the uttar ragas is usually taken from the second tetrachord, i.e., Pa, Dha, Ni, Sa, and these ragas are called uttarangavadi ragas. When the vadi swara is either 'Sa' or 'Pa', there is no time restriction for the performance of that raga.
The school of Ustad Bade Gulam Ali Khan comes from khyal's Delhi gharana, the two musicians share the same treasure of ragas and compositions, and their styles are very similar (fast boltaans, fast aakars..)His younger son, Munawar Ali, was his constant companion and was being groomed to succeed him. He always accompanied Khan Saheb on the tanpura and being so close to his father, he imbibed the vast treasure of his father's musical knowledge.
Bade Gulam Ali had a lively wit and sense of humour. His elder son Karamat Ali, who lived in Pakistan, was on a visit to his father when Bade Gulam Ali introduced him to me as 'my Bade Shahzede - Karamat Ali'. When I inquired about the nature of his profession, Bade Gu]am Ali gave a loud burst of laughter and, pointing to four or five little children playing nearby, he said, 'Look, that is his Karamat.'
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According to him ragas are divided into two types. A raga of the first type may be played between 12 noon and 12 midnight. Ragas of the second type may be played at any time from midnight to 12 noon. The ragas in the first section are known as 'Purva ragas' and those of the second section as 'Uttar ragas . A saptak is also divided into two parts or 'tetrachords'. The first contains Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, and the second the other four notes, Pa, Dha, Ni, Sa.