As a critique, I think including
ka-Ta-pa-yaadi formula to derive mELakarta
number and thereby the swaras, would have
been interesting to the math-oriented
readers and also would have made connection
to telusa charter,i.e., telugu letters.
Also, this mELakarta raaga scheme is like
a state-transition table. If you know
one raga, you can get to the other by
making as many transitions as the
difference between the raga numbers.
Thanks for providing a ready list of
janya raagas.
Madan Mohan