Marva or Marwa () is one of the ten basic thaats of Hindustani music from the Indian subcontinent. It is also the name of a raga within this thaat.
Description Marva thaat is obtained by adding a komal Rishabh to the Kalyan thaat. The mood of the Marva family of ragas is strongly and easily recognisable.
Ragas Other ragas in Marva thaat:Kaufmann p 315ff
Marva Puriya Sohni Lalit (although it is sometimes placed in Purvi thaat) Bibhas (two other types of Bibhas are placed in Bhairav thaat or Purvi thaat) Pancham (Hindol Pancham) Maligaura Purba (Purbya) Purvakalyan Jait (Jayat) (not to be confused with Jait Kalyan Varati (raga) Bhatiyar Bhankar Lalita Gauri (sometimes placed in Purvi thaat) Sazgiri
According to O. ThakurMoutal p.77 Pūrvā Kalyāṇa is Marwa with Pa and less emphasis on komal Re. R. JhaVol 1 p 116 treats Bhaṭiya as a mixture of Marwa and Maand.Moutal p. 207 There is only one Author (B. Subba Rao) mentioning a raga Māravā Gaurī, thus Moutal does not consider this an own form.Moutal p. 257 Aspects of Marwa are also incorporated in Mali Gaura.Moutal p.493
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