Claim: Maulkans is an Indian music pattern of notes where Komal Ni is generally considered as the starting note (graha swara).
Evidence: A raga or raag (IAST: rāga; also raaga or ragam; literally "coloring, tingeing, dyeing") is a melodic framework for improvisation akin to a melodic mode in Indian classical music. Malkauns is a raga in Indian classical music. Komal Ni is generally considered the starting note (graha swara), and the notes komal Ga and komal Dha are performed with vibrato (andolit).