No. However some do use a touch of komal Ni just as we touch komal Ga in tar saptak in Desh. I have however heard some old gats in Tilak Kamod using komal Ni as a regular note. This variety is very rarely heard these days. Desh and Tilak Kamod have same notes except that Desh has an extra komal Ni. Aroha (not the chalan) in same in both these ragas. While Desh in avroha descends straight Sa-Ni-Dha-Pa-Ma-Ga-Re S (all notes are shuddha), Tilak Kamod has quite a vakra movement in avroha – specially in the middle octave. Desh has a touch of sombreity, Tilak Kamod has a more direct matter of fact approach. Both are frequently used in light classical music.
18. Is komal Ni not used at all in Tilak Kamod?
Is komal Ni not used at all in Tilak Kamod?