Recently a friend of mine inquired if the ghazal Rang pairahan ka by Mehdi Hassan is based on any Hindustani raga. The melodic contours here ally with Raga Dhanakoni Kalyan, a recent raga conceived by the late C.R. Vyas. The swaras are drawn from the melakarta Vachaspati. The raga is developed by eliminating the dhaivat…
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by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on January 14, 2002 Part 1 | Part 2 Yaman – The Classical View Much of the material marshaled on this page remains unpublished. So let’s right away hitch our wagon to a star and soak in the ananda of Yaman. Pandit Ramashreya Jha “Ramrang” ‘s…
by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on January 14, 2002 Part 1 | Part 2 Namashkar. In this conspectus we look at one of the foundational melodic blocks of the Hindustani edifice – Raganga Raga Kalyan. It is denominated variously as Yaman, Iman, Eman and Aiman. Although the raga is as old…
by V.N. Muthukumar and M.V. Ramana First published on SAWF on January 14, 2002 M. V. Ramana is currently at the Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University. In this feature we present one of the most popular ragas of Carnatic music – Kalyani. That was Karaikurichi Arunachalam. Kalyani is the 65th…
by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on February 18, 2002 Part 1 | Part 2 Sankeerna and jod ragas usually have a limited compass. Their lakshanas are inferred from a heritage composition. The asthai-antara holds the key to these ragas (hence the phrase “asthai-antare ke raga“). A quick sampler of prachalit and…