RARE RAGA SERIES: MEGHA RANJANI – JANYA OF MELA (15) RAGAM MAYAMALAVAGOULA
Megharanjani is a very minor raga, not much heard in concerts, except in the Ranjani maala, which is heard sung by many musicians. This...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Nov 8, 20201 min
RARE RAGAS IN CARNATIC MUSIC - INDEX
(Please check the name of the Raga and search using the search button) Ahir bhairaV Amrita vahini Andhali Andolika Ardra Desi Bangala...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 27, 20202 min
RARE RAGA SERIES: VIJAYANAGARI – JANYA OF MELA (59) RAGAM DHARMAVATHI
Ragam VijayanAgari is said to evoke feelings of pathos, like Shivaranjani and Neelamani; hence usually grouped along the same ragas. But,...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 27, 20202 min
RARE RAGA SERIES: SUDDHA DESI – JANYA OF MELA (20) RAGAM NATABHAIRAVI
Suddha Desi is almost ragam NaTabhairavi itself, only difference is the additional R2 appearing in vakra in the arohanam; like the janaka...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 14, 20202 min
RARE RAGA SERIES: SURYA (SALLAPAM, SALLABHAM) – JANYA OF MELA (14) RAGAM VAKULABHARANAM
Ragam SURYA or Sallapam is a janya of mela ragam (14) Vakulabharanam; by losing the Rishabham and Panchamam – so that the notes will be:...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 14, 20202 min
RARE RAGA SERIES :- SIVASAKTHI – JANYA OF (10) NATAKAPRIYA
The prominent but rare janya of Natakapriya is a raga called “Sivasakthi”. This ia a Swaranthara – oudava raga (4 and 5 notes in aroh and...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 14, 20202 min
RARE RAGA SERIES : SINDHU RAMAKRIYA – JANYA OF MELA (15) RAGAM MAYAMALAVAGOULA
During our discussion about another Rare Raga, Vandanadharini, I made a reference about this raga, Sindhuramakriya. This is because there...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 14, 20202 min
RARE RAGA SERIES : RAGAM VEGAVAHINI – JANYA OF MELA (16) RAGAM CHAKRAVAKAM
A raga which causes a lot of confusion among listeners is ‘Vegavahini’. This raga is referred to be a janya of mela (16) Chakravakam in...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 14, 20202 min
RARE RAGA SERIES: VASANTHI – JANYA OF MELA (27) RAGAM SARASANGI
There are some ragas, which are not so prominent, nor there are many compositions out of which any has been considered as an Eka-raga...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 14, 20202 min
RARE RAGA SERIES: VANDANA DHARINI – JANYA OF MELA (65) RAGAM KALYANI
On Friday morning, when I knew that there is vocal concert of Vid. Bharat Sunder, I tuned in, to my surprise, he started singing the...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 12, 20203 min
RARE RAGA SERIES : RAGAM SARAMATHI – JANYA OF MELA (20) NATABHAIRAVI
A very sweet and melodious raga, that evokes Karuna, Bhakthi and devotion to the maximum, is Saramathi, janya of mela (20) ragam...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 12, 20203 min
RARE RAGA SERIES: NAGASWARAVALI – JANYA OF MELA (28) RAGAM HARIKAMBHOJI
I ever used to wonder why and how the ragam Nagaswaravali (Nagaswarali) has fallen into the Rare Ragas list; with almost 80 krithis...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 12, 20203 min
RARE RAGA SERIES: RAGAM NAGAGANDHARI – JANYA OF MELA (20) RAGAM NATABHAIRAVI
A raga which evokes the feel of Karuna rasa, pleading, Bhakthi etc abundantly is this rare raga, Nagagandhari. We have to accept the fact...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 12, 20203 min
RARE RAGA SERIES: MOHANA KALYANI – JANYA OF MELA (65) RAGAM MECHA KALYANI
‘Mohana kalyani’, as can be inferred is a combination of the two ragas, Mohanam and Kalyani, if we look at the meaning – ‘Mohanam’ means...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 12, 20203 min
RARE RAGA SERIES: MARGAHINDOLAM – JANYA OF MELA (22) RAGAM KHARAHARAPRIYA
MARGAHINDOLAM – a raga, which travels almost in the same direction as Saramathi, the Natabhairavi janya; and evokes the same Bhakthi and...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 12, 20203 min
RARE RAGA SERIES : LALITHA PANCHAMAM – JANYA OF MELA (15) RAGA MAYAMALAVAGOULA (?)
We can define this raga in a broad manner – as ragam Lalitha with Panchamam. Ragam Lalitha is considered to be a janya of mela (15) ragam...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 12, 20204 min
RARE RAGA SERIES: RAGAM DEVAKRIYA – JANYA OF MELA (20) NATABHAIRAVI RAGAM
In many carnatic sites, Devakriya is said to be same as Suddha Saveri; even a considerable number of musicians, including Sri....
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 6, 20201 min
RARE RAGA SERIES : KUVALAYABHARANAM – JANYA OF MELA (14) RAGAM VAKULABHARANAM - PART (2)
(Please go through the Part-1 before continuing with this Part-2) We have seen in Part (1) of this discussion, that a moderately known...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 6, 20202 min
RARE RAGA SERIES : VASANTHABHAIRAVI – JANYA OF MELA (14) RAGAM VAKULABHARANAM - PART (1)
(unlike the usual post on rare ragas, we will be having two separate posts on Rare Ragas. The reason is that two janyas of Vakulabharanam...
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Dr Radhakrishnan
Oct 6, 20202 min
RARE RAGA SERIES :- KARNATAKA SUDDHA SAVERI (KSS) – JANYA OF MELA (1) KANAKANGI
“Suddha Saveri” is the name usually referred to the moderately popular janya of Sankarabharanam (it can be derived from Kharaharapriya,...
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