17-578: Sahana may refer to: Sahana (raga) , a rāga in Carnatic music Sahana (TV series) Sahana, Hooghly , a village in West Bengal, India Sahana Software Foundation , an organization promoting free and open-source software (FOSS) for disaster and emergency management People named Sahana: Sahana Bajpaie Sahana Bajracharya Sahana Devi Sahana Kumari Sahana Pradhan Topics referred to by
34-507: A distinct mood due to these phrases and characteristic gamakams and is rarely confused with other ragams. Sahana has a close relationship to Malavi and to some extent Dwijawanthi/Jujavanti . While the use of Anthara Gaandharam in R2 G2 R2 makes it different from Dwijawanthi , since Dwijawanthi uses Saadharana Gaandharam , sahana has a closer relationship with Malavi which has an identical Vakra scale formation as Sahana. The original Sahana
51-715: A unique beauty to this rāgam. Though it is a sampoorna rāgam (contains all 7 notes), the vakra scale means it is not considered a melakarta , as melakarta rāgams must have strictly ascending and descending scales. It is also classified as a rakti raga (raga with high melodic content). Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms): The notes used in this scale are Shadjam, Chathusruthi Rishabham, Antara Gandharam, Suddha Madhyamam, Panchamam, Chathusruthi Dhaivatham and Kaisiki Nishadham . Its characteristic phrases are (R2 G3 M1 P),(P M1 D2 N2), (N2 S D2), (G3 M1 R2). Sahana has
68-607: Is a very versatile, fluid and flexible rāgam that allows for elaborate melodic improvisation within its scale. Songs sung in Kharaharapriya ragas typically have long, elaborate ālapanās , which exhibit the fluidity of the rāgam. Kharaharapriya songs are usually meant to be sung slow, medium or medium-fast, in order to bring out the Karuna rasa and bhava of the song. Due to the even spacing of swaras , many [janya] rāgams (derived scales) are associated with Kharaharapriya . It
85-500: Is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms): The notes are chatushruti rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chatushruti dhaivatam and kaisiki Nishadam . It is a sampoorna rāgam – scale having all 7 swarams . It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Hemavati , which is the 58th melakarta scale. Since the swaras of Kharaharapriya are quite evenly spaced, and since several different types of gamakas are allowed, it
102-508: Is bhashaga because; G₃ * - Anthara gandharam occurs sparingly. Reference : Sangita Sampradaya Priyadarshini cakram 1-4 There are a large number of popular songs composed in this rāgam in Carnatic Music as well as Tamil Film Music. Here are some Carnatic music compositions. (Ragamalika:Sahana, Desh ) Kharaharapriya Kharaharapriya is a rāga in Carnatic music . It is
119-405: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sahana (raga) Sahana (pronounced sahānā) is a popular ragam (musical scale) in Carnatic music . It is a janya rāgam (derived scale) associated with the 28th Melakarta rāgam Harikambhoji . The Hindustani music ragam Sahana is an upper-tetrachord-dominant Kanada-anga raga , from
136-617: Is most closely associated with Thyagaraja who has pioneered in composing many songs in this rāgam, that have become popular and well known. Both Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Sastri , however, have not composed kritis in 'Kharaharapriya' A few of the popular compositions are listed here. The basic scale of Kharaharapriya has been used in several film songs in Indian film music . Although rarely authentic, there are several film songs that are set in this scale, or scales derived from this ragam. The popular Kannada song 'Arādhisuve madanāri', from
153-628: Is one of the melakarta scales that has a large number of janya rāgams. Many of the janya rāgams are very popular on their own, lending themselves to elaboration and interpretation. Some of them are Abheri , Abhogi , Andolika , Bhimplaas (Hindustani music), Brindavana Saranga , Kāpi , Madhyamavati , Megh (Hindustani music), Mukhari , Reetigowla , Shree , Dhanashree , Udayaravichandrika , and Sriranjani . See List of janya rāgams for full list of scales associated with Kharaharapriya . Kharaharapriya has been decorated with compositions by many composers. The ragam
170-462: Is the Dorian mode . The Prati Madhyamam ( M₂ ) equivalent of this raga is Hemavati There are many theories behind the etymology of the name Kharaharapriya . One of the most popular beliefs is that the ragam was initially called Samaganam and when Ravana was trapped by Shiva , under the kailash hill trying to lift it, it is believed that, to appease the lord, Ravana sang many hymns in praise of
187-1105: Is the janya ragam of Sri melakarta .It is "bhashanga", "sampurna", "desiya",panchama "vakra" in arohanam and suitable for singing at all times.The raga is a desiya raga meaning it made its way to theory, from practice. It was evolved in the public domain, enjoyed the airtime with listeners and musicians and then it became important enough to be inducted into the portals of our music as a formal raga, distinct in its svarupa, appeal and capable of being moulded into compositions. The jeeva swaras : R₂ - rishabham, G₂ - gandharam and N₂ - nishadam provide extraordinary ranjana. Synonyms : Chahana, Shahana, sahana. Arohanam : S R₂ G₂ M₁ P M₁ D₂ N₂ Ṡ Avarohanam : Ṡ N₂ D₂ P M₁ G₂ R₂ G₂ R₂ S The swaras are S -Shadjam, R₂ - Chaturshruti rishabham, G₂ - Sadharana gandharam, G₃ * - Antara Gandharam, M₁ - Shuddha madhyamam, P - Panchamam, D₂ - Chaturshruti dhaivatham and N₂ -Kaishiki nishadam. The ragam
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#1732855409905204-473: The 22nd melakarta rāga (parent scale) in the 72 melakarta rāga system. It is possible that the name of the ragam was originally Harapriya but it was changed to conform to the Katapayadi formula. Kharaharapriya has a distinct melody and brings out the Karuna rasam , invoking pathos in the listeners. The Kafi thaat of Hindustani music is the equivalent of Kharaharapriya . Its Western equivalent
221-467: The Kafi thaat, also allied with Bageshree and Bhimpalasi . The shuddha Dhaivat is an important rest note (nyaas swara). It is a Ubhaya Vakra sampoorna ragam . Vakra means crooked. Ubhaya Vakra means that the notes in both ascent and descent follow a zig zag pattern. The notes in ascending and descending scale do not follow a strict progression. Hence the note phrases contain such vakra phrases, lending
238-569: The Khara demon is narrated in the 28th, 29th and the 30th sub-chapter of the Aranya Khanda of Ramayana . It could be speculated that this was a reason why Saint Tyagaraja revived this dying ancient raga in the 18th century and breathed new life into it by creating many compositions in this raga. It is 4th rāga in the 4th chakra Veda . The mnemonic name is Veda-Bhu . The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gi ma pa dhi ni . Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure
255-528: The lord, but his heart cooled only when a hymn was sung in the ragam and hence the name ( hara ) shiva and ( priya ) loved hence "Harapriya " – The one dear to Shiva, and to fit it in the Katapayadi system according to the melakarta chakra system. The word Kharaharapriya may also mean the beloved of the killer of the Khara demon (Khara – Khara demon, Hara – Defeater/Killer, Priya – Beloved). The story of Rama killing
272-420: The movie Babhruvahana (1977) and sung by Dr. Rajkumar , is in typical Kharaharapriya. A popular Tamil film composer M.S.Viswanathan used this raga brilliantly in many of his songs such as "Maharajan Ullagai" from Karnan , "Maadhavi Ponmayilal" in the movie Iru malargal . Ace singer P. Unnikrishnan released his 2012 album on Lord Ayyappan titled Shabaimalai Va Charanam Solli Va in which he has rendered
289-409: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sahana . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sahana&oldid=1144747566 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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