DETAILS OF JANARANJANI RADIO PROGRAM ON 14 DECEMBER 2019
The Janaranjani Radio Program is designed for learning about raga Hamsanandi.
Hamsanandi is a janya raga, derived from Gamanashrama which is 53rd on the
Melakarta scale. It is comparatively a newcomer to Carnatic Music. It is close to Sohni
in Hindustani Music (Sohni does not have R1 in Aarohanam though). A joyful raga, it is
suitable to be sung in the evenings.
Hamsanandi (pronounced hamsānandi) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of
South Indian classical music). It is a hexatonic scale (shadava rāgam, which means “of
6”). It is a derived scale (janya rāgam), as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical
notes). Hamsanandi is a janya ragam of Gamanashrama, the 53rd Melakarta ragam.
It has only the invariant panchamam missing from its parent scale, Gamanashrama,
is called a shadava-shadava rāgam, in Carnatic music classification (as it has 6 notes in both ascending and descending scales). Itsārohaṇa- avarohaṇa structure is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
like Shree ranjani.
· arohaṇa:SR1G3M2D2N3Ṡ[a]
· avarohaṇa:ṠN3D2M2G3R1S[b]
This scale uses the notes shadjam, shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kakali nishadam.
Hamsanandi is an evening ragam. It has ample scope for alapana and swara prasthara (phrases of notes). This scale has been used by many composers for compositions in classical music. It has been used to score film music too. Here are some popular compositions in Hamsanandi.
· Paahi jagajanani, Sankara Sreegiri by Swati Tirunal
· Srinivasa Thiruvenkata by Papanasam Sivan
· Paavana Guru Pavanapura by Lalitha Dasa
· Hantha Njn Enthu is a Padam in Malayalam by Swati Tirunal
· Needu Mahima Mogadana and a Thillana by Muthiah Bhagavatar
· EpariyaSobaghu by Purandara Dasa
· Shauriyuro Vasini by Kalyani Varadarajan
Further details about this raga will be known in the radio program on 14 December 2019. Sarma Nimmagadda