Carnatic Ragas

Raga List

Carnatic Scale - KEERAVANI (C)

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Keeravani
Keeravani is not just another raga that appears in the Melakarta system and remains ignored in most of the concerts. Like Natabhairavi, it has its relatives in Hindusthani and western music and finds its place both in movie songs and classical pieces. This melodious Suvadi raga is one that brings inner peace by creating a mood of devotion.
Keeravani is the 21st raga in the Melakarta system of Carnatic music and has all the seven notes in it making it a sampoorna raga. Another name for it according to Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music is Kiranavali.
Arohana: S R2 G2 M1 P D1 N3 S
Avarohana: S N3 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S
The notes are shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panjamam, shuddha dhaivatham and kakali nishadham. The mnemonic name of this raga is Veda-Go as it is the third raga in the Veda chakra. The prati madhyamam equivalent of this raga is Simhendramadhyamam which is the 57th Melakarta raga.
The music world in west has a scale similar to Keeravani known as Harmonic minor scale. It is believed that this raga is borrowed into Hindusthani music. Among many of its janya ragas, Kalyana Vasantham is popular and often appears in concerts. Shifting the notes of Keeravani using Graha bhedam gives the ragas Hemavati, Kosalam and Vakulabharanam.
The famous compositions in this raga include Ambavani nannu by Muthiah Bhagavatar, Kaligiyunte by Thyagaraja, Varamulosagi by Patnam Subramania Iyer and Balasarasa Murali by Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi among many others. The music composers in Tamil and Malayalam music industry have used this raga to create many melodious compositions.
List of Tamil songs in Keeravani raga:
• Oho Endhan Baby (Film Then Nilavu)
• Paattu Padava (Film Then Niavu)
• Kunguma Poove (Film Maragatham)
• Samarasam Ulaavum Idame (Film Rambaiyin Kaadhal)
• Buddhiyulla Manitharellam (Film Annai)
List of Malayalam songs in Keeravani raga:
• Nee Thirsaa Nagaram (Film Song of Solomon)
• Kanne Nukaru (Film Seetha)
• Vellaram Kunnileri (Film Swapna Sanchari)
• Kshanabhangura (Film Sthree)
• Maanikyakkallal (Film Varnapakittu)

Harmonic minor
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