Asavari () is a minor character from the Stri Parva in

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, the love life of Karna but due to her father's arrogance, the marriage did not take place. She belongs to the

Asavari Asavari () is a minor character from the Stri Parva in Mahabharata, the love life of Karna but due to her father's arrogance, the marriage did not take place. She belongs to the Asavari (thaat), Asavari thaat kingdom. In pre-Bhatkhande days As ...

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kingdom. In pre- Bhatkhande days Asavari used the Komal Rishab instead of Shuddh Rishab. When Bhatkhandeji created the that process, he changed that Asavari's Komal Rishab to Shuddha Rishab but the name remained the same. From that time the old or real 'Asavari' has been called the Komal Rishabh Asavari, and the new Shuddha Rishabh Asavari is simply called 'Asavari'. Raga Asavari and Komal Rishabh Asavari also appears in the

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tradition from northern

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and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Sikh Gurus Sri Guru Ramdas Ji and Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji used these ragas. The Raga Komal Rishabh Asavari appears as 'Raga Asavari Sudhang' in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Structure

Thaat:

Jati: Audava-Sampoorna Arohana: Avarohana: Vadi: Samavadi: Pakad: Time: Second period of the day (9am-12pm) Mood: Renunciation and sacrifice

Organization and relationships

The ragas closest to Asavari are Komal Rishabh Asavari and Jaunpuri and it is part of the Kanada Raga group

Film songs

Note that the following songs are composed in Natabhairavi, the equivalent of raga Asavari in

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Language: Tamil

Hindi

* Hume Aur Jeene Ki by

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and

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* Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Me by Adnan Sami * Pal Pal hai bhaari agaan* Sun Raha Hai Na Tu by Shreya Ghoshal and

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from Aashiqui 2

Notes

References

* Bor, Joep ''(ed).'' Rao, Suvarnalata; der Meer, Wim van; Harvey, Jane ''(co-authors)'' ''The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas''. Zenith Media, London: 1999.

External links

SRA on Samay and Ragas

Rajan Parrikar on Asavari

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