Dharmavati is a

rāga A raga ( ; , ; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a musical mode, melodic mode. It is central to classical Indian music. Each raga consists of an array of melodic structures with musical motifs; and, fro ...

m in

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(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 59th ''

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'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called ''Dhaamavati'' in

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school of Carnatic music.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras ''

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'' is the nearest

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scale to ''Dharmavati''. Raga Dharmavati was introduced in Hindustani music in vocal style for the first time by late Pandit Samaresh Chawdhury ( disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar)

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 5th rāgam in the 10th ''chakra Disi''. The mnemonic name is ''Disi-Ma''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ri gi mi pa dhi nu''. Its structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see '' swaras in Carnatic music'' for details on below notation and terms): * : * : (the notes in this scale are ''chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, prati madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham, kakali nishadham'') As it is a ''melakarta'' rāgam, by definition it is a ''sampoorna'' rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the ''prati madhyamam'' equivalent of ''

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'', which is the 23rd ''melakarta''.

''Janya'' rāgams

''Dharmavati'' has a few ''

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'' rāgams (derived scales) associated with it, of which ''

'', ''

Ranjani Ranjani is a Carnatic music, Carnatic raga, which is also sometimes written as ''Ranjini''. This raga is a ''janya'' of the 59th ''Melakarta'' raga Dharmavati.''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras''Ragas in Ca ...

Sri Tyagaraja Sri Tyagaraja is a rāgam in Carnatic music(musical scale of South Indian classical music) created by music composer who has created many ragas, Which is named after saint Tyagaraja of Tiruvaiyaru. It is the Janya raga of 59th ''Melakarta'' ...

'' and '' Vijayanagari'' are popular in concerts. See '' List of janya rāgams'' for all rāgams associated with ''Dharmavati''.

Compositions

Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to ''Dharmavati''. *''Parandaamavati Jayathi'' (includes the name of rāgam ''Dhaamavati'' in the lyrics) and ''Ramachandrasya'' by

*''Dharmave jayavemba'' by

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*''Mullai Oorntha'', ancient Tamil Kuruntokai poetry by

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from Sandham: Symphony Meets Classical Tamil *''Ododi vandhen kanna'' by

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*''Bhajana Seyada Rada'' by

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*''Vashama Nee'' by

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and later

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have composed

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s based on the scale of ''Dharmavati''. T.G.Lingappa composed song such as 'kanasalli bandavanyare' ( Shruti seridaga).

composed songs such as 'Meendum Meedum Vaa' ( Vikram), 'Andhela Ravamidhi', (

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), 'Vaanaville' (

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), 'Nataraaja paadaalu' (

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) in this raaga while Rahman composed "

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", in the 1993 Tamil film ''

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'', based on the ''Dharmavati'' scale.

Film Songs

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Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam. ''Dharmavati's'' notes when shifted using ''

Graha bhedam ''Graha Bhedam'' in Carnatic music is the process (or result of the process) of shifting the Tonic (music), Tonic note (''Śruti (music), śruti'') to another note in the rāgam and arriving at a different rāgam. Its equivalent in Hindustani cl ...

'', yields 2 other ''Melakarta'' rāgams, namely, '' Chakravakam'' and ''

Sarasangi Sarasangi (pronounced sarasāngi) is a ragam in Carnatic music Carnatic music (known as or in the Dravidian languages) is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Ka ...

''. ''Graha bhedam'' is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the ''shadjam'' to the next note in the rāgam. For further details and an illustration refer '' Graha bhedam on Dharmavati''.

Notes

References

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