Jana Ranjani is a raga 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, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and southern Odisha. It is o ...

, the classical music of

South India South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of ...

. It is a

janya ''Janya'' is a term meaning "derive". In Carnatic (South Indian) music a ''janya raga'' is one derived from one of the 72 '' melakarta'' ragas (fundamental melodic structures). ''Janya'' ragas are classified into various types based on a vari ...

raga of Shankarabharanam, the 29th of the 72

melakarta Mēḷakartā is a collection of fundamental musical scales ( ragas) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). ''Mēḷakartā'' ragas are parent ragas (hence known as ''janaka'' ragas) from which other ragas may be derived. A ''melaka ...

ragas. The

raga 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 ...

is named thus because it induces a feeling of enjoyment (''Jana'' – People and ''Ranjani'' – can be enjoyed by people) among the ''rasikas'' (audience).

Structure and Lakshana

It is a ''Vakra sampoorna – Audava ragam'' i.e. the ascending scale has all the notes in a zig-zag manner and the descending scale has five notes. Its ''Arohana–Avarohana'' structure is as follows: ''

Arohana Arohana, Arohanam, Aroh or Aroha, in the context of Indian classical music, is the ascending scale of notes in a raga.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, ''Glossary'' pages, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications The pitch increases a ...

'': ''

Avarohana An Avarohana, Avarohanam or Avaroha, in the context of Indian classical music, is the descending scale of any raga.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, ''Glossary'' pages, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications The notes descend in pitch ...

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Popular compositions

* "Vidajaladhura" by

Tyagaraja Sadguru Tyagaraja Swami ( Telugu: సద్గురు త్యాగరాజ స్వామి; 4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847), also known as Tyagayya, and in full as Kakarla Tyagabrahmam ( Telugu: కాకర్ల త్యాగబ ...

* "Nadadina" by

* "Pahimam Sri Rajarajeswari" by Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer * Third Charanam of "Ranjani Mridupankaja Lochani" of Tanjavur Sankara Iyer. * "Smarane Sukhamu Rama Nama" by

* "nannu brOva rAdA" of Syaama Sasthri *''Pranapathe nee salaho'' by

Vyasatirtha Vyāsatīrtha (), also called ''Vyasaraja'' or ''Chandrikacharya'', was a Hindu philosopher, scholar, polemicist, commentator and poet belonging to the Madhwacharya's Dvaita order of Vedanta. As the rajaguru of Vijayanagara Empire, Vyasati ...

Related ragas

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāga. Janaranjani is very similar to

Poornachandrika __NOTOC__ Poornachandrika is a raga in Carnatic music, classical music of South India. It is a ''janya'' raga of Shankarabharanam, 29th in the 72 Melakarta ragas. Structure and Lakshana Its ''arohana-avarohana'' structure is as follows: ''A ...

and these Ragas are known as twin Ragas. Unless sung with perfect sangathis and pidis, it is highly difficult to differentiate between the two.

Structure and Lakshana

Popular compositions

Related ragas

Notes

References

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