It is widely acknowledged that this beautiful raga was invented by Ustad Allauddin Khan and popularized by his legendary disciple Pandit Ravi Shankar. Many believe that this is a melodious variation of a traditional raga Bhinna Shadja.
Thhaat (parent scale)
Bilawal
Jaati:
Audav Sampoorna (five notes in ascent and seven in descent)
Vaadi:
Madhyam (M)
Samvaadi:
Shadja (S)
Swaras:
Omits Rishabh and Pancham (R and P) in ascending order, all shuddh swaras
Aaroh (ascent):
N.S D.N. S G M, M D N S’ (Western notation: B C A B C E F, F A B C )
Avaroh (descent)
S’N D P M G M R S (Western notation: C B A G F E F D C )
Key phrases:
S G M, M G M D, D N S’, N D, D P M , M D S’, N D P M G R S, D.N. S M, G M D N S’, N D P M G R S
Time:
Night
According to musicians its aroha resembles Rageshri anga and avaroha has a shadow of Hem Kalyan. Others say that this blends Rageshri and Malgunji.
Bibliography
1. The Raganess of Ragas by Deepak Raja
2. The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India
Links
1. Pandit Ravi Shankar (sitar)
2. Pratik Srivastava (sarod)
Praashekh and Abhishek Borkar perform a sarod duet in Raag Hemant with Parimal Chakraborty (tabla) at Darbar Festival 2019.
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