on carnatic music ragas
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On Carnatic music Ragas.A list of carnatik ragas which possess similarity with other
ragas(For the experience of those who dwell in the carnatik system)(One can also enjoy the observations in certain places)
Kedara gowLai, suruTTi, and dEsh.Desh has got a part resemblence toKedaragoula and Surati.Few more similar sounding ragas:- Asaveri and
Dhanyasi- Narayanagowla and Dvijavanti- Shuddhasaveri andDevamanohari- Pantuvarali and Purvikalyani- Saraswati and
Vijayanagari- Abheri and Shuddhadhanyasi- Revagupti and Bhoopalam-Kalyani and Hamsadhwani (occasionally yes!)- arabi and devagandhari-shanmugapria and simmendra madyamam- thodi and dhanyasi- mohanam andmohanakalyani- saranga and yamuna kalyani?- anandha bhairavi andreethi gowla?- nadanamakria, mayamalava gowla and co- dharbar andnayakiand many more.......aberi and karnataka devagandhari are one
and the same?-
Kalyani and Hamsadhwani (occasionally yes!)
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saranga and hameerkalyani.Pushpalathika - Manirangu, Nagaswaravali -bahudari are also twinsDarbar/Nayaki,
Bhairavi/Manji/Mukhari/Huseni,Sri/Madhyamavati/Manirangu/BrindavaniMadhuvanti and Dharmavati.Malayamarutham, Valaji and
JanasammodhiniSivaranjani and VijayanahariDarbar and NayakiNalinakanthi and KadanakudhoohalamRitigowla and
aanandhabhairaviHindolam and Suddha hindolamsaramathi andnatabhairavi?hindolam and chandragownce.hindolam has a kaisiki
nishadam and Chandrakaus has a kakali nishadam..Desh andNalinakanthi similar sometimes. Saramathi, Margahindolam too(1)Sri-Madhyamavati-Manirangu (2) Bhairavi-Mukhari-Manji-Huseni(3)
Yaduklakambhoji-Dwijavanti (4) Anandabhairavi-Reetigowlai-
Abheri.Hamsaanandhi &SunadhavinodhiniNasikabhushani,Vaagadeeshwari,Vachaspathi
&SaraswathiHindolam,hindola vasantham&
MargahindolamNattai,Gambeera naataiPasupathipriya andsuddhasaaveriMayamaalavagowla and KamalamanohariNagaswarali
Bahudarilalitha panchamam and Takkapoornashadjam andrudrapriyaValachi and MalayamaaruthamValaji is S G3 P D2 N2 S - S N2
D2 P G3 SMalayamarutam is S R1 G3 P D2 N2 S - S N2 D2 P G3 R1
Ssimhendramadhyamam and KeeravaniIn theory, the only difference isthe madyamam- the former haspratimadhyamam, the latter
suddhamadyamam.Though the other swaramsare all the same, the
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prayogams also help to differentiate.Compositions in Keeravani toalternate between are lighter and moreemotional than
Simhendramadhyamam which is a rather more grim andaustere raga(with a tinge of deep emotion). Both ragas conjure a sense of nostalgia
to some extent, although this is more pronounced
inSimhendramadhyamam.Simhendramadhyamam is a kinda sensual (hope the filter does not
chewand spit this out) while Keeravani more morose. This may bebecause,among other things, the former is sung more in the upper
ranges while thelatter's swaroopa resides more in the lower
range.SimhEmadhyamam has majesty (like a simhA?) and a liveliness(becauseof the upper range?). Yes, kIravANI is a bit somber, bur yields
itself to alot of emoting within its framework.Pantuvarali andPoorvikalyani .Chakravakam and SourashtraValaji and
JanasammodiniSriranjani and abhogiManirang and Madhyamavathy