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Shri Malyaban Chatterjee - Raga Yaman

Raga Yaman, also known as Raga Iman, is a night raga which is very romantic in nature. Some say its origin is from the Persian mode “Ei’man” from which “Yaman” came about. Others say it has Vedic origins as Raga Yamuna which through time had its pronunciation altered as Yaman. Nonetheless, this raga is often taught to beginners in North Indian music.

There is another similar raga called Yaman Kalyana, which is the exact same structure, except there is an addition of suddha ma which is so skillfully sandwiched by a suddha Ga and suddha Re.

Raga Name: Yaman

Shri Malyaban Chatterjee - Raga Jhinjhoti

...the remembered sweetnesses that attend the beginnings of any new love.... Raga Jhinjhoti

Jhinjhoti is a raga that immediately conveys a simple and pure joy, happiness, and effusiveness. It is a late evening and night raga (9 – 12 pm) that is performed often among contemporary performers and is widely appreciated by audiences.

Jhinjhoti belongs to Khamaj Thaat.

- RAGA JHINJHOTI -

Thaat: Khammaj
Jaati: Audav-Sampoorn
Vadi/Samvadi: Sa/Pa
Prahar: evening
Mood: shringar (love, romance)
Arohi: Sa Ga ma Pa Dha Ni Sa
Avarohi: Sa ni Dha Pa ma Ga Re Sa

Shri Malyaban Chatterjee - Raga Puriya Dhaneshree

Raga Puriya Dhanashri is the musical personification of India.
Remote and inaccessible to the uninitiated, it showers worlds of sublime meaning upon the devotee. The difficulty newcomers have listening to Puriya Dhanashri stems from its unusual combination of swaras, plus an elusive rasa