It is also the mother raga of one of the 10 families of ragas in Hindustani classical music. One of the biggies, it is sampoorna jaati raga because it has all seven notes in the aaroha and avroha (ascending and descending scales). And its bio-data is as gambhir and stately. Named after one of the eight Ambas, the name itself is sonorous and gambhir. When, in actual fact, the appeal of music is truly universal â€" including classical music.Īnd I make my case today with the Hindustani classical raga, raga Bhairavi. I mean if we’re popping raw garlic at breakfast for our cholesterol and twisting into Ardh Matsyendraasana for our nagging backs, then why not a shot of Raga Bageshri for that insomnia or Chakravaham for that chronic indigestion? For the rest, classical music is the rarified stuff of yawns, background music at exhibitions and for national mourning on Doordarshan when somebody dies.Īt least that’s how many of us may think. Or then, of late, classical music has become fashionable as “alternative medicineâ€. And to a Jhankar Beats version of Raga Jaunpuri. Oh, we’re willing to listen if a telegenic, yuppie, ethnic-chic celebrity gana-bajana type explains the mathematics of a melakarta raga in convent-school accented English 2-minute sound bytes. But we cant’ say the same thing about classical music, can we? I mean, we don’t want to be rude or anything, but that’s really “alternative†stuff, meant for eggheads and geeks.
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And we know how to bhangra-boogie to Juggy D as our hearts go dhadak-dhadak at the sight of Bunty and Babli.
We all sway to “Oye Bubbly†as we sip our colas and munch our fries. By Ratna Rajaiah ( the King loves music, it is well with the land.’’ â€" Mencius