Jana Ranjani
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Jana Ranjani is a raga in Carnatic music, classical music of South India. It is a janya raga of Shankarabharanam, 29th in the 72 Melakarta ragas. The Raga 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. It's Arohana-Avarohana[1] structure is as follows:
Arohana: S R2 G3 M1 P D2 P N3 S
Avarohana: S D2 P M1 R2 S
Popular Compositions
- Vidajaladhura by Tyagaraja
- Nadadina by Tyagaraja
- Pahimam Sri Rajarajeswari by Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer
- Third Charanam of Ranjani Mridupankaja Lochani of Tanjavur Sankara Iyer
Related Ragas
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāga.
Janaranjani is very similar to Poornachandrika and these Ragas are known as twin Ragas[2]. Unless sung with perfect sangathis and pidis, it is highly difficult to differentiate between the two.
References
- ^ "Raga Janaranjani : Raga Surabhi". www.ragasurabhi.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ^ "Raga Comparison Poornachandrika And Janaranjani : Raga Surabhi". www.ragasurabhi.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- http://sowmya.org/2008/01/21/janaranjani-purnachandrika-kedaram-a-clarification/
- Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications