Megh (raga)

Megh (raga)
Thaat	Kafi
Time of day	Any time during the rainy season
Season	Rainy season
Arohana	S m R m P n S'
Avarohana	S' n P m R m 'n R S
Vadi	Sa
Samavadi	Pa

Megh is a Hindustani classical raga.

Theory

Arohana & Avarohana

Arohana: S m R m P n S'

Avarohana: S' n P m R m 'n R S

Vadi & Samavadi

In this raga vadi is Sa and samavadi is Pa - Re is used a lot but always sliding down from M, n always slides from P

Pakad

R - R - S - 'n - S - m - R - P - m - R - 'n - S

Organization & Relationships

Related ragas: Ragas of Malhar family, namely Megh Malhar, Miyan ki Malhar, Gaud Malhar, Ramdasi Malhar, Dhuliya Malhar, etc. as well as Madhmad Sarang
Thaat: Kafi.

Behavior

Samay (Time)

Late night.

Seasonality

Raga Megh is commonly associated with the monsoon season.

Rasa

Historical Information

Origins

This is one of the very old ragas found in Indian classical music. this rag is related from krishna kal when goverdhan pravat was on krishnas short finger then mahadev gives a damru sound to protect the lord krishna. that sound was rag MEGHA..

Important Recordings

Amir Khan, Ragas Megh and Lalit, HMV LP (long-playing record), EMI-EASD1331

References

The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Zenith Media, London: 1999.

Ramashreya Jha explains difference between Sarang and Megh http://www.parrikar.org/hindustani/sarang/

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