Raga Desh
Bansuri
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Artiste Gharana Maihar Senia Gharana
Artiste Name Shri Venugopal Hegde
On Tabla Shri Shrihari Diggavi
In this Bansuri Classroom video of 50 mins, Shri Venugopal Hegde explains the raga, then starts the improvisation with beautiful Aalap in Desh.
Going further, the artiste plays serene bandishes in Madhya Laya Ada Chautaal, Dhrut Ektaal, and Dhrut Teen Taal. After presenting intricate taans in the raga, he concludes the raga improvisation.
Please find the following comprehensive written practice materials for Raga Desh on Bansuri, provided by Shri Venugopal Hegde on this extensive learning page.
*Do note that many of the raga practice materials provided for one instrument can also be practiced on other instruments.
Raga Details
| Raga Name | Des/ Desh | That | Khamaj |
| Rasa | Shringar | Time | Evening |
| Jati | Audhav-Sampoorna | Scale | Pentatonic- Heptatonic |
| Vadi | Rishabh(R) | Samvadi | Pancham(P) |
| Ascending | Ṇ S R m P N Ṡ | Descending | Ṡ n D P m G R S |
| Andolan Swara | Ni & Komal Ni | Nyasa swara | Re, Pa |
| Swaras in this raga : | Sa, Re, Ga, ma, Pa, Dha, Ni, Komal ni | ||
| P̣> Ṇ> | S>R> | m>P> | N>Ṡ> | Ṙ> ṁ > | Ṗ > |
| ṁ > Ġ> | Ṙ> Ṡ> | n> D> | P>m> | G> R> | S> ṇ> |
| Ḍ> P̣> |
Raga phirat
| P̣>> | ṆS> | RS ṇ> Ḍ P̣ | P>> | P̣> ṃ>> P̣> | Ṇ>> | S>> | |
| ṆS> | R m> | GR> | Rm Pn> | D>P> | Rm PN Ṡ> | nDP> | Pm GR> |
| G>Ṇ> | S>> |
Raga Chalan
Aalap in Raga Desh
Mandra -Madhya Saptak Aalap I:
| S Ṇ>> | S>> | S>> | S>> | ṇ>Ḍ> | Ḍ>P̣> | P̣>> | P̣>> |
| P̣> Ṇ> | Ṇ>> | S>> | S>> | ||||
| S ṇ>> | Ḍ>> | P̣>> | P̣>> | ṃ>> | ṃ>>P> | m>P | mP>> |
| ṇ>Ḍ>> | P̣>> | P̣>> | S Ṇ> | RS Ṇ> | Ṇ>> | S>> | |
| SN RSn>> | ṇ> Ḍ> P̣> | P̣> ṃ>> | P̣>> | Ṇ>> | ṃ P̣ Ṇ> | SR S Ṇ> | Ṇ> |
| S>>> | S>> | S>> | |||||
| P̣>> | ṆSR> | R>> | S Ṇ> | Ṇ S Rm> | GR>> | m>> | Pm> |
| m>GR>> | GR S Ṇ> | S>> | S>> |
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This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
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This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
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Raga Desh Bandish - Composition
Bandish in Ada Chautaal
| Asthayi | ||||||||||||||
| Dha | Tirakita | Dhin | Na | Tin | Na | Kat | Dha | Tirakita | Dhin | Na | Dhin | Dhin | Na | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| N> | SR | n> | DP | >>m> | >PD> | |||||||||
| m> | m> | G> | G> | R> | R> | SRS> | ṆS | |||||||
| Antara | ||||||||||||||
| Dha | Tirakita | Dhin | Na | Tin | Na | Kat | Dha | Tirakita | Dhin | Na | Dhin | Dhin | Na | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| mRm> | >>P> | >N>> | ||||||||||||
| Ṡ> | Ṡ> | Ṡ> | Ṡ> | PN | Ṡ Ṙ | ṁ Ġ | Ṙ Ġ | Ṙ Ṅ | Ṡ> | Ṡ> | ||||
| Ṡ>> Ṡ | >>nP | NṠ ṘṠ | ||||||||||||
| n> | n> | D> | P> | mP | DP | mG | R> | G> | Ṇ> | S> | ||||
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Taan ~ Palta ~ Layakari
8 Beats Taan:
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ṆS |
Rm |
PN |
Ṡ Ṙ |
Ṡn |
DP |
mG |
RS |
47 Beats Taan:
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P Ṡ |
Ṡ Ṡ |
nD |
Pm |
Pn |
DP |
mG |
RS |
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P Ṡ |
Ṡ Ṡ |
nD |
Pm |
Pn |
DP |
mG |
RS |
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ṆS |
Rm |
Rm |
P> |
>> |
>> |
ṆS |
Rm |
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SR |
mP |
Rm |
PN |
mP |
N Ṡ |
PN |
Ṡ Ṡ |
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N Ṡ |
Ṡ Ṡ |
N Ṡ |
Ṙ Ṙ |
N Ṡ |
Ṙ ṁ |
Ġ Ṙ |
N Ṡ |
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N Ṡ |
Ṡ Ṡ |
N Ṡ |
Ṙ Ṙ |
N Ṡ |
Ṙ ṁ |
Ġ Ṙ |
N Ṡ |
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N Ṡ |
Ṡ Ṡ |
N Ṡ |
Ṙ Ṙ |
N Ṡ |
Ṡ Ṡ |
nD |
Pm |
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Pn |
DP |
mG |
RS |
ṆS |
ṆS |
Rm |
PN |
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Ṡ> |
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This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
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This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
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This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
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This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
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This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
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Raga Desh Classroom Study
* Categorised in respect to seniority of the artistes
Raga Desh In Sitar
Classroom study featuring Raga details, Alankaras, Aalap, Taan patterns, Bandish, etc., accompanied by a detailed video.
Raga Desh In Vocal
Classroom study featuring Raga details, Alankaras, Aalap, Taan patterns, Bandish, etc., accompanied by a detailed video.