Raga Hamsadhwani
Bansuri
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Artiste Gharana Maihar Senia Gharana
Artiste Name Shri Venugopal Hegde
On Accompaniment Ms Aishwarya
On Tabla Shri Shrihari Diggavi
In this Bansuri Classroom video of 45 mins, Shri Venugopal Hegde explains the raga, then starts the improvisation with beautiful Aalap in Hamsadhwani.
Going further, the artiste plays serene bandishes in Madhya Laya Rupak Taak, 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 Hamsadhwani 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 | Hamsadhwani | That | Bilawal |
| Rasa | Shringar | Time | Evening |
| Jati | Audhav-Audhav | Scale | Pentatonic- Pentatonic |
| Vadi | Rishabh(R) | Samvadi | Pancham(P) |
| Ascending | S R G P N Ṡ | Descending | Ṡ N P G R S |
| Andolan Swara | Nishadh(N) | Nyasa swara | Pa, Ni, Re |
| Swaras in this raga : | Sa, Re, Ga, Pa, Ni, | ||
| P̣ Ṇ | SGR | GP | N Ṡ | Ṙ Ġ | Ṗ > |
| Ġ Ṙ | Ṡ N | PG | RS | Ṇ P̣> |
Raga phirat
| P̣ Ṇ | SGR | ṆS | RGP> | NP GR | GP | N Ṡ Ṙ>> | |
| ṠN Ṙ Ṡ | Ṡ>> | NP | GR>> | GR | Ṇ P̣> | S>> | |
Raga Chalan
Aalap in Hamsadwani
Mandra -Madhya Saptak Aalap I:
| S>> | S>> | S>> | S Ṇ> | S Ṇ> | Ṇ>> | Ṇ>> | Ṇ |
| P̣>> | P̣>> | Ṇ>> | S>> | S>> | |||
| Ṇ>> | Ṇ>> | P̣ Ṇ>> | SR>> | Ṇ P̣>> | Ṇ>> | P̣ S>> | S>> |
| S>> | Ṇ P̣> | Ṇ> S> | S>> | S>> | |||
| S>> | N>> | GR>> | RS Ṇ>> | P̣>> | P̣ Ṇ>> | SR>> | R>> |
| P̣~S Ṇ> | ᴳR> | ᴳR>> | GR> | SR> | S>> | ||
| N>> | SR | ᴳR> | S Ṇ> | ᴺP̣> | R>> | GR> | S Ṇ> |
| P̣~R>> | S Ṇ> | S Ṇ> | GR> | Ṇ~P̣> | S>> |
Raga Hamsadwani - Composition
Bandish in Rupak:
| Asthayi | |||||||
| Ti | Ti | Na | Dhi | Na | Dhi | Na | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| GP N Ṡ | RGSR | Ġ | Ġ Ṙ | N>>P | >G>> | >RS> | |
| R | > | GG | P> | ṠN | PG | RS | |
Taan ~ Palta ~ Layakari
25 Beats Taan:
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P̣ Ṇ |
P̣ Ṇ |
SS |
P̣ Ṇ |
P̣ Ṇ |
SS |
P̣ Ṇ |
SS |
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ṆS |
ṆS |
RR |
SR |
SR |
GG |
RS |
ṆS |
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ṆS |
ṆS |
RR |
RG |
RG |
GG |
GG |
RS |
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ṆS |
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36 Beats Taan:
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PN |
NN |
P Ṡ |
Ṡ Ṡ |
PN |
NN |
P Ṡ |
Ṡ Ṡ |
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Ṡ Ṙ |
Ṙ Ṙ |
N Ṡ |
Ṡ Ṡ |
Ṙ Ġ |
Ġ Ġ |
Ṙ Ṡ |
N Ṡ |
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Ṙ Ġ |
Ġ Ġ |
Ṙ Ṡ |
N Ṡ |
N Ṡ |
Ṡ Ṡ |
N Ṡ |
Ṙ Ṙ |
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N Ṡ |
Ṡ Ṡ |
N P |
GP |
GP |
GR |
S Ṇ |
S> |
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ṆS |
RG |
PN |
Ṡ> |
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48 Beats Taan:
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P̣ Ṇ |
P̣S |
ṆS |
ṆS |
P̣ Ṇ |
P̣S |
ṆS |
ṆS |
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P̣ Ṇ |
P̣S |
ṆS |
ṆS |
P̣ Ṇ |
P̣ R |
SR |
SR |
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P̣N |
P̣ G |
R G |
RG |
RG |
RS |
ṆS |
ṆS |
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SR |
S Ṇ |
P Ṇ |
P Ṇ |
P̣N |
SS |
ṆS |
RR |
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SR |
GG |
RS |
ṆS |
>> |
PN |
Ṡ Ṙ |
Ġ Ṙ |
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Ṡ Ṙ |
Ġ Ṙ |
ṠN |
Ṙ Ṡ |
NP |
GR |
S Ṇ |
R> |
25 Beats Taan:
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RG |
GG |
RS |
ṆS |
PN |
NN |
PP |
GP |
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Ṙ Ġ |
Ġ Ġ |
Ṙ Ṡ |
N Ṡ |
N Ṡ |
Ṡ Ṡ |
N Ṙ |
Ṙ Ṙ |
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Ṙ Ġ |
Ġ Ġ |
Ṙ Ṡ |
N Ṡ |
Ṡ Ṙ |
Ṡ N |
PG |
RS |
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ṆS |
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