Raga Hamsadhwani
Harmonium
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Artiste Name Shri Guruprasad Hegde
On Accompaniment Shri Dinesh Hegde
On Tabla Shri Nitin Hegde
In this Harmonium Classroom video of 50 mins, Shri Guruprasad Hegde explains the raga, then starts the improvisation with beautiful Aalap in Hamsadwani.
Going further, the artiste plays serene bandishes in Madhya Laya Ek Taal 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 Hamsadwani on Harmonium, provided by Shri Guruprasad 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 | Kalyan |
| Rasa | Shringar | Time | Evening |
| Jati | Audhav- Audhav | Scale | Pentatonic- Pentatonic |
| Vadi | Pancham(P) | Samvadi | Rishabh(R) |
| Ascending | S R G P N Ṡ | Descending | Ṡ N P G R S |
| Swaras in this raga : | Sa, Re, Ga, Pa, Ni | ||
| P̣N> | SR G> | G>R> | Ṇ P̣ | S>> |
Raga Pakad
| S>> | Ṇ>> | P̣>>> | G̣ >P̣> | G̣ >P̣> | Ṇ>> | P̣ Ṇ>> | S>> |
| Ṇ> S> | R>> | S>> | Ṇ S> | R> G>> | R> G>> | RS Ṇ>> | |
| P̣ Ṇ> | P̣ S | P̣ Ṇ>> | Ṇ R>> | SR | PGR> | RG> | R S> |
| SR GP> | GP> | GP N> | P> | GP GPN> | PGR> | GR> GP> | ṠNP> |
| N> Ṡ> | |||||||
| N Ṡ> | NPG> | PGR>> | PR>> | GR> | N>> | S Ṇ P̣> | P̣ Ṇ> |
| P̣ Ṇ> | S>> |
Raga Chalan
Practice Alankaras in Raga Hamsadhwani
Alankara I:
| Aroha | SRG | RGP | GPN | PN Ṡ |
| Avaroha | ṠNP | NPG | PGR | GRS |
Alankara II:
| Aroha | SRGPN | RGPNṠ |
| Avaroha | Ṡ NPGR | NPGRS |
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Aalap in Raga Hamsadhwani
Mandra -Madhya Saptak Aalap I:
| S>> | S>> | Ṇ>> | Ṇ>> | P̣ N>> | Ṇ>> | S>> | Ṇ S Ṇ> |
| P̣>> | P̣>> | Ṇ>> | P̣ Ṇ> | SR S Ṇ> | Ṇ>>> | S>> | |
| P̣ Ṇ>> | P̣ G̣ >> | G̣ >P>> | G̣ P̣ Ṇ>> | Ṛ >G̣ > | Ṛ >G̣ >P̣> | G̣ >P̣> | G̣ P̣> |
| G̣ P̣ Ṇ> | P̣ Ṇ> | Ṇ>> | S>> | ||||
| P̣ Ṇ> | P̣ S Ṇ> | G̣ P̣> | G̣ Ṇ> P̣>> | G̣ P̣ Ṇ> | SR S Ṇ> | P̣ Ṇ S> | ṆS> |
| ṆS R> | S Ṇ> | S>> | |||||
| S Ṇ P̣> | Ṇ P̣ G̣ > | P̣ G̣ > | Ṛ G̣ > | P̣ Ṇ> | P̣ S Ṇ>> | S Ṇ>> | Ṇ S P̣> |
| P̣ Ṇ> | G̣ P̣> | Ṛ G̣ P̣>> | G̣ P̣ Ṇ> | G̣P̣ ṆS RSṆ> | Ṇ>> | S>> |
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Raga Hamsadhwani Bandish - Composition
Bandish in Ektaal
| Asthayi | ||||||||||||
| Dhin | Dhin | Dha Ge | TiRaKiTa | To | Na | Kat | Tin | Dha Ge | TiRaKiTa | Dhi | Na | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| G | > | R | > | S | > | Ṇ | P̣ | Ṇ | S | R | S | |
| S | > | Ṇ | > | P̣ | > | P̣ | Ṇ | S | R | S | > | |
| G | R | P | G | N | P | Ṡ | N | P | G | R | S | |
| Asthayi | ||||||||||||
| Dhin | Dhin | Dha Ge | TiRaKiTa | To | Na | Kat | Tin | Dha Ge | TiRaKiTa | Dhi | Na | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| G | > | P | > | N | > | Ṡ | N | Ṡ | N | Ṡ | > | |
| Ġ | Ṙ | > | Ṡ | N | > | P | N | Ṡ | N | Ṡ | > | |
| N | > | P | > | G | R | P | G | R | G | R | S | |
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Taan ~ Palta ~ Layakari
8 Beats Taan :
| RG | PN | NP | GR | GP | GR | GR | S> |
16 Beats Taan :
| P N | Ṡ Ṙ | Ġ Ṙ | ṠN | PG | RG | PG | RS |
12 Beats Taan :
| ṆS | RG | PG | RS | RG | PN | PN | PG |
| RG | PG | R S | ṆS |
17 Beats Taan :
| S Ṇ | P̣ Ṇ | SR | GP | GR | SR | GP | N Ṡ |
| P Ṡ | N Ṡ | NP | GR | GP | GR | GR | S> |
31 Beats Taan :
| SR | GP | GR | GP | GP | N Ṡ | N Ṡ | NP |
| N Ṡ | Ṙ Ġ | Ṙ Ṡ | N Ṡ | Ṙ Ġ | Ṗ Ġ | Ṙ Ṡ | N Ṡ |
| Ṡ Ṙ | Ġ N | Ṡ Ṙ | PN | ṠN | PG | R G | P Ṡ |
| NP | NP | GR | G N | PG | RG | RS |
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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 Hamsadhwani Classroom Study
* Categorised in respect to seniority of the artistes
Raga Hamsadhwani In Violin
Classroom study featuring Raga details, Alankaras, Aalap, Taan patterns, Bandish, etc., accompanied by a detailed video.
Raga Hamsadhwani In Sitar
Classroom study featuring Raga details, Alankaras, Aalap, Taan patterns, Bandish, etc., accompanied by a detailed video.
Raga Hamsadhwani In Bansuri
Classroom study featuring Raga details, Alankaras, Aalap, Taan patterns, Bandish, etc., accompanied by a detailed video.