Keeravani
21st raga in the Melakarta
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Keeravani (pronounced keeravāṇi) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 21st Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. The 21st melakarta rāgam as per Muthuswami Dikshitar school of music is Kiraṇāval̥i.
| Arohanam | S R₂ G₂ M₁ P D₁ N₃ Ṡ |
|---|---|
| Avarohanam | Ṡ N₃ D₁ P M₁ G₂ R₂ S |
| Equivalent | Harmonic minor scale |
This rāgam is a popular scale in western music as well. The Western equivalent is the Harmonic minor scale.[1][2] It is said to be borrowed into Hindustani music from Carnatic music.
Structure and Lakshana
It is the 3rd rāgam in the 4th chakra Veda. The mnemonic name is Veda-Go. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gi ma pa dha nu.[1] Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
The notes used in this scale are chathusruthi rishabha, sadharana gandhara, suddha madhyama, panchama, suddha dhaivatha, kakali nishadha.
As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Simhendramadhyamam, which is the 57th melakarta.
Janya Rāgams
Keeravani has many janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. Kalyāna vasantam is a popular janya of Keeravani. See List of janya rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with Keeravani. Other popular janya ragams include Chandrakouns, Sāmapriya and Vasantamanohari.
Compositions
Many composers have composed songs in Keeravani. A few of them are listed here.
- Pancha Bhoota Kiranaavalim by Muthuswamy Dikshithar (Sanskrit)
- Kaligiyunte by Thyagaraja (Telugu) in Keeravani
- Eti Yochanalu and Paraku Neekelara by Thyagaraja (Telugu) in Kiranavali
- Ambavani nannu by Muthiah Bhagavatar (Telugu)
- Balasarasa Murali by Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi (Sanskrit)
- Bhavaye Saarasanabham by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma (Sanskrit)
- Bhaktha Palana Seya by Ponniah Pillai of the Tanjore Quartet (Sanskrit)
- Tatva Jivatvam by Sadasiva Brahmendra (Sanskrit)
- Devi neeye thunai and Karunakarane Shivashankarane by Papanasam Sivan (Tamil)
- NA puNyamu gAdA IshA by Muthiah Bhagavatar (Telugu)
- Sarvaparadhava By Purandara Dasaru (Kannada)
- nijamuga rAma nI pAdamula nitya nammina nnau brOvumu by Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar (Telugu)
- varamulosagi brOcuTa nI karudA jagadAdhara by Patnam Subramania Iyer (Telugu)
- Innamum Sandeha Padalamo by Gopalakrishna Bharathi (Tamil)
- Vinayagane vinaitheerpavane by Ulundhoorpettai Shanmugam (Tamil)
- NI caraNAmbujamunu neranammiti nIrajAkSi by G. N. Balasubramaniam (Telugu)
- Mahadeshwara Ashtadashanama by Mahesh Mahadev (Sanskrit)
- Sri Dakshinamurthim by M. Balamuralikrishna (Sanskrit)
- Bhavaye Saadaram by Thulaseevanam(R. Ramachandran Nair) (Sanskrit)
- Vaananai mathi soodiya by Appar (Tamil)
- Unnai nambinen aiya by Muthu Thandavar (Tamil)
Tamil Film Songs
Janya Ragam:Rishipriya
| Song | Movie | Year | Composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udhayam Neeye | Ennarukil Nee Irunthal | 1991 | Illayaraja | S. Janaki |
Tamil Non Film Songs
| Song | Album | Year | Composer | Singer | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anbe Yen Maruththaai | Azhagiya Kaadhal | 2023 | Ramana | Ramana | Anbe Yen Maruththaai on YouTube |
| Gnyaabaga Alaigal (Instrumental) | - | Gnyaabaga Alaigal (Instrumental) on YouTube |
Related rāgams
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Keeravani's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 3 other major melakarta rāgams, namely, Hemavati, Vakulabharanam and Kosalam. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Keeravani.
