The Ramayana is a great Sanskrit epic poem written by Sage Valmiki. The Ramayana consists of 24,000 verses which are divided in seven books and 500 cantos. The conjunction of Rama and Ayana makes the word Ramayana which means The Journey of Lord Rama. Lord Rama is considered the 7th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. For Hindus, the Ramayana is a great religious book. It is widely believed that reciting Ramayana brings peace and prosperity into the family. Reciting whole Ramayana might take couple...

Behag Varnam (Part)

Nanda Nandana Gopala Jaya : Nanda nandana gOpAla Gadyam 27 athakhaluvallavayuvatyo nijavallabha viraha santapa janita duranta cinta santapa mandıkrta bahyavisaya viveka vrttimaccityavatyah muhurmuhuh tadıya lılavinoda navarasaviskarana pravınah apanka pratyanka gunagana sama visama balabala vilasa vilasita grıvasirah kampa tribhangi lalita divyagatra bhrunetra hasta visesadyaviskrta avarasalankaralankrta vividha lasya visesam spuradadhara maniparimilita muralıkalarava sudhavatırita...

Dikshitar Kriti - Sarasvati Vidhi Yuvati - Raga Hindolam sarasvatI vidhi yuvatI - rAgaM hindOLam - tALaM rUpakam

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Not a Carnatic Vocal, but then...

Jodi Tor Dak Shune Keu Na Ase Tobe Ekla Cholo Re ("If no one responds to your call, then go your own way alone"), commonly known as Ekla Cholo Re, is a Bengali patriotic song written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1905.LanguageBengaliPublishedSeptember 1905 Language Bengali Published September 1905 Genre Rabindra Sangeet Songwriter(s) Rabindranath Tagore Composer(s) Rabindranath Tagore

INTHA CHOUKA Ragam: Bilahari(29th Mela Janyam) Composer: Veenai Kuppaiyer Talam: Aadi Aarohanam:S R2 G3 P D2 S Aavarohanam:S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S Pallavi: Intha chouka sEya idi mEkAdura sAmi Anupallavi: PanthamElara nAthO VenugOpAlA rArA eevElaI Charanam: Ninne kOri yunnArA

Begabaro (Maand) Maand is supposed to have evolved from Rajasthani folk music. Maand is a feisty raga, popular in North India and well-known for lighter pieces in the South. It is delightful to the listener and performer alike. It brings forth the mood of romance, combined with cheer and warmth.  Maand is often spiced up with foreign notes to make it “misra” Maand, like “chai” becomes “masala chai.” The notes that feature in the conventional Maand raga include Sadja, Suddha Rishabha, Antara...

Yentha Pratibha (Raaga: Mohanam) Mohanam is a rāga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an audava rāga (or owdava rāga, meaning pentatonic scale). It is usually described as a janya rāga of Harikamboji (28th Melakartha Raga). However, alternate opinions suggest that Mechakalyani may be a more appropriate classification based on the lakshana of the raga. The equivalent of Mohanam in Hindustani music is Bhoop (or Bhopali). It is one of the common...

Muddhugare Yashoda (Kurinji/ Nattakurinji) Kurinji or Nattakurinji is a raga (musical scale) in Carnatic music. It is an audava janya raga of 28th Melakarta raga Harikambhoji. This raga is good to sing in the evenings. It is used both in Hindustani and Carnatic music. Nattakurinji and is an asymmetric rāgam is said to have three types of ascending (arohana) and descending scales (avarohana). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nattakurinji