A janya of the 53 rd melakarta Gamanasrama , this is a panchamavarjiya raga -- the raga does not have the note Pa. This is why the raga has to be handled very carefully, as accidental touching of Pa, however briefly, will bring in the shades of Poorvikalyani , another important raga in Carnatic music, which also happens to be a janya of Gamanasrama . As the note Pa, in whichever raga it appears, is an 'anchor' note like mantra Sa and Tara Sa and acts as a nyasa swara it is a stabilizing factor. Hence, the absence of Pa calls for a little alertness in handling this raga. This raga resembles raga Sohoni of Hindustani music, which is a janya of Marwa tthat . Hamsanandi is a Shadava Shadava raga as it has six notes both in arohana and avarohana . S R1 G3 M2 D2 N3 S S N3 D2 M2 G3 R1 S The swaras are Shudha...
I WANT TO RELATE THE TWO FORMS OF INDIAN MUSIC BOTH HINDUSTANI AND CARNATIC.