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ON RAGA HAMSANANDI

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...