Hindustani / Ragas / Hansdhwani
Raag Hansdhwani
A raag of the Bilawal thaat, Hansdhwani comes into its own in the 2nd prahar of the night. It uses five swaras on the way up and five coming down. Phrases centre on Shadj - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Pancham as samvadi.
Swars: Madhyam and Dhaivat Varjya. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Hansdhwani
2nd Prahar of the Night (9PM to 12AM)Bilawal thaatAudhav - AudhavVadi: ShadjSamvadi: Pancham
SRGPNṠ
ṠNPGRSʼNʼPʼNRS
Pakad: ʼN R G P G R G P N Ṡ · Ṡ N P G R G P G R S
Sargam is written with Sa on C: komal swars are lowercase, teevra Ma is M̄, ʼ before a swar marks the lower (mandra) octave and Ṡ / ʼ after marks the upper (taar) octave. The synth plays plain notes - the gamak, meend, and andolan that bring a raag to life are what you learn in class with an expert.
Film songs in Raag Hansdhwani
Hear the raag in songs you already know - the fastest way to internalise its mood. Tap a tile to play.
Ja Tose Nahin Bolun KanhaiyaNon Film Song "Chala Vahi Desh" (1956)Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey
Karam Ki Gati NyariSharda (1974)Lata Mangeshkar
O Chaand Jahaan Woh JaayeChandni Chowk to China (1957)Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar
Tere NainaVelaikaran (2009)Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal
Vaa Vaa Vaa, Vaa Kanna VaaKannathil Muttamittal (1987)Mano, K. S. Chithra
Vellai PookkalKannathil Muttamittal (2002)A. R. Rahman