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Raag Hemant

Raag Hemant belongs to the Bilawal thaat and is traditionally sung in the 2nd prahar of the night. It uses five swaras on the way up and all seven coming down. Phrases centre on Madhyam - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Shadj as samvadi.

Swars: Rishabh and Pancham Varjya in Aaroh. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.

Raga Hemant

2nd Prahar of the Night (9PM to 12AM)
Bilawal thaatAudhav - SampurnaVadi: MadhyamSamvadi: Shadj
SGmDN
NDPmGRS

Pakad: G m D N D · m m · N D m · G m G R S · G m D P m 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 Hemant

Hear the raag in songs you already know - the fastest way to internalise its mood. Tap a tile to play.

Ruth Ke Tum To Chal DiyeSangeet Samrat Tansen (1957)Lata Mangeshkar
Sudh Bisar Gai AjaSangeet Samrat Tansen (1962)Mohd. Rafi, Manna Dey

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