Raag Shankara
Shankara is a Bilawal-thaat raag, given its full colour in the 2nd prahar of the night. It uses five swaras on the way up and six coming down, taking a vakra (winding) path rather than a straight line. Phrases centre on Gandhar - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Nishad as samvadi.
Swars: Rishabh and Madhyam Varjya in Aaroh. Madhyam Varjya in Avroh. All Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Shankara
2nd Prahar of the Night (9PM to 12AM)Pakad: G P N D Ṡ N · D P G P · R 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 Shankara
Hear the raag in songs you already know - the fastest way to internalise its mood. Tap a tile to play.