HINDOLA
Raag Hindola in carnatic classical music is known as a janya raaga which means a derived raaga. It is an audava raaga because it has no all seven swaras in it. This raaga is equivalent to malkaus in Hindusthani style of music.
It is a symmetric raaga like mohana and some others and an audava raga which means the five swaras raaga. So it is called a pentatonic raaga.
The raaga consists of five swaras sa ga ma da ne and we dont find re (reshabha) and pa (panchama) in it. It the janya raaga of Hanumathodi leaving rishbha and panchama.
It is one of the most beautiful heart touching ragaas in carnatic classical music. The musicians love to play a wonderful kalpana swaras and a lot of gamakas in this raaga in their concerts with their utmost ecstasy.
The swaras in this raaga are as follows
Arohana: sa ga ma da ne sa
Avarohana: sa ne da ma ga sa
sa - constant
ga - sadharana gandhara
ma - sudha madhyama
da - sudha dhaivatha
ne - kakali nishadha
sa*- thara shadyama constant
There are so many popular krithis/kirthanas in this raaga written by Thagaraya, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Annamayya, and some others.
Samaja varagamana by Thyagaraja
Govardhana Gireesham by Muthuswamy Dikshitar
Deva devam bhaje by Annamayya
Kondalalo nelakonna by Annamayya
We find so many film songs in this raaga, stand for the most melodious to store in the minds of music lovers. It is found that the telugu film Director Raghavendra Rao loves to get tuned in Hindola raaga in his each and every film. The songs in this raaga in his films composed by the famous music director Keeravani are all time hits.
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I too personally believe that it one of the melodious raaga in carnatic music...
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