Laharithe raga notebook

Basant Bahar

बसंत बहारHindustani

Basant Bahar is a Hindustani raga of the Purvi thaat. Its vadi is Sa and its samvadi Pa. Lahari lists 6 compositions in this raga.

At a glance

Thaat
Purvi

sources differ: oceanofragas says Mishra

Melakarta
Bhavapriya
Aroha
S G M d N S'
Avaroha
S' N d P M G , M G r S
Vadi
Saverified ×2
Samvadi
Paverified ×2
Time
Any time during spring

sources differ: ragajunglism says night; oceanofragas says 1 a.m.-4 a.m.; swarganga says 12am - 3am

Jati
sampurna-sampurna

sources differ: oceanofragas says Audava-Sampurna/Five notes-Seven notes; swarganga says Mishra/Sankeerna

Songs in Basant Bahar

Bandishen

  • aayo aayo aayo basaMta rutu aayoSrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar 'Sujaan'
  • bali bali jaaMdiyaa jhulana para
  • gunijana gaata basaMta bahaaraVinayakrao R Patwardhan
  • jaa re kagavaa more kaMthaa paasaNiyamat Khan 'Sadarang'
  • phUlee naee naee belaree sakhi raMga rasa soM bhareeSrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar 'Sujaan'

Film songs

  • Ketaki, Gulab, Juhi Champaka Bana PhuleShankar · Basant Bahar · 1956 · hindi

Related ragas

Similar

Purvi / Paraj / Puriya Dhanashri

Sources & further reading

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