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Megh (raga)
Hindustani raga From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Megh is a Hindustani classical raga. The meaning of megh in Sanskrit is 'cloud'. Hence this raga is mostly sung or played in the monsoon season. Another raga which describes rain is raga Malhar. These two ragas were merged and a new raga developed, raga Megh Malhar. The Carnatic music equivalent of this raga is Madhyamavati.
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Theory
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Arohana & Avarohana
Arohana: S M R M P Ṉ Ṡ
Avarohana: Ṡ Ṉ P M R M Ṉ̣ R S
Pakad
R R S Ṉ̣ S M R P M R Ṉ̣ S
Vadi & Samavadi
In this raga vadi is Sa and samavadi is Pa – Re is used a lot but always sliding down from M, n always slides from P
Organization & Relationships
Related ragas: Ragas of Malhar family, namely Megh Malhar, Miyan ki Malhar, Gaud Malhar, Ramdasi Malhar, Dhuliya Malhar, etc. as well as Madhmad Sarang.
Thaat: Kafi.
Mixture
The meaning of Megh in Sanskrit is 'Cloud'. This raga is usually sung or played in the Monsoon season. Another raga which describes rain is raga Malhar. Merging these two gives a new raga: Megh Malhar, which has elements of both these ragas.
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Behaviour
Samay (Time)
Late night.
Seasonality
Raga Megh is associated with the monsoon.
Rasa
Gambhir rasa
Historical Information
Origins
This is one of the very old ragas found in Indian classical music. This raga is connected to Lord Krishna, when he lifted Govardhan Parvat (mountain) on his little finger during the Govardhan leela.
Legend
There is legend stating that Tansen's physical agony after singing Raga Deepak (Poorvi Thaat) was pacified with listening to Raga Megh Malhar rendered by two sisters, Tana and Riri.
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Language: Hindi
Language: Tamil
A few songs are composed in Raga Madhyamavathi, the Carnatic equivalent of Megh.
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Important recordings
- Amir Khan, Ragas Megh and Lalit, His Master's Voice LP (long-playing record), EMI-EASD1331
- Pt Ajoy Chakraborty -Raag Megh (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg6LDWgv4Tc)
References
The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Zenith Media, London: 1999.
Ramashreya Jha explains the difference between Sarang and Megh http://www.parrikar.org/hindustani/sarang/
External links
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