Page 5 - Oct-Dec 2015
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Vol. 12 No. 4
RAGA REWIND did you know?
Like festivals, even classical music celebrates the cyclic change of seasons. The Ragamala (Garland of
Raga or the melodic notes of Indian music are associated with different Ragas) Paintings of the medieval
seasons. Six seasonal ragas are also known as janak-ragas and include period depict the scenes of the
Bhairava, Malkauns, Hindola, Shree, Deepak, and Megha. time (pahar), seasons (ritu) and
nature (prakriti).
VASANTa GRISHMA VARSHA
The scorching heat of the according to a popular legend,
The spring season brings
summer months is reflected whenever Tansen performed
out the vibrant colours
in the Raga Deepak. Tansen, the raga malhara, the rain
of blooming flowers and
is said to have lit up diyas gods used to shower their
sprouting of the winter crop.
by singing Raga Deepak. It blessings. it is best represented
it is best represented by raga
is best represented by Raga by raga miya ki malhar (h) and
hindola(h), bahar(h) and
Vasantha(c).
Darbari and Deepakam megharanjani (c).
(h and c).
SHARADa AND
HEMANTa SHISHIRa
The autumn is a mellow season The gloom and roughness
typified by the retreat of monsoons of winter is best conveyed
and the onset of winter. sharada is through raga bhairava,
typified by raga malkauns(h) and another name for lord shiva,
Valachi(c ) and hemanta is typified the destroyer.
by raga shree.
h-Hindustani, c-Carnatic
raga Vasanta raga Megha
ACTIVITY
ABODE OF PEACE AND NATURE
guru rabindranath Tagore’s poems pay tribute
at Santiniketan, the beauty and colour of nature is to mother Nature like…
celebrated with a lot of pomp and gaiety. The Basant Pous Toder Dak Diyeche (winter is calling you).
utsav or spring festival coincides with holi. The day Eso eso basanta (Come oh spring)
is celebrated with dance, songs and readings from research and select any one of these poems
rabindranath Tagore's writings on spring. girls and and mention
boys dress in yellow and wear garlands made of in your own
palash flowers. words how it
Paush Mela is an annual festival celebrated in describes the
santiniketan. The festival begins on the seventh day of season.
the month of Paush, and lasts for three days with the
performance of bengali folk music, dance and tribal
sports.
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