Jana Ranjani

Carnatic music
Tanjavur-style Tambura
Concepts
Śruti Svara Rāga Tāḷa Mēḷakarta Asaṃpūrṇa Mēḷakarta
Compositions
Gītaṃ Svarajati Varṇaṃ Kriti Kirtana Rāgaṃ Tānaṃ Pallavi Tillana
Instruments
Melody Sarasvati Vīṇa Veṇu Nādasvaraṃ Gottuvadhyam (Citra Vīṇa) Violin Percussion Mr̥daṅgaṃ Ghatam Morsing Kanjira Thavil Drone Tambura Shruti box
Composers Glossary

Jana Ranjani is a raga in Carnatic music, classical music of South India. It is a janya raga of Shankarabharanam, 29th in the 72 Melakarta ragas. The Raga is named thus because it induces a feeling of enjoyment (Jana - People and Ranjani - can be enjoyed by people) among the rasikas(audience).

Structure and Lakshana

It is a Vakra sampoorna - Audava ragam i.e. the ascending scale has all the notes in a zig-zag manner and the descending scale has five notes. It's Arohana-Avarohana^[1] structure is as follows:

Arohana: S R2 G3 M1 P D2 P N3 S

Avarohana: S D2 P M1 R2 S

Popular Compositions

Vidajaladhura by Tyagaraja
Nadadina by Tyagaraja
Pahimam Sri Rajarajeswari by Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer
Third Charanam of Ranjani Mridupankaja Lochani of Tanjavur Sankara Iyer.

Related Ragas

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāga.

Janaranjani is very similar to Poornachandrika and these Ragas are known as twin Ragas.^[2] Unless sung with perfect sangathis and pidis, it is highly difficult to differentiate between the two.

References

↑ "Raga Janaranjani : Raga Surabhi". www.ragasurabhi.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
↑ "Raga Comparison Poornachandrika And Janaranjani : Raga Surabhi". www.ragasurabhi.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

http://sowmya.org/2008/01/21/janaranjani-purnachandrika-kedaram-a-clarification/
Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications

Janya Ragas

A-B	Abheri Abhogi Ahiri Amritavarshini Anandabhairavi Andolika Arabhi Asaveri Atana Bageshri Bahudari Bhairavi Bhupalam Bilahari Bowli

D-J	Darbari Kanada Devagandhari Dhanyasi Gambhiranata Garudadhvani Gaula Hamsadhvani Hamsanadam Hamsanandi Hindolam Jana Ranjani

K-M	Kalyanavasantam Kambhoji Kāpi Karnataka Shuddha Saveri Kedaragaula Kedaram Khamas Madhuvanti Madhyamavati Malahari Malayamarutam Mohanakalyani Mohanam

N-R	Nagasvaravali Nata Nattakurinji Navarasa kannada Niroshta Patmanjiri Pharaju Poornachandrika Ranjani Reethigowla Revagupti Revati

S	Sahana Salaga Bhairavi Saramati Saveri Shivaranjani Shree ragam Shree ranjani Shuddha Saveri Sindhu Bhairavi Sunadavinodini

U-V	Udayaravichandrika (Shuddha Dhanyasi) Valaji Varali Vasantha Yadukulakamboji

Carnatic music Swaras Melakarta Ragas Asampurna Melakarta Ragas List of Janya Ragas

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