This raga has a Vakra form, i.e. this raga is a Vakra raga (meaning that the svaras of a raga are not completely in a particularly straightforward manner).
This raga is a Ghambir Prakruti raga (meaning that is played slow with patience and which is played in a serious tone/note).
Time of day
any time in monsoon, otherwise in the 2nd Prahar of the Night.
Besides the basic Shuddha Malhar, which was the original Malhar, several Malhar-related ragas use the Malhar signature phrase m (m)R (m)R P, including "Miyan ki Malhar", "Megh Malhar", "Ramdasi Malhar", "Gaud Malhar", "Sur Malhar", "Shuddha Malhar", "Desh Malhar", "Nat Malhar", "Dhulia Malhar", and "Meera ki Malhar". This phrase, although it might seem similar and equivalent, is different from the swara phraseology employed in Raga "Brindavani Sarang".
It can be determined that raga Malhar or rather Miyan ki Malhar is a mixture of ragas "Brindavani Sarang", raga "Kafi" and raga "Durga".This raga has a Vakra form (meaning that the swaras of a raga are not completely arranged in a particularly straightforward manner), and is classified as a Ghambir Prakruti raga (meaning that it is played slow with patience, and it is played in a serious tone/note).
According to legend, Malhar is so powerful that when sung, it can induce rainfall.[3]
Many written accounts describe the Raga Malhar. Tansen, Baiju Bawra, Baba Ramdas, Nayak Charju, Miyan Bakhshu, Tanta rang, Tantras Khan, Bilas Khan (son of Tansen), Hammer Sen, Surat Sen, and Meera Bai are some of those said to be capable of starting rains using various kinds of Raga Malhar.[4]
Mughal emperor Akbar once asked his court musician Miyan Tansen to sing "Raga Deepak", the raga of Light/Fire, which caused all the lamps in the courtyard to light up and Tansen's body to become so hot that he had to sit in the nearby river to cool himself. However, the river began to boil, and it became apparent that Tansen would soon boil to death. So he set out to find someone who could sing Raga Malhar to cure him. In due course, he reached Vadnagar, a town in Gujarat. There he came across two sisters named Tana and Riri, whom he asked for help, to which they agreed. The moment they started singing the Raga Malhar, rains came down in torrents, which helped cool Tansen's body.[5]
The many variations of Raga Malhar have been categorised chronologically[4] by era – prachina (before the 15th century), madhyakalina (15th – 18th century) and arvachina (19th century and beyond). Ragas Shuddha Malhar, Megh Malhar and Gaud Malhar belong to the first period. "Miyan Ki Malhar", also known as Gayand Malahar as both nishads (shudh and komal) swing around the dhaivat like a (gayand) elephant swinging his head.
Prominent Bandishes composed in Raga MalharEdit
S.No
Bandish Name or Bandish Initials
Composer/Creator
Taal
Malahar Type
1
Tu hi Ek Hai Aneko mei Roop tere aur naam Suhana[6]
There is a legend stating that Tansen's physical agony after singing Raga Deepak (Poorvi Thaat) was pacified with listening to Raga "Megh Malhar" rendered by Tana and Riri.
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For other uses see Malhar disambiguation Malhar is a Hindustani classical raga 1 Malhar is associated with torrential rains 2 MalharThaatKafiTypeThis raga s Jati is Shadhav Shadhav This raga has a Vakra form i e this raga is a Vakra raga meaning that the svaras of a raga are not completely in a particularly straightforward manner This raga is a Ghambir Prakruti raga meaning that is played slow with patience and which is played in a serious tone note Time of dayany time in monsoon otherwise in the 2nd Prahar of the Night SeasonMonsoonArohanaN S m R P n D N S AvarohanaS n P m P g m touch g m touch m R SPakadN S m R P g m R S m R P n D N S S n D n P m P g g m R SChalanN S m R P g m R S m R P n D N S S n D n P m P g g m R SVadiPaSamavadiSaSynonymMiyan Ki Malhar Miyan MalharSimilarBahar Darbari KanadaBesides the basic Shuddha Malhar which was the original Malhar several Malhar related ragas use the Malhar signature phrase m m R m R P including Miyan ki Malhar Megh Malhar Ramdasi Malhar Gaud Malhar Sur Malhar Shuddha Malhar Desh Malhar Nat Malhar Dhulia Malhar and Meera ki Malhar This phrase although it might seem similar and equivalent is different from the swara phraseology employed in Raga Brindavani Sarang It can be determined that raga Malhar or rather Miyan ki Malhar is a mixture of ragas Brindavani Sarang raga Kafi and raga Durga This raga has a Vakra form meaning that the swaras of a raga are not completely arranged in a particularly straightforward manner and is classified as a Ghambir Prakruti raga meaning that it is played slow with patience and it is played in a serious tone note Contents 1 Legend 2 Prominent Bandishes composed in Raga Malhar 3 In popular culture 4 Historical information 5 Film songs 5 1 Tamil 6 Also see 7 ReferencesLegend EditAccording to legend Malhar is so powerful that when sung it can induce rainfall 3 Many written accounts describe the Raga Malhar Tansen Baiju Bawra Baba Ramdas Nayak Charju Miyan Bakhshu Tanta rang Tantras Khan Bilas Khan son of Tansen Hammer Sen Surat Sen and Meera Bai are some of those said to be capable of starting rains using various kinds of Raga Malhar 4 Mughal emperor Akbar once asked his court musician Miyan Tansen to sing Raga Deepak the raga of Light Fire which caused all the lamps in the courtyard to light up and Tansen s body to become so hot that he had to sit in the nearby river to cool himself However the river began to boil and it became apparent that Tansen would soon boil to death So he set out to find someone who could sing Raga Malhar to cure him In due course he reached Vadnagar a town in Gujarat There he came across two sisters named Tana and Riri whom he asked for help to which they agreed The moment they started singing the Raga Malhar rains came down in torrents which helped cool Tansen s body 5 The many variations of Raga Malhar have been categorised chronologically 4 by era prachina before the 15th century madhyakalina 15th 18th century and arvachina 19th century and beyond Ragas Shuddha Malhar Megh Malhar and Gaud Malhar belong to the first period Miyan Ki Malhar also known as Gayand Malahar as both nishads shudh and komal swing around the dhaivat like a gayand elephant swinging his head Prominent Bandishes composed in Raga Malhar EditS No Bandish Name or Bandish Initials Composer Creator Taal Malahar Type1 Tu hi Ek Hai Aneko mei Roop tere aur naam Suhana 6 Pandit Gokulotsav Ji Maharaj TeenTaal Miyan Ki Malhar Gayand Malhar 2 Jare Kare Badara Umada Ghumad Ghan Ghor ज र क र बदर उमड घ मड घन घ र 7 Pandit Gokulotsav Ji Maharaj BrahmaTaal cycle of 28 beats Miyan Ki Malhar Gayand Malhar In popular culture EditIn Bankim Chandra Chatterjee s Bengali language novel Anandamath 1882 a band of yogis sing Vande mataram in Raga Desh 8 In Satyajit Ray s film Jalsaghar Raga Malhar is used to link the powers of nature and the hero s internal conflict 8 The song Thumbi Thullal from the movie Cobra is based on this raag It is composed by A R Rahman and sung by Shreya Ghoshal amp Nakul Abhyankar Historical information EditThere is a legend stating that Tansen s physical agony after singing Raga Deepak Poorvi Thaat was pacified with listening to Raga Megh Malhar rendered by Tana and Riri Film songs EditTamil Edit Song Movie Composer Singer Muthukkalo Kangal Nenjirukkum Varai M S Viswanathan T M Soundararajan P Susheela Velli Malarae Jodi A R Rahman S P Balasubrahmanyam Mahalakshmi Iyer Thumbi Thullal Abheri traces also Cobra Nakul Abhyankar Shreya Ghoshal Ennai Konja Konja Aathi Vidyasagar Hariharan Sujatha MohanAlso see EditMalhar family of ragas References Edit Bhavan s Journal v 26 14 26 1980 Page 27 Manorma Sharma 2007 Music Aesthetics APH Publishing p 113 ISBN 978 81 313 0032 9 Tankha Rajkumari Sharma An evening of Malhar raags The New Indian Express Retrieved 7 June 2021 a b Banerjee Dr Geeta 2000 Raag Malhar Darshan SAWF Archived from the original on 2013 12 13 Retrieved 2013 12 13 Chaitanya Deva 1995 Indian Music Taylor amp Francis p 18 ISBN 978 81 224 0730 3 Mathur Dr Neeta Shastriya Sangeet Ke Bahuayami Stambh New Delhi Kanishka Publishers New Delhi Mathur Dr Neeta 2011 Shashtriya Sangeet Ke Surya Acharya Pandit Dr Gokulotsavji Maharaj Radha Publishers ISBN 978 81 7487 765 9 a b Raga Archived 2012 11 14 at the Wayback Machine Centre of South Asian Studies School of Oriental and African Studies University of London Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malhar amp oldid 1136167899, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
