Weather is so hot making us ready for enjoying the Rains and the cool breeze that it brings along. I feel like having nice mirch bazzi and hot T watching the rain and listening to the vibrant voice of "Sangeetha Kalanidhi , The Musician of the Century" Dr.MBK singing "Sogasu Nee sommu Kalyani". I personally feel, this modern day vaggeyakara has witnessed the Kalyani ragam itself dancing to his voice when he wrote this song. It shows us in words the beauty of Kalyani. The Ragam is so rich and complete that it can be tuned to any emotion, be it Bhakthi (Nidhi Chala Sukham by Saint Tyagaraja) or Vilasam (Sogasu Nee sommu by Dr. MBK) or Divine (Sundari nee divya roopamu by Saint Taygaraja) or the Vanjakshi Adi tala Varnam which when sung in the second speed reminds us of a gushing river and so on.
The word 'Kalyani' means 'One who is auspicious) and standing to its name, the Navavarnam 'Kamalambam Bhajare' by Deekshitar depicts the depth of this ragam. This is the 65th Melakartha ragam and falls into the 11th Rudra chakra of the 72 melakartha scheme and is the Prati Madhyama ragam of 29th Mekartha Sankarabharanam. It has Chathusruthi Rishabham, Anthara Gandharam, Prati Madhyamam, Chathursruthi Daivatham and Kakali Nishadham. It is a very beautiful ragam and being a melakartha is sampoorna ragam. Inorder to accomadate the 'Ka Ta Pa Ya di' sootram, the word 'MECHA' is added before it's name and is called 'MECHAKALYANI.It has many janya ragam's, of which Hameer kalyani, Mohanakalyani, Saranga, Sunadavinodini and Yamuna kalyani are very popular.
It belongs to the set of Major ragams which include Sankarabharanam, Thodi, Bhairavi, Kambhoji and Kharaharapriya. As per the Gramamoorchana, the Gandhara moorchana of Madhyagramam is Kalyani ragam. It is a Sarvaswara Gamaka varika rakthi ragam meaning all the swarams are teevra swarams and are sung with gamakam. All the swarams are ragachaya swarams and ga-pa are amsa swaras and ri-ga-da-ni are nyasa swaras.
Kalyani renders lot of beauty when the Janta swarams and the daatu swarams are sung in it. Being a Moorchana kaaraka mela ragam( derived from Madhyamagrama Gandhara moorchana), this ragam derives Harikambhoji, Natabhairavi, Sankarabharanam, Kharaharapriya and Thodi by doing grahabedham taking as Adhara Sadjamam: ri, ga, pa, dha, and ni, respectively.Though it can be sung any time during the day, it is bascically an evening ragam and makes a good impact to begin a concert with. Also being an elaborate ragam it can be sung as the main item for the concert or as an RTP.
Kalyani renders lot of beauty when the Janta swarams and the daatu swarams are sung in it. Being a Moorchana kaaraka mela ragam( derived from Madhyamagrama Gandhara moorchana), this ragam derives Harikambhoji, Natabhairavi, Sankarabharanam, Kharaharapriya and Thodi by doing grahabedham taking as Adhara Sadjamam: ri, ga, pa, dha, and ni, respectively.Though it can be sung any time during the day, it is bascically an evening ragam and makes a good impact to begin a concert with. Also being an elaborate ragam it can be sung as the main item for the concert or as an RTP.
Beginners get the introduction to this ragam with the geetham 'Kamaljaadala' by Purandaradasu. There is the Vanajakshi Adi tala varnam by Ramnad Srinivasa ayyangar and Vanajakshi Ata tala varnam by Pallavi Gopala ayyer both of which give a good exporsure to students in understanding the ragam as well as tuning their voice.
Though there is lot more to share with regards to Kalyani, am going to end my post once again with a composition of Chevalier Dr. MBK thillana in Kalyani 'Tanamnom Tara Thillana', in which the 'THAYAM' or modern day grahabedham has been showcased. In the charanam of this thillana, each line is sung in different ragams and is called a THAYA RAGA MALIKA.The lyric contains the phrases “Raga Thaya malika”. Sankarabharanam, Kalyani, Hindola, Mohana and Darbarikanada ragams are showcased and goes in Trisra gathi in between. This is an excellent thillana by the Meastro.
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