Asavari

Asavari () is a raga in Hindustani classical music. It is named for a minor character from the Stri Parva in Mahabharata, the love life of Karna but due to her father's arrogance, the marriage did not take place. She belongs to the Asavari thaat kingdom.

In pre-Bhatkhande days Asavari used the Komal Rishab instead of Shuddh Rishab. When Bhatkhandeji created the that process, he changed that Asavari's Komal Rishab to Shuddha Rishab but the name remained the same. From that time the old or real 'Asavari' has been called the Komal Rishabh Asavari, and the new Shuddha Rishabh Asavari is simply called 'Asavari'.

Raga Asavari and Komal Rishabh Asavari also appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Sikh Gurus Sri Guru Ramdas Ji and Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji used these ragas. The Raga Komal Rishabh Asavari appears as 'Raga Asavari Sudhang' in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Structure Thaat: Asavari

Jati: Audava-Sampoorna

Arohana:

Avarohana:

Vadi:

Samavadi:

Pakad:

Time: Second period of the day (9am-12pm)

Mood: Renunciation and sacrifice

Organization and relationships The ragas closest to Asavari are Komal Rishabh Asavari and Jaunpuri and it is part of the Kanada Raga group

Film songs Note that the following songs are composed in Natabhairavi, the equivalent of raga Asavari in Carnatic music.

Language:Tamil

SongMovieComposerSingerUnai Allaal OruRaja MukthiC. R. SubbaramanM. K. Thyagaraja BhagavatharVinnodum MugilodumPudhaiyalViswanathan–RamamoorthyC. S. Jayaraman, P. SusheelaManithan EmbavanSumaithaangiP. B. SreenivasChinna Chinna KannanukkuVaazhkai PadaguAnubhavam PudhumaiKadhalikka NeramillaiP. B. Sreenivas, P. SusheelaUnaku Matum Unaku MatumManapanthalP. SusheelaNinaikka TherindhaAnandha JodhiAmmamma AadaiVennira AadaiThendral VarumPalum PazhamumPaalum PazhamumT. M. SoundararajanEngalukum Kaalam VarumPasamalarT. M. Soundararajan, P. SusheelaVarathiruparoo (Kuththu Vilakkeria)Pachhai VilakkuAadavaralamKaruppu PanamL. R. EswariPoojaiku Vandha MalarePaadha KaanikkaiP. B. Sreenivas, S. JanakiPodhigai Malai UchiyileyThiruvilaiyadalK. V. MahadevanOndru Serndha AnbuMakkalai Petra MagarasiP. B. Sreenivas, SarojiniOru Kodiyil Iru MalargalKaanchi ThalaivanT. M. Soundararajan, P. SusheelaMayakkamennaVasantha MaligaiNaan PaarthadhileAnbe VaaM. S. ViswanathanOruvar MeethuNinaithadhai MudippavanBudhan Yesu GandhiChandhrodhayamT. M. SoundararajanKadavul ThanthaIru MalargalP. Susheela, L. R. EswariKaadhalin Pon VeedhiyilPookkariT. M. Soundararajan, S. JanakiAnbumalargaleNaalai NamadheT. M. Soundararajan, S. P. BalasubrahmanyamKaatrukenna VelliAvargalS. JanakiKannan Manam EnnaVasantha RaagamUnnidam MayangugirenThen Sindhudhe VaanamV. KumarK. J. YesudasYen Iniya Pon NilavaeMoodu PaniIlaiyaraajaAararirooThaaiku Oru ThaalaattuNeramithu NeramithuRishi MoolamT. M. Soundararajan, P. SusheelaSenthoora Poove16 VayathinileS. JanakiPutham Pudhu KaalaiAlaigal OivathillaiKannan VanthuRettai Vaal KuruviOoru Sanam ThoongiruchuMella Thirandhathu KadhavuIlampani Thuli Vizhum NeramAaradhanai (1981 Movie)Manjula GururajKodai Kaala KaatrePanneer PushpangalMalaysia VasudevanKadavul UllameAnbulla RajinikanthLatha Rajinikanth & ChorusPesa koodathuAdutha VarisuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. SusheelaRasathi UnnaiVaidehi KathirunthalP. JayachandranEn Jeevan PaduthuNeethana Andha KuyilK. J. Yesudas (ver 1)S. Janaki (ver 2)Pillai NilaNeengal Kettavai S. Janaki, K. J. Yesudas (Pathos)Panivizhum IravuMouna RagamS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. JanakiSokkanukku VaachaKaaval GeethamSangeetha MegamUdaya GeethamS. P. BalasubrahmanyamAntha Nilava ThaanMuthal MariyathaiIlaiyaraaja, K. S. ChithraO ButterflyMeeraS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Asha BhosleAndhi Mazhai MegamNayakanT. L. Maharajan, P. SusheelaSorgathin VasapadiUnnai Solli KutramillaiK. J. Yesudas, K. S. ChithraOru KiliyinPoovizhi VasalileManiyae ManikuyilaeNadodi ThendralMano, S. JanakiKadhorum Lolakku (Asaveri Ragam)Chinna MapillaiMalaikovil Vasaliley (Asaveri Ragam)VeeraMano, SwarnalathaSollividu Velli NilaveAmaidhi PadaiVetri Vetri (Asaveri Ragam)KattumarakaranS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. ChithraIrandum OndroduPanakkaranAatthu MettuleyGramathu AthiyayamMalaysia Vasudevan, S. JanakiAasaiya KathulaJohnnyS. P. SailajaEn VaanilaeJencyKaalai Nera RaagameyRaasave Unnai NambiK. S. ChithraVaan Megam Poo PoovaaiPunnagai MannanThenmadurai Vaigai NadhiDharmathin ThalaivanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malaysia Vasudevan, P. SusheelaThendral KaatreKumbakarai ThangaiahMano, S. JanakiMuthirai EppodhuUzhaippaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kavita KrishnamurtiSuttum Sudar VizhiSiraichalaiM. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra, ChorusMalliga MottuSakthivelArunmozhi, SwarnalathaNee ParthaHey RamHariharan, Asha BhosleAntha NaalAdhu Oru Kana KaalamVijay Yesudas, Shreya GhoshalPaadatha ThemmanguPoonthotta KaavalkaaranS. P. BalasubrahmanyamMinnalaeMay MaadhamA. R. RahmanChandralekhaThiruda ThirudaAnnupamaa, Suresh PetersKadhal SaduguduAlaipayutheyS. P. Charan, NaveenPorkalam AngeThenaliSrinivas, Gopika PoornimaNew York NagaramSillunu Oru KaadhalA. R. RahmanMunbe Vaa (Has more of Jaunpuri)Naresh Iyer, Shreya GhoshalThalli PogatheyAchcham Yenbadhu MadamaiyadaSid Sriram, Dinesh Kanagaratnam, Aparna NarayananMersalaayitten (Has more of Mishra Bhairavi)IAnirudh Ravichander, Neeti MohanNaan Un Alaginile24Arijit Singh, ChinmayiVennilavin TherilDuetK. J. YesudasYen Ooru MadurapakkamVaasalile Oru VennilaDevaEnakenna PerandhavaKizhakku KaraiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. ChithraOthayadi PaadhayileAatha Un KoyilileS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, JikkiChinna ChinnaSenthoorapandiMano, SwarnalathaMuthu NagayeSamundiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. JanakiPattuvana RosavamKanni ParuvathileShankar–GaneshMalaysia Vasudevan, S. JanakiKadhal VaibhogameSuvarilladha ChiththirangalGangai AmaranNeeradi Vaa ThenraleMangai Oru GangaiLaxmikant–PyarelalS. Janaki, Dinesh, ChorusValarum Valarum NilavuPaasamalargalV. S. NarasimhanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha MohanUllam Ullam InbathilKadhal Enum NadhiyinileManoj–GyanP. Jayachandran, K. S. ChithraEnakoru SnegidhiPriyamaanavaleS. A. RajkumarHariharan, Mahalakshmi IyerMarutha AzhagaroSundara PurushanSirpyK. S. ChithraPudhu UravuNila PennaeVidyasagarK. J. Yesudas, P. SusheelaNilave NilaveNilaave VaaVijay, Anuradha SriramAnbe SivamAnbe SivamKamal Haasan, KarthikVaseegaraMinnaleHarris JayarajBombay JayashriVaigasi NilavaeUnnale UnnaleHaricharan, MadhushreeVaarayo VaarayoAadhavanP. Unnikrishnan, Chinmayi, MeghaMun PaniyaaNandhaaYuvan Shankar RajaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malgudi SubhaThuli Thuli MazhaiyaiPaiyaaHaricharan, Tanvi ShahIrava PagalaPoovellam KettupparHariharan, Sujatha MohanNilave Nilave SaregamaPeriyannaBharaniThirudiya Idhayathai ThiruppiPaarvai Ondre PodhumeHarish Raghavendra, K. S. ChithraKadavul ThandaMaayaviDevi Sri PrasadKalpana, S. P. CharanAkkam PakkamKireedamG. V. Prakash KumarSadhana SargamKaathodu KaathanenJailDhanush, Aditi Rao HydariOru Killi Oru KilliLeelaiSatish ChakravarthyShreya Ghoshal, Satish ChakravarthyJilendru Oru KalavaramSatish ChakravarthyNee Paartha Vizhigal3Anirudh RavichanderVijay Yesudas, Shweta MohanVelicha PooveEthir NeechalMohit Chauhan, Shreya GhoshalKanave KanaveDavidAnirudh RavichanderKaathalae Kaathalae'96Govind VasanthaChinmayi, Kalyani Menon, Govind Vasantha

Hindi Hume Aur Jeene Ki by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Me by Adnan Sami Pal Pal hai bhaari [Lagaan] Sun Raha Hai Na Tu by Shreya Ghoshal and Ankit Tiwari from Aashiqui 2

Notes

References

Bor, Joep (ed). Rao, Suvarnalata; der Meer, Wim van; Harvey, Jane (co-authors) The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Zenith Media, London: 1999.

External links SRA on Samay and Ragas SRA on Ragas and Thaats Rajan Parrikar on Asavari Film Songs in Rag Asavari More details about raga Asavari