Know A Raga | Sahana | Listen And Learn Series

[@sunitawaran8440]

Beautiful!! Your signature style of pictorial depiction of Arohana & Avarohana on the Veena is exceptional!! Thank you

[@malaviswanathan]

Picture stays better in the head, Sunita

[@sheelanair8518]

Very informative serial

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Thanks Sheela

[@bhuvantech5219]

Wow.. beautifully articulated.. We are blessed to listen to you mam.. the way you explain.. even a layman would be able to understand Sahana.. Thanks a trillion

[@malaviswanathan]

Thanks and best wishes

[@chitraiyer7199]

Great idea to show the swaras 👍

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Thanks Chitra

[@thyagarajant.r.3256]

Excellent

[@malaviswanathan]

Thank you Thyagarajan

[@thulsirammohan8193]

Beautiful Sahana ,the way u explained was so clear and easy to understand the raga much better.learnt the varnam long back will definitely practice better now .thank u Mam 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@malaviswanathan]

Best wishes Thulsi

[@krishnakotti3101]

Very informative, mam. Thanks so much🙏🙏🙏

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Thanks Lakshmi

[@vijay5481]

Amazing. The video is informative in so many ways. Thank you so much!! 🙏🙏

[@malaviswanathan]

Best wishes

[@rsubhachandru]

This is one of my favourite ragam thank you for this video for an insight about this ragam and the difference between dwijavanti and sahana .

[@malaviswanathan]

Best wishes Madhu

[@remanarayanan1337]

Yes it definitely motivates me to practice more and more as it works an inspirational dispenser. Grateful to you Madam 🙏🙏

[@malaviswanathan]

Best wishes Rema

[@remanarayanan1337]

Tq mam. ❤️ 🙏

[@subramanyganapathy2238]

So versatile explanation Thank you somuch

[@malaviswanathan]

Thank you

[@akshatarao4185]

Thank you mam for introducing to another ragam. Though it has all the seven notes but it's avarohanam gives a different emotion. Q beautiful explanation

[@malaviswanathan]

Thanks Akshata

[@lightofdurgalakshmi]

Wow superb madam.

[@malaviswanathan]

Thank you

[@hemashrins]

Superb mam, well explained for learners like us .

[@malaviswanathan]

Best wishes Hema

[@rajgcgreets]

Amazing confidence madam..just took sahana varnam yday and to my surprise you have come with this Ragam..so excited to palu your phrases and try the gamakkams ..Dwijavanthi Ragam info and just G1 addition in this ragam is great input ..Thanks soop much madam 🙏🙏

[@malaviswanathan]

Thanks Raj

[@kalar6272]

Thanks a lot madam. If I am right shantemu lega has the naunces of sahana more and i want to learn the song from your tutorial. Thanks a lot once again.

[@malaviswanathan]

Shantamuleka is in ragam Sama. Because both Sahana and Sama are Janyam of 28 th Melakarta, you might have a few resemblances.

[@sreenivasanaiya3151]

Excellent and informative explanation,. I think " shadjam" is anough.

[@malaviswanathan]

Thanks and best wishes

[@chitraiyer7199]

Do you take classes?

[@malaviswanathan]

I do. you can write to my e mail given in about section

[@veeraraghavuluarigela9022]

Namaste Madam Garu, Very Nice Presentation of the Ragam.I have small Doubt, that is R2 is Oscillating from G3 or around itself and N2 Gamakam is "SDSD" or DNDN ? I Request you,Please Clarify my doubt, Madamji.

[@malaviswanathan]

R2 mostly oscillates around itself, while N2 mostly sits in D2

[@anandhariharan]

Namaste ma'am. I have one question. It was really nice of you to contrast with dwijavanti on the ri ga ri part of avarohanam. While playing I have noticed that if for sahana too I play ri ga3 ri with ga3 being pulled in ri2 it gives a distinct feel as compared to playing ri ga3 ri wit ga3 in the ga3 fret itself with slide from ri2. How do you play it say in sahana varnam? So if I were to play a pa ma ga ma ri ga ri sa phrase in sahana, I would play the ma ga ma with ga in the ga fret itself but the ri ga ri will have ga being pulled from ri. It's more of a feel aspect than frequency. What is your advice on this?

[@malaviswanathan]

Anand, for the phrase PMGMRGRS that you have mentioned especially, pm in m , gm in g and rgrs with g in G3 is the most ideal for Sahana. If you are able to handle the G3 frequency in R2 that is also fine. The R2 and G3 being held while playing RGR, is the hallmark of Sahana

[@anandhariharan]

@@malaviswanathan thank you ma'am. I will try it today. This had been a long standing doubt. These small corrections that you say are really precious. Can you also give us some insights into Begada and Atana some time. I have heard a lecdem by Vid.R.Vedavalli ma'am on Atana. However, it has not been easy to translate that knowledge into veena. Vakra ragas where a note repeats itself are especially challenging and I think only through a guru one can learn them as the gamakam and which fret we play distinguishes both the notes and establishes the ragam properly.

[@malaviswanathan]

I am working on Atana. It is indeed difficult to express such ragas in a simplified manner as their interpretations are varied

[@lightofdurgalakshmi]

One doubt- when we shift to lower octaves what is key. How to do that? Any guideline video please.

[@malaviswanathan]

Lower octaves for Sahana? You have to listen and learn from Alaapana played or sung by others

[@lightofdurgalakshmi]

@@malaviswanathan ok ma'am. I think I understood from Mandhra sthayi lessons. Thank you.