Jaunpuri
Raga Jaunpuri , Jonpuri, or Javanpuri is a rāga in Hindustani classical music in the Asavari thaat. Some experts like Pandit Omkarnath Thakur consider it indistinguishable from the shuddha rishabh Asavari.[1] Its attractive swaras also make it a popular raga in the Carnatic circles with a number of compositions in South India being tuned to Jonpuri.[2]
The name of the rāga may associate it with places of this name, such as Javanpur in Gujrat, close to Saurastra region and Jaunpur in northern Uttar Pradesh.[2] The Yakshagana raga 'Saurastra' is very close to Javanpuri raga.
History
Raga Jaunpuri was composed by Amir Khusro during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar.[3]
Structure and Lakshana
(the notes used in this scale are shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, sudhdha madhyamam, panchamam, kaishiki nishadham and sudhdha dhaivatham)
It is usually performed in the late morning (9AM-12 noon). The Pakad is "m P n d P, m P g, R m g"
In the Carnatic circles, Jonpuri is considered a janya rāga of Natabhairavi, the 20th Melakarta rāga.
Popular compositions
Jonpuri lends itself to songs that try to convey bhakti or a certain glorious grandeur or awe.[2]
Kritis
| Composition | Composer |
|---|---|
| Eppo Varuvaro | Gopalakrishna Bharathi |
| Tapasya Kausalya | |
| Rama mantrava | Purandaradasa |
| Asai Mugham Marandhu Poche | Bhaaratiyaar |
Film songs
| Composition | Singer | Film | Music Director | Ullamellam inba vellam | MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar | Chintamani | Gnanakann onru | MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar | Ashok Kumar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sathva guna bodhan | MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar | Ashok Kumar | |||||||||
| Innamum paramugam | Velaikari | S. M. Subbayya Naidu and C. R. Subbaraman | |||||||||
| Thaai irukka pillai | Velaikari | S. M. Subbayya Naidu and C. R. Subbaraman | |||||||||
| Ninaithale inikkumadi manam | Radha-Jayalakshmi duo | Mullai Vanam | |||||||||
| Naan petra selvam | T. M. Soundararajan | Mullai Vanam | |||||||||
| Kallile kalai vannam | Seerkazhi Govindarajan | Kumudam | K. V. Mahadevan | ||||||||
| Andavan darisaname | T. R. Mahalingam | Agasthiyar | Kunnakudi Vaidhyanathan | ||||||||
| Sonnadhu neethana | P. Susheela | Nenjil Or Aalayam | M. S. Viswanathan – Ramamurthy | ||||||||
| Inji iduppazhaga | Kamal Hassan and S. Janaki | Devar Magan | Ilayaraja | ||||||||
| Pal pal hai bharee | Alka Yagnik | Swades | A. R. Rahman | ||||||||
| Thedi Vanthene Pulli Maane - Film -Mathurai Veeran |
Health Benefits
As per Pandit Jasraj, Raga Jaunpuri is reputed to cure headaches.[3]
References
- ↑ Rajan Parrikar, Asavari and Associates
- 1 2 3 Mani, Charulatha. "A Raga's journey - Jaunty Jonpuri". The Hindu.
- 1 2 Singh, Jujhar. "Interview with Pandit Jasraj". You Tube. Art Talk Series. Retrieved 5 September 2015.