Thaat Khamaj

Raag Desh
Raga	Desh
Thaat	Khamaj
Samay	Late Evening
Swaras Used	Both Shuddha and Komal Nishad. All other notes are Shuddha.

Aaroha :  S R m P N S'

Avaroha: S' n D P m G R G 'N S

Other Characteristics 1.   Komal Ga is a vivadi, but is used once in a while, usually in tar-saptak. 2.   Ma is sometimes used as kan-swar between Sa and Re in aroh.

Similar Ragas 1.   Tilak Kamod

Film Songs 1. Dil ne kahaa, chupake se, pyaar hua chupake se Film: 1942 A Love Story Singers: Kavita Krishnamurthy  Music Director: R. D. Burman Poet: Javed Akhtar 2. Door koi gaaye, dhun ye sunaaye Film: Baiju Bawra Singers: Shamshad Begum Lata Mangeshkar Taala: Keharva Music Director: Naushad Poet: Shakeel Badayuni 3. Ham tere pyaar mein saara aalam kho baithe 4. Om jai jagadish hare Film: Poorav Aur Pashchim Singers: Mahendra Kapoor Mukesh Taala: Keharva Music Director: Laxmikant Pyarelal Poet: Traditional 5. Phir kahin koi phool khila, chaahat na kaho usko Film: Anubhav Singers: Manna Dey  Music Director: Kanu Roy Poet: Kapil Kumar

Non-Film Songs 1. Chadaria jhini re jhini (Bhajan) Singers: Anup Jalota  Taala: Bhajan Poet: Kabir 2. Vande maataram (Other) Singers: Traditional

 

Raag Gaud Malhar
Raga	Gaud Malhar
Thaat	Khamaj
Samay	Late Evening
Swaras Used	Both Shuddha and Komal Nishad. All other notes are Shuddha.

Aaroha :  S RGm R P mPmP DNS'

Avaroha: S' D n P m P m G m R S

Film Songs 1. Garajat barasat saawan aayo re Film: Barsaat Ki Raat Singers: Suman Kalyanpur Kamal Barot Taala: Teen-Taal Music Director: Roshan Poet: Sahir Ludhiyanvi

 

Raag Gawati
Raga	Gawati
Thaat	Khamaj
Samay	Late Evening
Swaras Used	All seven swaras are used. Nishad is Komal

 

Raag Gara
Raga	Gara
Thaat	Khamaj
Samay	Late Evening
Swaras Used	Both Shuddha and Komal Gandhar, Shuddha and Komal Nishad. All other notes are Shuddha.

Aaroha :  S G m P D N S'

Avaroha: S' n D P m G R g R S

Film Songs 1. Hamsafar saath apna chhod chale 2. Kabhi khud pe kabhi haalaat pe rona aaya Film: Hum Dono Singers: Mohammad Rafi  Taala: Dadra Music Director: Jaidev Poet: Sahir Ludhiyanvi 3. Mohe panghat pe nandlal chher gayo re Film: Mughal-e-Aazam Singers: Lata Mangeshkar  Taala: Dadra Music Director: Naushad Poet: Shakeel Badayuni 4. Tere mere sapne ab ek rang hain Film: Guide Singers: Mohammad Rafi  Taala: Dadra Music Director: S. D. Burman Poet: Shailendra 5. Unke khayaal aaye to aate chale gaye Film: Laal Patthar Singers: Mohammad Rafi  Music Director: Shankar Jaikishan Poet: Hasrat Jaipuri

 

Raag Gorakh Kalyan
Raga	Gorakh Kalyan
Thaat	Khamaj
Samay	Late Evening
Swaras Used	Nishad is Komal. Gandhar is not used. All other notes are Shuddha.

Aaroha :  S R m DnD DS'

Avaroha: S' n D PDnD mR S 'n 'D S

Raag Jog
Raga	Jog
Thaat	Khamaj
Samay	Late Evening
Swaras Used	Both Shuddha Gandhar and Komal Gandhar, Shuddha Nishad and Komal Nishad. Shuddha Madhyam. Rishabh and Dhaivat are not applied.

Aaroha :  S R m P D S'

Avaroha: S' n D P D m G S R m G S R 'n 'D 'P 'D S

 

Raag Jayjaiwanti
Raga	Jayjaiwanti
Thaat	Khamaj
Samay	Late Evening
Swaras Used	Both Shuddha and Komal Gandhar, Shuddha and Komal Nishad. All other notes are Shuddha.

Aaroha :  S R G m P m G m P N S'

Avaroha: S' N D P D m G R R g R S

Film Songs 1. Manmohana bare jhoothe, haar ke haar na maanen Film: Seema Taala: Ek-taal Music Director: Shankar Jaikishan Poet: Shailendra 2. Zindagi aaj mere naam se sharmaai hai

 

Raag Jhinjhoti
Raga	Jhinjhoti
Thaat	Khamaj
Samay	Late Evening
Swaras Used	Komal Nishad. All other notes are Shuddha.

Aaroha :  S R m P D S'

Avaroha: S' n D P D m G S R m G S R 'n 'D 'P 'D S

Similar Ragas 1.   Khamaj Film Songs

1. Ghungharoo ki tarah, bajata hi raha hoon main Film: Chor Machaaye Shor Singers: Kishore Kumar  Taala: Dadra Music Director: Poet: 2. Jaaoon kahaan bataaye dil, duniya bari hai sangdil Film: Chhoti Baihan Singers: Mukesh  Taala: Keharva Music Director: Poet: 3. Mere mehboob tujhe meri muhabbat ki kasam Film: Mere Mehboob Singers: Mohammad Rafi  Taala: Dadra Music Director: Naushad Poet: Shakeel Badayuni 4. Teri aankhon ke siwa duniya mein rakkha kya hai Film: Chirag Singers: Mohammad Rafi  Taala: Dadra Music Director: Madan Mohan Poet: Majrooh Sultanpuri

Non-Film Songs 1. Gulon mein rang bhare, baadil-o-bahaar chale (Ghazal) Singers: Mehdi Hassan  Taala: Music Director: Poet: Faiz Ahmed Faiz

 

Raag Khamaj
Raga	Khamaj
Thaat	Khamaj
Samay	Late Evening
Swaras Used	Both Komal and Shuddha Nishad, all other notes are Shuddha.

Aaroha :  S G m P D N S'

Avaroha: S' n D P m G RS

Other Characteristics Performance time is not strictly defined. Can be performed at any time of the day or night.

Film Songs 1. Aayo kahaan se ghanashyaam Film: Buddha Mil Gaya Singers: Manna Dey

Non-Film Songs 1. Vaishnav jan to taine re kahiye (Bhajan) Singers: Traditional  Taala: Bhajan   2. Mohabbat karne waale kam na honge (Ghazal) Singers: Mehdi Hassan

 

Raag Kalavati
Raga	Kalavati
Thaat	Khamaj
Samay	Late Evening
Swaras Used	Jaati : Audav-Audav; Vaadi : Pancham ; Samvaadi : Shadaj

Aaroha :  S G P D n D S'

Avaroha: S' n D P G P G S

Other Characteristics 1.   When going from Ga to Sa in avaroh, Re is touched as kan-swar.

Film Songs 1. Aa ja re mere pyar ke rahi Singers: Lata Mangeshkar  Taala: Keharva 2. Haaye re wo din kyoun na aayen Film: Anuradha 3. Hai agar dushman dushman, zamaana ghum nahin Film: Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahin Singers: Mohammad Rafi  Taala: Keharva Music Director: R. D. Burman Poet: Majrooh Sultanpuri 4. Kaahe tarsaaye, jiyara Film: Chitralekha Singers: Asha Bhosle Usha Mangeshkar Taala: Sitarkhani Music Director: Roshan Poet: Sahir Ludhiyanvi

 

Raag Rageshri
Raga	Rageshri
Thaat	Khamaj
Samay	Late Evening
Swaras Used	Komal Nishad. Pancham is not used. Slight use of Shuddha Nishad. All other notes are Shuddha.

Aaroha :  'n S G m D n S'

Avaroha: S' n D G m R S

Other Characteristics 1.   Shuddh Ni is vivadi, but is often used for aesthetic reasons.

Similar Raga’s 1.   Bageshri Film Songs

1. Kaun aaya mere man ke dwaare Film: Dekh Kabira Roya Singers: Manna Dey    2. Muhabbat aisi dharkan hai Film: Anarkali

Non-Film Songs 1. Gulshan gulshan shola-e-gul ki (Ghazal) Singers: Mehdi Hassan  Taala: Keharva

 

Raag Saraswati
Raga	Saraswati
Thaat	Khamaj
Samay	Night
Swaras Used	Jaati – Shadav-Sampoorna; Vaadi: Pancham; Samvaadi - Rishabh

Aaroha: S R G M P D n S' D P S'

Avaroha: S' n D P M G R S

Raag Sorat
Raga	Sorat
Thaat	Khamaj
Samay	Late Evening
Swaras Used	Nishad is both Komal and Shuddha. All other notes are Shuddha, though Komal Gandhar is sometimes used.

 

Raag Tilang
Raga	Tilang
Thaat	Khamaj
Samay	Late Evening
Swaras Used	Both Shuddha and Komal Nishad. Shuddha Gandhar and Shuddha Madhyam. Rishabh and Dhaivat are not used.

Aaroha :  S G m P N S'

Avaroha: S' n P m G S

Other Characteristics 1.   Re is taken as kan-swar when moving from G to S in the last part of avaroh

Film Songs 1. Chhup gaye saare nazaare hoye kya baat ho gayi Film: Do Raaste Singers: Mohammad Rafi  Taala: Keharva   2. Chota sa baalama akhiyaan neend udaaye le gayo Film: Ragini 3. Itana to yaad hai mujhe, ki unse mulaaqaat huyi Film: Mehboob Ki Mehandi Singers: Mohammad Rafi  Taala: Keharva 4. Mujhe ai zindagi deewaana kar de 5. rehte the kabhi jinake dil mein ham jaan se bhi Film: Mamta 6. Sajna sang kaahe neha lagaaye Film: Main Nashe Mein Hoon 7. Yahi armaan lekar aaj apne Film: Shabab Non-Film Songs

1. Maine leenho govinda mol maai ri (Bhajan) Singers: Anup Jalota  Taala: Dadra Music Director: Poet: Meerabai 2. Ban chale raam raghuraai (Bhajan) Singers: Traditional  Taala: Keharva

 

Raag Tilak Kamod
Raga	Tilak Kamod
Thaat	Khamaj
Samay	Late Evening
Swaras Used	All notes are Shuddha. Sometimes a tinge of Komal Nishad is applied.

Aaroha :  P 'N S R G S R m P N S'

Avaroha: S' N P D m G R G S S

Other Characteristics 1.   Though Ni is theoretically required in aroh, aroh is often sung omitting                               it, i.e., S-R-m-P-S’. 2.   Performed during the later part of the prahar.

Similar Ragas: 1.       Desh

Film Songs 1. Dil-e-nadaan tujhe hua kyaa hai Film: Mirza Ghalib Singers: Suraiyya  Taala: Keharva Music Director: Poet: Mirza Ghalib 2. Hamane tum ko pyaar kiya hai jitana Singers: Mukesh  Taala: Keharva   3. Tumhaare bin jee na lage ghar mein Film: Bhumika Singers: Preeti Sagar

Non-Film Songs 1. Sumiran kar le mere mana, teri beeti umar (Bhajan) Singers: Anup Jalota  Taala: Bhajan Poet: Guru Nanak