Ranjani

For Ranjani, seeRanjani (disambiguation).

Ranjani

Arohanam	SR₂G₂M₂D₂Ṡ
Avarohanam	ṠN₃D₂M₂G₂S

Ranjaniis aCarnaticraga,which is also sometimes written asRanjini.This raga is ajanyaof the 59thMelakartaragaDharmavati.

It is an asymmetric pentatonic scale, which is pleasing and has been more popular in last 50 years.It figures inragamalikas,slokams,vrittamsand light popular songs, as it is a pleasing scale.

Ascending scale with C asShadjam(tonic note)

Structure and Lakshana

Descending scale has N3 in place of R2

This ragam is an asymmetric scale and is classified as anaudava-audavaragam (five notes in the ascending and descending scale).

• ārohaṇa:SR₂G₂M₂D₂Ṡ
• avarohaṇa:ṠN₃D₂M₂G₂S

The notes in this scale arechathushruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, prati madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivataminarohanaand additionalkakli nishadhaminavarohanam,in place ofsadharna rishabham(see pictures). FromDharmavatiscale (59th melakarta), the panchamam is removed in this scale and the rest are used in asymmetrical manner which gives the pleasing aspect to this ragam.

S R2 G2 S, S N3. D2. S - is a catch phrase that is unique to ragam Ranjani (where N3. and D2. denotes lower octave).

Select compositions

• Durmargacharain Rupakam composed byThyagaraja
• Kaadiruvenu NaanuByAmbujam KrishnainKannada
• Ranjani Niranjaniin Rupakam Adi byG. N. Balasubramaniam
• Amboruha PadhameRanjani Raga Varnam byG. N. Balasubramaniam
• Bhooloka Kumari bySubrahmanya Bharati
• KenjugirEn Ammain Adi Talam.

Film songs

Tamil

Song	Movie	Composer	Singer
"Ranjani Ranjani Ranjaniye"	Veettai Paaru Naattai Paaru	Deva	Sunandha

See also

There are many ragams that end withRanjani.

• Mararanjani(melakarta)
• Manoranjani
• Shree ranjani
• Shivaranjani
• List of Janya Ragas