S-r-G-m-P-D-N-S

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A springtime raga described by sarodiya Joydeep Mukherjee as “very rare…adapted from Carnatic music” (hear him play it on “a very rare instrument, the Radhika Mohanveena”, created by Radhika Mohan Maitra in 1948 – accompanied by Subhasish Sabyasachi, “the first ambidextrous percussionist of India“). The name translates as ‘Southern Basant’ (to distinguish it from the main Basant) – while also sharing historical overlap with the more archaic Adi Basant and Shuddha Basant, alongside a close relationship to the archaic Shuddha Sohini (…many consider the two ragas to be one and the same). Enjoys an occasional presence on the modern concert stage – see renditions by Anuradha Kuber and Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande, as well as a bandish breakdown by Ashok Da Ranade.

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[refrain, e.g. 0:29] (D)S N(D)D N(S)D, m(Gm) G(r) r(Sr)SS…

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Explore hidden inter-raga connections: swara geometries, melodic features, murchana sets, ragangas, & more (also see the Full Tag List):

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Swaras: -4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+

Sapta: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Poorvang: SRGM | SRG | SRM | SGM

Uttarang: PDNS | PDS | PNS | DNS

Varjit: Re | Ga | Ma | Pa | Dha | Ni

Thaat: 10 | 32 | Enclosed | Inexact

Chal: All-shuddha | All-komal | Ma-tivra

Gaps: Anh. | Hemi. | 3-row | 4-row | 5-row

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Aroha: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Avroh: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Jati: Equal | Balanced | Av.+1 | Av.+2

Samay: Morning | Aftern. | Eve. | Night

Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball

Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern

Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang

Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.

• Prakriti: Thaat #18, Bhatiyari Bhairav, Mangal Bhairav

–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–r–G–m–P–D–N–S

• Reverse: SrgmPdNS (=Ardhanarishvara)

• Complement: SRgMdnS

• Imperfect: 3 (re, Pa, Ni)

• Detached: 1 (re)

• Symmetries: none

• Murchanas: Latangi (on ma)

–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: ~Suryakantam (mela #17)

S-R₁-G₃-M₁-P-D₂-N₃-S

• Jazz: Ionian b2

1-b2-3-4-5-6-7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-1-4-5-7-9-11-0

(1–3–1–2–2–2–1)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa

• Names: Dakshinatya Basant, Dakshinataya Vasantha

• Transliterations: Hindi (दक्षिणात्य बसंत)

—Jaydeep Vaidya (~2010s)—