S-R-G-m-P-D-n-S

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Introduced by Kirana legend Bhimsen Joshi by combining Kalavati and Rageshri to span the full seven swaras of Khamaj thaat. His renditions draw mostly from the former raga, setting a strong Pa and recurring GPD movements in an audav aroha, with Rageshri’s imprint mainly evident in the vakra avroh phrase GmRnS (which helps to distinguish it from the nearby Jansammohini). Described by the Komal Rishabh blog as “beautiful and playful…[Joshi] was extremely fond of [it], and named his house in Pune ‘Kalashri’…”. You can even watch him teach it to his daughter Shubhada Mulgund in a heartwarming baithak video – while Amjad Ali Khan has also recorded a stellar sarod version in tribute to the great Pandit.

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—Bhimsen Joshi (1971)—

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[refrain, e.g. 1:53] SGP D(PG)P\G, Gm R(n), (SG) G; GPD (DPG)P\G, mG, (nS)G, G mRS, n(D)…

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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

Double: rR | gG | mM | dD | nN

Thaat: 10 | 32 | Enclosed | Inexact

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

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

Symmetries: Mirror | Rotation | Palindr.

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Aroha: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Avroh: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

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

Samay: Morning | Aftern. | Eve. | Night

Murchana: Bhup. | Bihag | Bilaw. | Charu.

Raganga: Bhairav | Malhar | Kan. | Todi

Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball

Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern

Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang

Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.

–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S-R-G-m-P-D-n-S

• Reverse: SRgmPdnS (=Darbari)

• Inverse: Ni; SRGPDS (=Bhupali)

• Imperfect: 1 (Ga)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: mirror (r—P)

• Murchanas: Bilawal set

–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: ~Khamas

S-R₂-G₃-M₁-P-D₂-N₂-S

• Jazz: Mixolydian

1-2-3-4-5-6-b7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-2-4-5-7-9-10-0

(2–2–1–2–2–1–2)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa

• Names: Kalashri, Kalashree

—Bhimsen Joshi (~1980s)—