Jyotsna Srikanth | Raga Amritavarshini | Carnatic Violin

We are pleased to share this beautiful piece in Raga Amritavarshini. It is a composition by Mutthiah Bhagavatar, a renowned Carnatic classical composer from the 20th century. Bhagavatar is also credited with the creation of 20 ragas in the Carnatic system.

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Learn more about the music and artist

Before beginning her recital, Dr. Srikanth explains that Amritavarshini is a raga believed to invoke the rains. She also informs the audience that the rhythmic cycle of rupak talam to which it is set, is a 6-beat cycle in the Carnatic system unlike the Hindustani rupak which is set to a 7-beat cycle.

Dr. Srikanth portrays Amritavarshini with an elaborate alapana overflowing with the pathos and devotional vignettes of the raga. The composition is performed with remarkable transposition of vocal embellishments along with virtuosic instrumental nuances. Dr. Srikanth’s elaboration of the raga in the swarakalpanas is commendably poetic.

The mridangam and ghatam resonate beautifully with each other, making the rhythm cascade and interact intricately with the song.

Raag Amritavarshini was created in the early nineteenth century by Muthuswami Dikshitar. It is an audava ragam (pentatonic scale) and a janya (derived scale) of the 66th melakarta, Chitrambari. It is believed that Amritavarshini causes rain and that the Carnatic composer Muthuswami Dikshitar brought rain at Ettayapuram, Tamil Nadu, India by singing his composition, ‘Aananda Amrutakarshini Amrutavarshini’.

This raga does not contain risabha and dhaivata. It is a symmetric pentatonic scale. The notes used in this scale are shadja, antara gandhara, prati madhyama, panchama and kakali nisadha.


Musicians:
Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
Neyveli Venkatesh (mridangam)
RN Prakash (ghatam and khanjira)
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