Jaijaivanti or Jaijaiwanti is a

Hindustani classical Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...

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'' belonging to

Khamaj Thaat Khamaj () is one of the ten thaats (parent scales) of Hindustani music from the Indian subcontinent. It is also the name of a raga within this thaat. The Khamaj thaat can be obtained by replacing the Shuddha Nishad of Bilaval by Komal Nishad. Th ...

. According to the

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, this ''raga'' is a mixture of two others: Bilaval and Sorath. The ''raga'' appears in the latter section in Gurbani, as only four hymns were composed by

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, the ninth

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. These hymns were added by his son and successor

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in 1705 A.D. This ''raga'' is not mentioned in any Indian classical scriptures on music nor in the ''

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''. According to

, Jaijaivanti (ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ) expresses the feeling of happiness and satisfaction of achievement, while simultaneously conveying the sadness of losing. An apt simile for this Raag is that of a king winning a battle, however, he is then told that his son has perished on the battlefield. This Raag conveys a sense of having to put duty first. The duality of the emotions of joy and sorrow prevents overreacting to good or bad news. Raga

Jaijaiwanti Jaijaivanti or Jaijaiwanti is a Hindustani classical '' raga'' belonging to Khamaj Thaat. According to the Guru Granth Sahib, this ''raga'' is a mixture of two others: Bilaval and Sorath. The ''raga'' appears in the latter section in Gurbani, ...

bears the closest resemblance to raga:

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Composition

Aarohana

Avaroha

Pakad

It is classified as a "Paramel Praveshak Raga", i.e. a ''raga'' that has the characteristics of a particular m''ela'' or ''thaat'' and that has additional notes that allow it to qualify under another ''mela'' or ''thaat''. Jaijaivanti has both ''Shuddha'' Ga and ''Komal'' Ga. It also has ''Shuddha'' Ni and ''Komal'' Ni usage as well. If more stress or focus is put on the ''Shuddha'' Ga and Ni notes, the ''raga'' shows the characteristics of the Khamaj ''thaat''. Whereas if more focus is applied to the Komal Ga and Komal Ni notes in the same raga, the characteristics of the Kafi Thaat are highlighted.

Possible notes

::Ni Sa Dha Ni (komal) Re, Re Ga (komal) Re Sa. ::Pa Re Ga (komal) Re Sa, Ma Pa Ni (shuddha) Re (tar saptak) Ni (komal) Dha Pa, Dha Ma Ga Re, Re Ga (komal) Re Sa.

In Carnatic music

Jaijaivanthi : ārohanam : , , , * avarohanam : * , * It is a janya ragam of the 28th

melakarta Mēḷakartā is a collection of fundamental musical scales ( ragas) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). ''Mēḷakartā'' ragas are parent ragas (hence known as ''janaka'' ragas) from which other ragas may be generated. A ''melak ...

ragam Harikambhoji. Jeeva swaram : and Anya swaram : * and * Dwijavathi : ārohanam : avarohanam : * Jeeva swaram : and Anya swaram : * It is a janya ragam of the 28th

ragam Harikambhoji. It is also known as Jujāvanti(formerly)/ ''Dwijavanthi''(modern name) ( pronounced Dvijāvanti) in the Carnatic tradition and in the ''

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'' theatre tradition. It rubs shoulders with Sahana(carnatic), in certain phraseology. Desh ang or Sorath ang is not used in dwijavanti.There is absolutely no use or very less use of * . Rendition of Dwijavanti is usually done with incorporating shades of Sahana and

Bageshri Raga Bageshri or Bageshree () is a Hindustani classical raga. It is a popular night raga, which is meant to depict the emotion of a woman waiting for reunion with her lover. It is said to have been first sung by Miyan Tansen, the celebrated ...

and with its signature phrase : .

Film songs

Tamil

Hindi-Urdu

Albums

Tamil

Urdu

* Ghazal: "Ghuncha-e-Shoq, Laga Hai Khilnay" (Singer: Ustad Mehdi Hasan, Notes: Re ga (komal) Re Sa Ma) * Ghazal: "Dost Ban Kar Bhi Nahin" (Singer: Ustad Ghulam Ali)

Malayalam

* "Oruneram Enkilum" (Singers: Yesudas, Chitra)

Performance

"Jaijaivanti" is sung during the first

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of the night—from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. It is generally recited in the summer or ''

grishma Grishma is short for Grishmarutu, the Sanskrit word meaning summer Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset ...

''. "Jaijaivanti" is sung by 2 aangs, i.e. the Desh aang and the

aang.

References

{{Rāgas as per Performance Time Hindustani ragas Ragas in the Guru Granth Sahib