Swarajati is a form in Carnatic music, which is helpful before learning a '' varnam''. It has '' pallavi'', sometimes an '' anupallavi'', and at least one '' charanam''. The themes of ''swarajathis'' are usually either ''bhakthi'', love or courage. It is a composition which usually has a pleasing melody and are suitable for singing in early lessons, musical concerts and dance concerts. The most popular and the oldest known Swarajathi is in Huseni

raga A ''raga'' or ''raag'' (; also ''raaga'' or ''ragam''; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a musical mode, melodic mode. The ''rāga'' is a unique and central feature of the classical Indian music tradit ...

, ''hau re raa bhagaya'' in

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Melattur Veerabhadrayya Melattur may refer to: * Melattur, Kerala, a town in the Indian state of Kerala * Melattur, Tamil Nadu, a village in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu * Melattur style {{Use Indian English, date=July 2020 The Melattur style of Bharatanatyam dance wa ...

. Swarajatis have been composed in numerous raagas - Bilahari,

Hamsadhwani Hamsadhvani (meaning "the cry of the swan"), is a rāga in Carnatic music (musical scale of Carnatic tradition of Indian classical music). It is an ''audava'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāga, meaning pentatonic scale). It is a '' janya'' rāga of t ...

Kalyani Kalyani may refer to: Film and television * ''Kalyani'' (1940 film), a Hindi film * ''Kalyani'' (1952 film), a Tamil film * ''Kalyani'' (1971 film), a Kannada film * ''Kalyani'' (1979 film), a Telugu film * ''Kalyani'' (1983 film), an Oriya ...

, Janjuti, Kamas, etc.

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