Jhinjhoti is a Hindustani classical raga from the

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. T ...

. This is a light and playful raga.

Theory

Aarohana Avaroha

Pakad In Hindustani music, a ''pakad'' (Hindi: पकड़) is a generally accepted musical phrase (or set of phrases) thought to encapsulate the essence of a particular raga. The pakad contains the melodic theme of the raga, on listening to the paka ...

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Samavadi The Samavadi is the second-most prominent (though not necessarily second-most played) note of a raga in Indian classical music. The primary note of the raga is the '' vadi''; the vadi and samvadi are in most cases a fourth or fifth apart. A ''s ...

Raga description

This is a light and playful Raga, apt for instrumental music. In this Raga mostly light mood Bandishs are rendered.

Songs in this Raga

A famous rendition of this raga is Abdul Karim Khan's

Thumri Thumri () is a vocal genre or style of Indian music. The term "thumri" is derived from the Hindi verb ''thumuknaa'', which means "to walk with a dancing gait in such a way that the ankle-bells tinkle." The form is, thus, connected with dance, dr ...

"Piya Bin Nahi Aavat Chain" which Bhimsen Joshi had heard as a child and which left a lasting impression on him. ''Gulon mein rang bhare,'' a ghazal by Faiz Ahmad Faiz , sung by Mehdi Hassan, is set to Jhinjhoti.

References

{{Reflist Hindustani ragas