Jhinjhoṭī
Ṭhāṭa : Khamāja
Āroha / avaroha : Sa Re ma Pa Da Ṡa / Ṡa ni Dha Pa ma Ga Re Sa
Jāti : auḍuva / sampūrṇa
Vādī / samvādī : Ga / ni
Prahara : 9 pm - 12 am
Pakaḍa: Ḍha Sa Re ma Ga, Re Sa Re ṇi Ḍha P̣a Ḍha Sa (Abinava Gītanjali)
Jhinjhoṭī is an important raga belonging to the Khamāja family and one of Satishji's favorites. Its romantic character makes it a popular choice in the semi-classical genres like ṭhumrī. The svara Ga and ni, vādī and samvādī respectively, are excluded from the ascending scale. The melodic lines unfold mainly in madhya and mandra saptaka and through oblique movements: Sa Re ṇi Ḍha, P̣a Ḍha Sa Re ma Ga. Jhinjhoṭī is especially popular with instrumentalists, yet the interpretation of this raga by the famous singer Abdul Karim Khan remains a model.
Calana:
Sa ṇi Ḍha Sa, Sa Re Ga Re Sa Re ṇi Ḍha P̣a, P̣a Ḍha Sa Re Ga Re Sa, Sa Re ma Ga, Sa Re ṇi Ḍha Sa, Sa Re ma ma Pa, ma Pa Dha ma, Pa Dha ni Dha Ṡa | Ṡa Ṙe ni Dha Pa, ma Pa Dha Pa ma Ga, Re ma Ga, Sa Re ma Ga, Sa Re ṇi Ḍha Sa.
Textual references:
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Bor, J. et al. (2002). The raga guide: A survey of 74 hindustani ragas. Netherlands: Nimbus : Rotterdam Conservatory of Music, p. 88.
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Jha R. (2018) Abhinava Gītanjali, Vol 2, pp. 207-208.
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Moutal, P. (2012). Comparative Study of Hindustānī Rāga-s: volume 1 (New edition). Aubagne : Patrick Moutal Editeur, pp. 350-354.