Hamsadhvanī
Ṭhāṭa : Bilāvala
Jāti : audava / audava
Āroha /Avaroha: Sa Re Ga Pa Ni Ṡa / Ṡa Ni Pa Ga Re Sa
Vādī / Samvādī : Pa / Sa
Prahara : 9 pm - 12 am
Pakaḍa : Ni Pa Ga Re, Re Ga Pa Re Sa. (Abhinava Gītanjali)
Hamsadhvanī comes from karnāṭika music. It has been popularized in hindustanī music by Ustad Amir Khan. The ascending and descending scale is direct and offers a lot of freedom for improvisation. We can say that the serene character of Hamsadhvanī is revealed mostly in the madhya and tara saptaka through musical phrases having Re as target note. This raga can theoretically be played at any time of the day, it is, however, generally presented during the second prahara of the night.
Calana:
Sa P̣a Ṇi Sa, P̣a Ṇi Sa Ga Re, Ṇi P̣a Sa, Sa Re Ga Pa Ga Re, Ga Pa Ni Pa Ga Re, Ga Pa Ni Pa Ni Ṡa | Pa Ni Ṡa Ṙe, Ġa Ṙe Ġa Ṙe Sa, Ni Pa Ga Re, Ga Pa Ga Re 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.80
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Jha R. (2018) Abhinava Gītanjali, vol I, pp. 267-268.
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Kaufmann, W. (1968). The Rāgas of North India. Bloomington, London: International Affairs Center by Indiana University Press, pp. 204.
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Rao, B. S. (1980) Raganidhi: A Comparative Study of Hindustani and Karnatak Ragas, Volume Two. Madras: The Music Academy, Madras, pp. 105-106.