Paribhāṣā Ep. 3 - Exploring the mystique of Svarajati-s with Vidushi Smt. Neela Ramgopal

Nādabhṛṅga takes great pleasure in bringing you the next installment in our specially curated series titled "Paribhāṣā" - a series of in-depth conversations around, and presentations about music, musicians, musical styles and musical compositions with various scholars and practitioners of the art form. In episode 3 of this series, we explore the mystique of Svarajati-s with Sangita Kala Acharya Vidushi Smt. Neela Ramgopal. Svarajati-s are generally considered to be a part of the formational structural exercises taught to students of South Indian Classical Music. On the concert level, apart from the 3 svarajati-s of Śrī Śyāma Śāstri, not many are presented. Smt. Neela Ramgopal delves into several beautiful svarajati-s composed by different composers over the centuries, demonstrating how these compositions are wonderful amalgamations of rāga and sāhitya bhāva. She has also spoken about the historical evolution of the compositional form of svarajati, as well as touched upon various allied compositional forms like jatisvara-s, gīta-s, etc. We are eternally grateful to Smt. Neela Ramgopal for preparing the subject matter for this episode and training her students with such enthusiasm and energy in a very short time. Inspite of her age, she was most enthusiastic to record this episode for us. We also wish to thank her for all the help she patiently extended to us, during the editing of this episode. We also wish to thank Smt. Neela Ramgopal's disciples for admirably supporting her in this mammoth task. In order to facilitate easy and smooth communication of the musical concepts and ideas presented here, we requested Smt. Neela Ramgopal to speak in Tamil. Smt. Neela Ramgopal's disciples supporting her in this presentation are: A Dilip Simha M K Tejaswini J Yoga Kirtana Bhargavi Manjunath Saundarya Shrinivasan 1. Intro [00:00] 2. Introductory explanation [00:40] 3. re re dakṣiṇa dvārakāpura (lakṣaṇa gītam) - haṃsadhvani - tiśra tripuṭa - gōvindācārya [02:13] 4. Explanation [03:42] 5. jatisvara - jheñjuṭṭi - ādi - vīṇā śēṣaṇṇā [04:39] 6. Explanation [08:46] 7. jatisvara - kalyāṇī - ādi [09:59] 8. Explanation [11:42] 9. jatisvara - kharaharapriyā - ādi - vīṇā śēṣaṇṇā [12:08] 10. Explanation [15:59] 11. rārā vēṇugōpabāla (svarajati) - bilahari - ādi [18:13] 12. Explanation [22:34] 13. ē māyalāḍirā (svarajati) - husēni - rūpakam - melaṭṭūr vīrabhadrayyā [30:25] 14. Explanation [37:19] 15. sāmbaśivāyanavē (svarajati) - khamās - ādi - cinni kṛṣṇa dāsa [38:31] 16. Explanation [43:20] 17. ambā ninnu neranammi (svarajati) - rāgamālikā - rūpakam - cinni kṛṣṇa dāsa [44:16] 18. Explanation [56:26] 19. rāma nā morāliñcarā (svarajati) - harikāṃbhōji - rūpakam - vālajāpēṭ vēṅkaṭaramaṇa bhāgavatar [56:52] 20. Explanation [01:03:57] 21. kāmākṣī (svarajati) - bhairavī - miśra cāpu - śyāma śāstri [01:06:03] 22. Explanation [01:19:34] 23. kāmākṣī (svarajati) - yadukulakāṃbhōji - miśra cāpu - śyāma śāstri [01:20:02] 24. Explanation [01:31:38] 25. rāvē himagirikumāri (svarajati) - tōḍi - ādi - śyāma śāstri [01:32:13] 26. Explanation [01:40:00] 27. sadayāyika tāḷajālanurā (svarajati) - cakravāka - ādi - k ponnayyā piḷḷai [01:41:54] 28. Explanation [01:48:40] 29. sārasa bhavādhṛta (svarajati) - rāgamālikā - miśra cāpu - mahārāja svāti tiruṇāḷ [01:49:30] 30. Explanation [01:55:46] 31. sārasadaḷa nayananē murugā (svarajati) - tōḍi - ādi - māyūram viśvanātha śāstri [01:58:07] 32. Explanation [02:06:25] 33. śrī rāmābhirāma (svarajati) - haṃsadhvani - ādi - mysūrū sadāśiva rao [02:10:48] 34. Explanation [02:13:59] 35. śrī parvateśasute sute (svarajati) - kannaḍā - ādi - vīṇā padmanābhayyā [02:14:44] 36. Explanation [02:17:54] 37. sāmi dayamīra (svarajati) - mōhana - ādi - mysūrū śivarāmayyā [02:20:44] 38. Explanation [02:24:58] 37. tāmadamēnō dayavillaiyānō (svarajati) - bilahari - khaṇḍa tripuṭa - k ponnayyā piḷḷai [02:25:07] 38. Concluding explanations and observations [02:31:02] Paribhāṣā Playlist:    • Paribhāṣā   Nādabhṛṅga consists of a consortium of enthusiasts and collectors of Indian Classical Music who are intent on sharing good quality recordings of the erstwhile Masters from a compendium of archival recordings, carefully collected over several decades. We also intend to present musical programmes by various current-day musicians with the aim of documenting aspects of South Indian Carnatic Music for the benefit of future generations. The music we share here will hopefully serve as an archival source for current and future generations of musicians, students, aficionados and connoisseurs. In case of any copyright disputes, kindly contact us and we will remove the video. Nādabhṛṅga is NOT a monetized channel. Any ads that do feature here are due to third party copyright claims, which are unavoidable. Nādabhṛṅga is the digital avatār of Gānapriyā Foundation. Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/nada.bhrnga/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/nadabhrnga/