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Bhimsen is arāgam inCarnatic music andHindustani music[1](Indian classical music scale) created by music composerMahesh Mahadev [kn].[2] named after ‘Bharat Ratna’ PanditBhimsen Joshi (BHIM) MiayaTansen (SEN).[3] It is the Janya raga of 11thMelakarta rāgamKokilapriya in the 72melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music.Mahesh Mahadev [kn] introduced this raga to Indian classical music by composing twoHindustaniBandish.[3][4][5]
Bhimsen is an asampoorna rāgam (asymmetric scale) that does not contain rishabham and dhaivatam in the ascending scale. It is an audava-sampurna rāgam (owdava rāgam, means pentatonic in ascending scale).ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa of this raga as follows.[3]
The notes used in this raga areshadjam, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, kakali nishadham in the arohanam andshuddha rishabham and chathusruthi dhaivatham added in the avarohanam of the raga. It is aaudava - sampurna rāgam.
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