Jaunpuri (raga)


Raga Jaunpuri is a rāga in Hindustani classical music in the Asavari thaat. Some musicians like Omkarnath Thakur consider it indistinguishable from the shuddha rishabh Asavari. Its attractive swaras also make it a popular raga in the Carnatic circles with a number of compositions in South India being tuned to Jaunpuri.
The name of the rāga may associate it with places of this name, such as Javanpur in Gujarat, close to Saurasthra region and Jaunpur in northern Uttar Pradesh.

History

Jaunpuri was created by Sultan Hussain Sharqi of Jaunpur.

Structure

The Pakad is "m P n d P, m P g, R m P"
It is usually performed in morning.

In Carnatic music

Structure and Lakshana

In the Carnatic circles, Jonpuri is considered a janya rāga of Natabhairavi, the 20th Melakarta rāga.

Popular compositions

Jonpuri lends itself to songs that try to convey bhakti or a certain glorious grandeur or awe.

Kritis

CompositionComposer
Madhava loka namSwathi Thirunal
Eppo VaruvaroGopalakrishna Bharathi
sapaśyat kausalyaPanchapakesa Sastri
Rama mantravaPurandaradasa
Asai Mugham Marandhu PocheBhaaratiyaar
Chidanandadam SrinivasamKalyani Varadarajan

Film songs

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CompositionSingerFilmMusic Director
Ullamellam inba vellamMK Thyagaraja BhagavatharChintamani
Gnanakann onruMK Thyagaraja BhagavatharAshok Kumar
Sathva guna bodhanMK Thyagaraja BhagavatharAshok Kumar
Innamum paramugamVelaikariS. M. Subbayya Naidu and C. R. Subbaraman
Thaai irukka pillaiVelaikariS. M. Subbayya Naidu and C. R. Subbaraman
Ninaithale inikkumadi manamRadha-Jayalakshmi duoMullai Vanam
Naan petra selvamT. M. SoundararajanMullai Vanam
Kallile kalai vannamSeerkazhi GovindarajanKumudamK. V. Mahadevan
Andavan darisanameT. R. MahalingamAgasthiyarKunnakudi Vaidhyanathan
Sonnadhu neethanaP. SusheelaNenjil Or AalayamM. S. Viswanathan – Ramamurthy
Thedi Vanthene Pulli MaaneNilMathurai Veeran
Thendral Vanthu TheendumbothuIlaiyaraaja, S. JanakiAvatharamIlaiyaraaja
Engengu Nee Sendra pothumKJ Yesudas, ChitraNinaika Therintha manameIlaiyaraaja
Munbe VaaNaresh Iyer, Shreya GhoshalJillunu Oru KadhalAR Rahman
Thegam SiragadikumP.Jayachandran, ChitraNane Raja Nane ManthiriIllayaraja
Enaku Piditha PadalShreya GhoshalJulie GanapathyIllayaraja
Inji IdupazhagiKamal Hassan, JanakiDevar MaganIllayaraja