Ranjani

This ragam is an asymmetric scale and is classified as an audava-audava ragam (five notes in the ascending and descending scale). • Arohana|: • Avarohana|: The notes in this scale are chathushruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, prati madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatam in arohana and additional kakli nishadham in avarohanam, in place of sadharna rishabham (see pictures). From Dharmavati scale (59th melakarta), the panchamam is removed in this scale and the rest are used in asymmetrical manner which gives the pleasing aspect to this ragam. S R2 G2 S, S N3. D2. S - is a catch phrase that is unique to ragam Ranjani (where N3. and D2. denotes lower octave). == Select compositions ==

• Durmargachara in Rupakam composed by Thyagaraja • Kaadiruvenu Naanu By Ambujam Krishna in Kannada • Srinivasa Nanghari Seve by Purandara Dasa • Ranjani Niranjani by G. N. Balasubramaniam • Amboruha Padhame Ranjani Raga Varnam by G. N. Balasubramaniam • Parama Pavana by Meesu Krishna Iyer • Dattatreya Trimurti by Ganapathi Sachchidananda • Ranjani Mala(Pallavi) in Adi Talam by Tanjavur Shankara Iyer • Pranamaamyaham in Misra Jampai by Mysore Vasudevachar • Sadhaa Saaranga Nayane in Aadhi by H. Yoganarasimhan == Film songs ==