Hindolam:
Hindolam is a raga in carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). Its an audava ragam (In Carnatic music classification - audava means 'of 5').
It is a Janya ragam( Derived scale). It is derived from Natabhairavi ragam( Melakartha Ragam).
Structure and Lakshanam:
Arohanam: S G M D N S'
Avarohanam: S' N D M G S
This raga uses the swaras sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham and kaisiki nishadham.
Here S' indicates upper S.
Hindolam's notes when shifted using Graha bedham, yields 4 other major pentatonic rāgams, namely, Mohanam, Shuddha Saveri, Udayaravichandrika (also known as Shuddha Dhanyasi) and Madhyamavathi. Graha bedham is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam. For more details and illustration of this concept refer Graha bedham on Mohanam.
Popular Compositions:
Saamaja vara gamana by the maestro Thyagaraja is the most popular composition in Hindolam. Mamavathu Shree Saraswathi by Mysore Vasudevachar is another popular composition. Here are some more kritis composed in Hindolam.
- Govardhana girisam smarami by Muthuswami Dikshitar
- Sama gana lolane by G. N. Balasubramaniam
- Nambi kettavar evar by Papanasam Sivan
- Maa Ramanan by Papanasam Sivan
- Govardhana Giridhari by Thyagaraja
- Padmanabha Pahi by Swathi Thirunal
- Deva Devam Bhaje by Annamacharya
- Manasuloni marmamunu thelusuko by Thyagaraja
Telugu Songs composed in Hindolam raga:
- Nene Radhanoi Gopala (Movie: Anta mana manchike)
- Manase andla Brundavanam (Movie: Manchi kutumbam)
- Samaja varagamana (Movie: Shankarabharanam)
- Kondalalo Nelakonna (Movie:Annamayya,Alludu garu)
- Pagale vennala jagame uyala (Movie: Poojaphalam)
- Abhinandana Mandara Mala (Movie: Thandra paparaidu)
- Piluvaku ra Alagaku ra (Movie:Suvarna Sundari)
- Em vano Musurukunnadi (Movie:Nari nari naduma Murari)
- Rangulalo kalavo (Movie:Abhinanadana)
- Om Namahshivaya (Movie: Sagara sangamam)
- Sagara sangamame (Movie: Seethakoka Chilaka)
- Nigama Nigamantha Varnitha (Movie: Annamayya)
- Nammaku Nammaku ee reyini (Movie: Rudra veena)
- Gunna mamidi Komma meeda (Movie: Bala Mithrula Katha)
- Chinuku Thadiki Chiguruthodugu (Movie: Nee Sneham)
- Aadave andala sura bhamini (Movie: Yamagola)
- Swaramulu Edaina Ragalenno (Movie: Thoorupu padamara)
- Nemali Kanuloda Namile choopoda (Movie: Okato Number Kurrodu)
- Balapam patti bama vollo (Movie: Bobbili raja)
- Balamurali Krishna naku balaya mitrude (Movie: Bombai Priyudu)
- Musina Mutyalake muragulu (Movie: Annamayya)
- Brahma Okkade para bhramma okkade (Movie: Annamayya)
- Mavi Chiguruthinagane (Movie: Seetahmahalakshimi)
- Na Pata Theta Telugu Pata (Movie: Athade oka sainyam)
- Kastha Ninnu Nenu Nannu nuvvu (Movie: Student No. 1)
- Purushothama Purushothama (Movie: Annamayya)
- Raja Shekara Nee pai mojuthira ledura (Movie: Anaarkali)
- Kotha Kotha Ga unnadi (Movie: Kooli No 1)
