Bowli

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Bowli is a Carnatic raga (also spelled as BauliRagas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications or BhauliRaganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras). This raga is a janya of the 15th Melakarta raga Mayamalavagowla. This raga is known to be a morning raga.

Structure and Lakshana

File:Revagupti scale.svg

File:Bowli descending scale.svg

This ragam is an asymmetric scale and is classified as an audava-shadava ragam (five notes in the ascending scale and six notes in the descending scale).

Arohana: {{svaraC|S|R1|G3|P|D1|S'|foot=yes}}
Avarohana: {{svaraC|S'|N3|D1|P|G3|R1|S|foot=yes}}

The notes in this scale are shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, panchamam and shuddha dhaivatam in arohana and additional kakali nishadham in avarohanam.

Select compositions

= Varnams =

Arunodayame by Dr. Lalgudi Jayaraman

= Kritis =

Sriman Narayana in Adi tala composed by Annamacharya
Melukovayya in Jhampa tala, an Utsava Sampradaya Kriti and Deena Janaavana in Adi tala, a Dashaavataara Kriti composed by Tyagaraja
Shambho Mahadeva in Rupaka tala by Neelakanta Sivan
Tappulanniyu in Rupaka tala composed by Muthiah Bhagavatar
Parvati Nayaka in Adi tala composed by Swati Tirunal{{Cite web|url=http://www.karnatik.com/c6881.shtml|title = Carnatic Songs – pArvatI nAyaka}}
Elu Narayanane in Khanda chapu tala by Kanakadasa
Elu Hanumantha in Mishra Nadai Adi tala by Purandara Dasaru
Karunanidhiye Thaye in Misra Chapu tala composed by Papanasam Sivan{{cite web | url=https://anuradhamahesh.wordpress.com/carnatic-raga-appreciation/13-bowli-the-meditative-morning-raga/ | title=#13–Bowli-The Meditative Morning Raga | date=March 2013 | publisher=Anuradha Mahesh | access-date=19 July 2020 }}
Brahmamokate in Adi tala composed by Annamacharya
Sri Parvati Parameshvarau in Adi tala composed by Muthuswami Dikshitar
Baskarayathe in Rupaka tala and Muyarchiyinal Manithan in Adi tala by Swarna Venkatesha Dikshitar

Film Songs

= Language:[[Tamil language|Tamil]] =

class="wikitable"

!Song

!Movie

!Composer

!Singer

Nee Palli Ezhundhaal

|Raja Mukthi

|C. R. Subburaman

|M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar

Panniner Mozhiyaal

|Thiruvarutchelvar

|K. V. Mahadevan

|T. M. Soundararajan,Master Maharajan

Sugamana Sindhanaiyil

|Taxi Driver

|M. S. Viswanathan

|rowspan=2|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki

Kozhi Koovum

|Vanna Vanna Pookkal

|rowspan="5"|Ilaiyaraaja

Degam Pon Degam

Bhoomiye Enga

Vidinthatha Pozhuthu

|Pillai Paasam

|Ilaiyaraaja

Senthazham Poovil

|Mullum Malarum

|rowspan="2"|K. J. Yesudas

Kathiravanai Paarthu

|Pookkal Vidum Thudhu

|rowspan="2"|T. Rajendar

Ponmaanai

|Mythili Ennai Kaathali

|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Boobalam Arangerum

|Agni Theertham

|rowspan=2|Shankar–Ganesh

|K. J. Yesudas

Paarthu Sirikithu Bommai

|Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi

|Vani Jairam

Vaigai Neerada

|Chinnanchiru Kiliye

|G. K. Venkatesh

|Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki

Kaalai Veyil Nerathile

|Then Chittugal

|Vijay Ramani

|P. Jayachandran

Kadhal Kavithai Paada

|Ganam Courtar Avargale

|Devendran

|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K.S. Chitra

Paadum Paravaigal Sangeetham

|Shenbagathottam

|Sirpy

|S. Janaki

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

= Scale similarities =

Revagupti is a rāgam which has a symmetrical scale matching the ascending scale of Bowli (nishadham is entirely omitted). Its {{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}} structure is {{svaraC|S|R1|G3|P|D1|S'|foot=yes}}: {{svaraC|S'|D1|P|G3|R1|S|foot=yes}}

Notes

References

Category:Janya ragas