The name Basant is from Sanskrit "vasant" meaning spring, and during that season of the year Basant may be performed at any time of the day or night. Otherwise, it is reserved for the night between 9 p.m. and midnight. The Ragmala gives Basant as a putra (son) of Hindol, also a spring raga. Today it belongs to the Purvi thata. But Guru ji used Sudh Basant, which is in Bilaval Thata. The only variant noted in the Holy Book is Basant-Hindol. Basant is a very old raga dating from the 8th century. Guru Nanak, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan and Guru Tegh Bahadar composed Shabads in this raga. Performed in slow tempo, this gentle melody depicts quiet joy. The descending scale is usually found at the beginning of a composition with the ascending form follows later.
AAROHANA :- S G2 M2 D1 N2 S'
AVAROHANA:- S' N2 D1 P M2 G2 R1 S
VADI SWARA :- S
SAMVADI SWARA :- M
COMPOSITIONS IN THIS RAAGA :-
HINDI
basant hai aaya rangeela (film - sthree)
kahen ched ched mohe gherwa (film - devdas)
koyaliya (film - ghoonghat)
ketki gulab juhe champak (film - basant bahar)
jis raaz aaj tak saj kar (film - kavi kaalidaas)
man bhavan sangeet suhavan (film - chandramukhi)
OTHER COMPOSITIONS IN THIS RAAGA
fagava brij dekhan ko - BANDISH - PT. Bhimsen Joshi
is man ko basant - KEERTHAN - Bhai Balbir Singh
naanak tina basant hai - BANDISH
PLEASE POST SONGS RELATED TO THIS RAAGA
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