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	== Structure ==		== Structure ==
	''Vasantha'' is an asymmetric scale that does not contain ''panchamam''. It is called a ''vakra audava-shadava'' raga,~~'''~~malathiga~~'''~~<ref name="ragas"/> structure is as follows (see [[Swara#~~Swaras~~ in Carnatic music\|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]] for details on below notation and terms):		''Vasantha'' is an asymmetric scale that does not contain ''panchamam''. It is called a ''vakra audava-shadava'' raga, malathiga<ref name="ragas"/> structure is as follows (see [[Swara#Svaras in Carnatic music\|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]] for details on below notation and terms):

	*[[Arohana\|ārohaṇa]] : {{svaraC\|S\|3=G3\|4=M1\|5=D2\|6=N3\|7=S'\|foot=yes}}		*[[Arohana\|ārohaṇa]] : {{svaraC\|S\|3=G3\|4=M1\|5=D2\|6=N3\|7=S'\|foot=yes}}
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	*''Ninne kori'', a popular [[varnam]] by Tecchur Singarachari		*''Ninne kori'', a popular [[varnam]] by Tecchur Singarachari
	*''Sitamma Mayamma'' by [[Tyagaraja]]		*''Sitamma Mayamma'' by [[Tyagaraja]]
	*''Brihadambikayai''~~, Harihara putram'',~~ and ''Ramachandram Bhavayami'' by [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]		*''Brihadambikayai'' and ''Ramachandram Bhavayami'' by [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]
	*''Paramapurusha Jagadeesha'' by [[Swathi Thirunal]]		*''Paramapurusha Jagadeesha'' by [[Swathi Thirunal]]
	*''Malmaruga Shanmukha'' by [[Papanasam Sivan]]		*''Malmaruga Shanmukha'' by [[Papanasam Sivan]]
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	*''Kodu bega Divyamathi'' by [[Purandara dasa]]		*''Kodu bega Divyamathi'' by [[Purandara dasa]]
	*''Palisenna Gopalakrishna'' By [[Jagannatha Dasa]]		*''Palisenna Gopalakrishna'' By [[Jagannatha Dasa]]
			*Maadhayai nidhi ennum by pabanasamsivan

	== Film Songs ==		== Film Songs ==
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	\|[[Vazhvey Maayam]]		\|[[Vazhvey Maayam]]
	\|[[Gangai Amaran]]		\|[[Gangai Amaran]]
			\|-
			\|Santhanam Poosum
			\|[[Thudikkum Karangal]]
			\|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
			\|rowspan=3\|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|Karmegam Oorgolam Pogum		\|Karmegam Oorgolam Pogum
	\|Kalamellam Un Madiyil		\|Kalamellam Un Madiyil
	\|[[Chandrabose (composer)\|Chandrabose]]		\|[[Chandrabose (composer)\|Chandrabose]]
	~~\|rowspan=3\|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]~~
	\|-
	~~\|Santhanam Poosum~~
	~~\|[[Thudikkum Karangal]]~~
	~~\|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|Andhimazhai pozhigirathu		\|Andhimazhai pozhigirathu
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	\|[[Soundaryame Varuga Varuga]]		\|[[Soundaryame Varuga Varuga]]
	\|[[Vijaya Bhaskar]]		\|[[Vijaya Bhaskar]]
	\|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]]		\|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]], [[P. Susheela]], [[Jolly Abraham]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|Minsara Poove		\|Minsara Poove
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	\|[[Vidyasagar (composer)\|Vidyasagar]]		\|[[Vidyasagar (composer)\|Vidyasagar]]
	\|[[Karthik (singer)\|Karthik]], [[Shweta Mohan]]		\|[[Karthik (singer)\|Karthik]], [[Shweta Mohan]]
	\|-
	~~\|Devathaiyai Mannil~~
	~~\|[[Jjunction]]~~
	~~\|[[Bharadwaj (music director)\|Bharadwaj]]~~
	~~\|[[Srinivas (singer)\|Srinivas]],Reshmi~~
	\|}		\|}

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	===Scale similarities===		===Scale similarities===
	*''[[Lalitha (raga)\|Lalitha]]'' is a popular raga that sounds very similar to ''Vasantha''.<ref name="ragas" /><ref name="raganidhi" /> ''[[Lalitha (raga)\|Lalitha]]'' uses ''~~chatusruti~~ rishabham'' in ārohaṇa also,<ref name="raganidhi" /> while the ''~~dvisruti~~ dhaivatam'' is used in it, compared to ''~~trisruti~~ dhaivatam'' in ''Vasantha''.<ref name="ragas" />		*''[[Lalitha (raga)\|Lalitha]]'' is a popular raga that sounds very similar to ''Vasantha''.<ref name="ragas" /><ref name="raganidhi" /> ''[[Lalitha (raga)\|Lalitha]]'' uses ''shuddha rishabham'' in ārohaṇa also,<ref name="raganidhi" /> while the ''shuddha dhaivatam'' is used in it, compared to ''chatusruti dhaivatam'' in ''Vasantha''.<ref name="ragas" />

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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| avarohanam = {{svaraC|S'|N3|D2|M1|G3|R1|S}}
| jeeva =
| chhaya =
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{{Carnatic}}
'''Vasantha''' (pronounced vasantā) is a [[raga]] in [[Carnatic music]] (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a ''[[janya]]'' raga of ''[[Suryakantam]]'', the 17th ''[[Melakarta]]'' raga.<ref name="ragas">''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications</ref> According to P|Subba Rao, majority opinion is that the raga is derived from ''[[Mayamalavagowla]]'', the 15th ''Melakarta'' raga.<ref name="raganidhi">''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras</ref>

''Vasantha'' is suitable to be sung in evening and is considered an auspicious raga.<ref name="ragas" />

== Structure ==
''Vasantha'' is an asymmetric scale that does not contain ''panchamam''. It is called a ''vakra audava-shadava'' raga,'''malathiga'''<ref name="ragas"/> structure is as follows (see [[Swara#Swaras in Carnatic music|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]] for details on below notation and terms):

*[[Arohana|ārohaṇa]] : {{svaraC|S|3=G3|4=M1|5=D2|6=N3|7=S'|foot=yes}}
*[[Avarohana|avarohaṇa]] : {{svaraC|S'|N3|D2|M1|G3|R1|S|foot=yes}}

This scale uses the notes shadjam, shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kakali nishadam.

[[File:Vasantha.wav|thumb|Arohanam and avarohanam for Vasantha with tambura]]

== Popular compositions ==
''Vasantha'' has ample scope for ''[[alapana]]''. This scale has been used by many composers for compositions in classical music. Here are some popular compositions in ''Vasantha''.

*''Ninne kori'', a popular [[varnam]] by Tecchur Singarachari
*''Sitamma Mayamma'' by [[Tyagaraja]]
*''Brihadambikayai'', Harihara putram'', and ''Ramachandram Bhavayami'' by [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]
*''Paramapurusha Jagadeesha'' by [[Swathi Thirunal]]
*''Malmaruga Shanmukha'' by [[Papanasam Sivan]]
*''Natanam Adinar'' by [[Gopalakrishna Bharathi]]'
*''Rajeswarim Sambhavaye'' by [[Ganapathi Sachchidananda]] Swamiji
*''Thom Thomena'' and ''Yoganrusimha Padâmbuja Brunga'' by [[Kalyani Varadarajan]]
*''Kodu bega Divyamathi'' by [[Purandara dasa]]
*''Palisenna Gopalakrishna'' By [[Jagannatha Dasa]]

== Film Songs ==
=== Language:[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Movie
!Composer
!Singer
|-
|Vasantha Ruthu
|[[Sivakavi]]
|[[Papanasam Sivan]]
|[[M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar]]
|-
|Azhagiya Thirumugam
|Brammacharigal
|[[M. S. Viswanathan]]
|rowspan=2|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
|Vandanam Vandanam
|[[Vazhvey Maayam]]
|[[Gangai Amaran]]
|-
|Karmegam Oorgolam Pogum
|Kalamellam Un Madiyil
|[[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]]
|rowspan=3|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Santhanam Poosum
|[[Thudikkum Karangal]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
|Andhimazhai pozhigirathu
|[[Raja Parvai]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Illayaraja]]
|-
|Maan Kanden
|[[Raja Rishi]]
|[[K.J. Yesudas]], [[Vani Jairam]]
|-
|Nil Nil Nil pathil sol
|[[Paattu Padava]]
|[[Illayaraja]], [[Uma Ramanan]]
|-
|Iravil Irandu Paravaigal(With raga Bhagyashree touches)
|[[Soundaryame Varuga Varuga]]
|[[Vijaya Bhaskar]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]]
|-
|Minsara Poove
|[[Padayappa]]
|rowspan="2"|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|[[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Nithyashree Mahadevan]] & Palakkad Sreeram
|-
|Idhayam
|[[Kochadaiiyaan]]
|[[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Chinmayi]]
|-
|Unnale Nenjam Raagam
|[[En Pottukku Sonthakkaran]]
|[[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
|[[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
|-
|Kanden Kanden
|[[Pirivom Santhippom]]
|[[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]
|[[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Shweta Mohan]]
|-
|Devathaiyai Mannil
|[[Jjunction]]
|[[Bharadwaj (music director)|Bharadwaj]]
|[[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]],Reshmi
|}

==Related ragas==
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this raga.

===Scale similarities===
*''[[Lalitha (raga)|Lalitha]]'' is a popular raga that sounds very similar to ''Vasantha''.<ref name="ragas" /><ref name="raganidhi" /> ''[[Lalitha (raga)|Lalitha]]'' uses ''chatusruti rishabham'' in ārohaṇa also,<ref name="raganidhi" /> while the ''dvisruti dhaivatam'' is used in it, compared to ''trisruti dhaivatam'' in ''Vasantha''.<ref name="ragas" />

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Melakarta ragas|state=collapsed}}
{{Janya|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Janya ragas]]