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{{Short description|Hindustani raga}}
{{Infobox raga
{{Infobox raga
| name          = Megh (raga)
| name          = Megh (raga)
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| time          = Any time during the rainy season
| time          = Any time during the rainy season
| season        = Rainy season
| season        = Rainy season
| arohana      = S m R m P n S'
| arohana      = {{svaraH|S|m|R|m|P|n|S'}}
| avarohana    = S' n P m R m 'n R S
| avarohana    = {{svaraH|S'|n|P|m|R|m|'n|R|S}}
| vadi          = Sa
| vadi          = Sa
| samavadi      = Pa
| samavadi      = Pa
| pakad        = R R S 'n S m R P m R 'n S
| pakad        = {{svaraH|R|R|S|'n|S|m|R|P|m|R|'n|S}}
| chalan        =
| chalan        =
| synonym      =  
| synonym      =  
| equivalent    =
| equivalent    = [[Madhyamavathi]] (Carnatic)<br>[[Pentatonic Scale|Egyptian Pentatonic Scale]] (Western)
| similar      =  
| similar      =  
}}
}}
{{Hindustani Classical Music}}  
{{Hindustani Classical Music}}  
'''Megh''' is a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] [[raga]]. The meaning of Megh in Sanskrit is 'Cloud'. Hence this raga is mostly sung or played in the Monsoon season. Another raga which describes rain is raga [[Malhar]]. So these 2 ragas where merged and a new raga was developed, this raga is raga [[Megh Malhar]].
'''Megh''' is a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] [[raga]]. The meaning of ''megh'' in Sanskrit is 'cloud'. Hence this raga is mostly sung or played in the monsoon season. Another raga which describes rain is raga [[Malhar]]. These two ragas were merged and a new raga developed, raga [[Megh Malhar]]. The [[Carnatic music]] equivalent of this raga is [[Madhyamavati]].


== Theory ==
== Theory ==
'''Arohana & Avarohana'''
'''Arohana & Avarohana'''


[[Arohana]]: S m R m P n S'
[[Arohana]]: {{svaraH|S|m|R|m|P|n|S'}}


[[Avarohana]]: S' n P m R m 'n R S
[[Avarohana]]: {{svaraH|S'|n|P|m|R|m|'n|R|S}}


'''Pakad'''
'''Pakad'''


R R S 'n S m R P m R 'n S
{{svaraH|R|R|S|'n|S|m|R|P|m|R|'n|S}}


'''Vadi & Samavadi'''
'''Vadi & Samavadi'''


In this raga vadi is Sa and samavadi is Pa - Re is used a lot but always sliding down from M, n always slides from P
In this raga vadi is Sa and samavadi is Pa – Re is used a lot but always sliding down from M, n always slides from P


'''Organization & Relationships'''
'''Organization & Relationships'''
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'''Mixture'''
'''Mixture'''


The meaning of Megh in Sanskrit is 'Cloud'. Hence this raga is mostly sung or played in the Monsoon season. Another raga which describes rain is raga [[Malhar]]. So these 2 ragas where merged and a new raga was developed, this raga is raga [[Megh Malhar]]. So raga Megh has mixture with raga Malhar which forms raga [[Megh Malhar]].
The meaning of Megh in Sanskrit is 'Cloud'. This raga is usually sung or played in the Monsoon season. Another raga which describes rain is raga [[Malhar]]. Merging these two gives a new raga: [[Megh Malhar]], which has elements of both these ragas.


== Behavior ==
== Behaviour ==


'''Samay (Time)'''
'''Samay (Time)'''
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'''Seasonality'''
'''Seasonality'''


Raga Megh is commonly associated with the monsoon season. Because the meaning of Megh in Sanskrit is 'Cloud'. Hence this raga is mostly sung or played in the Monsoon season.
Raga Megh is associated with the monsoon.


'''Rasa'''
'''Rasa'''
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This is one of the very old ragas found in [[Indian classical music]].
This is one of the very old ragas found in [[Indian classical music]].
This raga is related from [[Lord Krishna]] time period, when [[Govardhan]] Parvat (mountain) was on Lord Krishna's short finger during the Govardhan leela, then [[Lord Shiva]] generated a [[Damru]] sound to protect Lord Krishna. That sound which was generated by the Damru was raga MEGH....
This raga is connected to [[Lord Krishna]], when he lifted [[Govardhan]] Parvat (mountain) on his little finger during the Govardhan leela.


===Legend===
===Legend===
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There is legend stating that [[Tansen]]'s physical agony after singing Raga [[Deepak (Poorvi Thaat)]] was pacified with listening to Raga Megh Malhar rendered by two sisters, [[Tana and Riri]].
There is legend stating that [[Tansen]]'s physical agony after singing Raga [[Deepak (Poorvi Thaat)]] was pacified with listening to Raga Megh Malhar rendered by two sisters, [[Tana and Riri]].


== Film Songs ==
== Film songs ==
=== Language:[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ===
=== Language: [[Hindi]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Song
!Movie
!Film
!Year
!Composer
!Singer
|-
|Khaike Pan Banaraswala
|[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]
|1978
|[[Kalyanji-Anandji]]
|[[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
|Teri Tasveer Ko
|[[Sawan Ko Aane Do]]
|1979
|Rowspan=2|[[Raj Kamal]]
|[[K. J. Yesudas]]
|-
|Kahan Se Aaye Badra
|[[Chashme Buddoor (1981 film)|Chashme Buddoor]]
|1981
|[[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Haimanti Shukla]]
|-
|''[[Chaiyya Chaiyya]]''
(Deviates in between at a few points)
|[[Dil Se..]]
|1998
|rowspan=2|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|[[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Sapna Awasthi]]
|-
|Dheem Ta Dare
|[[Thakshak]]
|1999
|Surjo Bhattacharya
|-
|[[Munni Badnaam Hui]]
|[[Dabangg]]
|2010
|[[Lalit Pandit]]
|[[Mamta Sharma]]
|-
|Shankara Re Shankara
|[[Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior]]
|2020
|[[Mehul Vyas]]
|[[Adarsh Shinde]]
|-
|Sharaarat
(Loosely based)
|[[Dhurandhar]]
|2025
|[[Shashwat Sachdev]]
|[[Madhubanti Bagchi]], [[Jasmine Sandlas]]
|}
 
=== Language: [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ===
A few songs are composed in Raga [[Madhyamavathi]], the Carnatic equivalent of Megh.
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Film
!Composer
!Composer
!Singer
!Singer
|-
|-
|Muthukkalo Kangal
|Muthukkalo Kangal
|[[Megh B. Patel (1967 film)|Nenjirukkum Varai]]
|[[Nenjirukkum Varai (1967 film)|Nenjirukkum Varai]]
|[[M.S.Viswanathan]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. S. Viswanathan]]
|[[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]]
|[[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]]
|-
|Kana Kaanum
|[[Agni Sakshi (1982 film)|Agni Sakshi]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Saritha]]
|-
|Aagaya Gangai
|[[Dharma Yuddham]]
|[[Ilayaraja]]
|[[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Tholvi Nilayenna Ninaithal
|[[Oomai Vizhigal]]
|[[Manoj-Gyan]]
|[[P B Sreenivas]], [[Abavanan]], Chorus
|-
|-
|Velli Malarae
|Velli Malarae
|[[Jodi (1999 film)|Jodi]]
|[[Jodi (1999 film)|Jodi]]
|rowspan=2|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|rowspan=4|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]]
|-
|Oru Deivam Thantha Poove
|[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]
|[[P. Jayachandran]], [[Chinmayi Sripada|Chinmayi]]
|-
|-
|Thumbi Thullal(Abheri traces also)
|Thumbi Thullal(Abheri traces also)
|[[Cobra (upcoming film)|Cobra]]
|''[[Cobra (2022 film)|Cobra]]''
|[[Nakul Abhyankar]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
|[[Nakul Abhyankar]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
|-
|Thom Karuvil Irunthom (Reused from "Dheem Ta Dare")
|''[[Star (2001 film)|Star]]''
|[[Shankar Mahadevan]]
|-megh atel
|-megh atel


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|}
|}


==Important Recordings==
==Important recordings==
* [[Amir Khan (singer)|Amir Khan]], Ragas Megh and Lalit, [[HMV]] [[LP record|LP (long-playing record)]], EMI-EASD1331
* [[Amir Khan (singer)|Amir Khan]], Ragas Megh and Lalit, [[Saregama|His Master's Voice]] [[LP record|LP (long-playing record)]], EMI-EASD1331
* Pt [[Ajoy Chakraborty]] -Raag Megh (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg6LDWgv4Tc)
* Pt [[Ajoy Chakraborty]] -Raag Megh (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg6LDWgv4Tc)


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''[[The Raga Guide|The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas]]''. Zenith Media, London: 1999.
''[[The Raga Guide|The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas]]''. Zenith Media, London: 1999.


''[[Ramashreya Jha]] explains difference between Sarang and Megh http://www.parrikar.org/hindustani/sarang/
''[[Ramashreya Jha]]'' explains the difference between Sarang and Megh http://www.parrikar.org/hindustani/sarang/


== External links ==
== External links ==

Latest revision as of 22:04, 7 March 2026


Megh (raga)
ThaatKafi
Time of dayAny time during the rainy season
SeasonRainy season
ArohanaS M R M P Ṉ Ṡ
AvarohanaṠ Ṉ P M R M Ṉ̣ R S
PakadR R S Ṉ̣ S M R P M R Ṉ̣ S
VadiSa
SamavadiPa
EquivalentMadhyamavathi (Carnatic)
Egyptian Pentatonic Scale (Western)
Hindustani classical music
Concepts
Genres
Thaats

Megh is a Hindustani classical raga. The meaning of megh in Sanskrit is 'cloud'. Hence this raga is mostly sung or played in the monsoon season. Another raga which describes rain is raga Malhar. These two ragas were merged and a new raga developed, raga Megh Malhar. The Carnatic music equivalent of this raga is Madhyamavati.

Theory[edit | edit source]

Arohana & Avarohana

Arohana: S M R M P Ṉ Ṡ

Avarohana: Ṡ Ṉ P M R M Ṉ̣ R S

Pakad

R R S Ṉ̣ S M R P M R Ṉ̣ S

Vadi & Samavadi

In this raga vadi is Sa and samavadi is Pa – Re is used a lot but always sliding down from M, n always slides from P

Organization & Relationships

Related ragas: Ragas of Malhar family, namely Megh Malhar, Miyan ki Malhar, Gaud Malhar, Ramdasi Malhar, Dhuliya Malhar, etc. as well as Madhmad Sarang.
Thaat: Kafi.

Mixture

The meaning of Megh in Sanskrit is 'Cloud'. This raga is usually sung or played in the Monsoon season. Another raga which describes rain is raga Malhar. Merging these two gives a new raga: Megh Malhar, which has elements of both these ragas.

Behaviour[edit | edit source]

Samay (Time)

Late night.

Seasonality

Raga Megh is associated with the monsoon.

Rasa

Gambhir rasa

Historical Information[edit | edit source]

Origins

This is one of the very old ragas found in Indian classical music. This raga is connected to Lord Krishna, when he lifted Govardhan Parvat (mountain) on his little finger during the Govardhan leela.

Legend[edit | edit source]

There is legend stating that Tansen's physical agony after singing Raga Deepak (Poorvi Thaat) was pacified with listening to Raga Megh Malhar rendered by two sisters, Tana and Riri.

Film songs[edit | edit source]

Language: Hindi[edit | edit source]

Song Film Year Composer Singer
Khaike Pan Banaraswala Don 1978 Kalyanji-Anandji Kishore Kumar
Teri Tasveer Ko Sawan Ko Aane Do 1979 Raj Kamal K. J. Yesudas
Kahan Se Aaye Badra Chashme Buddoor 1981 K. J. Yesudas, Haimanti Shukla
Chaiyya Chaiyya

(Deviates in between at a few points)

Dil Se.. 1998 A. R. Rahman Sukhwinder Singh, Sapna Awasthi
Dheem Ta Dare Thakshak 1999 Surjo Bhattacharya
Munni Badnaam Hui Dabangg 2010 Lalit Pandit Mamta Sharma
Shankara Re Shankara Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior 2020 Mehul Vyas Adarsh Shinde
Sharaarat

(Loosely based)

Dhurandhar 2025 Shashwat Sachdev Madhubanti Bagchi, Jasmine Sandlas

Language: Tamil[edit | edit source]

A few songs are composed in Raga Madhyamavathi, the Carnatic equivalent of Megh.

Song Film Composer Singer
Muthukkalo Kangal Nenjirukkum Varai M. S. Viswanathan T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Kana Kaanum Agni Sakshi S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Saritha
Aagaya Gangai Dharma Yuddham Ilayaraja Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki
Tholvi Nilayenna Ninaithal Oomai Vizhigal Manoj-Gyan P B Sreenivas, Abavanan, Chorus
Velli Malarae Jodi A. R. Rahman S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mahalakshmi Iyer
Oru Deivam Thantha Poove Kannathil Muthamittal P. Jayachandran, Chinmayi
Thumbi Thullal(Abheri traces also) Cobra Nakul Abhyankar, Shreya Ghoshal
Thom Karuvil Irunthom (Reused from "Dheem Ta Dare") Star Shankar Mahadevan
Ennai Konja Konja Aathi Vidyasagar Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan

Important recordings[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Zenith Media, London: 1999.

Ramashreya Jha explains the difference between Sarang and Megh http://www.parrikar.org/hindustani/sarang/

External links[edit | edit source]

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