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{{Infobox raga
{{Infobox raga
| name          = Basant
| name          = Basant
| image_name    =  
| image_name    = Vasant Ragini, Ragamala, Rajput, 1770.jpg
| image_alt    =  
| image_alt    =  
| thaat        = [[Poorvi (thaat)|Purvi]]
| thaat        = [[Poorvi (thaat)|Purvi]]
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| synonym      =  
| synonym      =  
| equivalent    =  
| equivalent    =  
| similar      = {{ubl|[[Purvi]] | [[Paraj]] | [[Puriya Dhanashri]]}}
| similar      = {{ubl|[[Purvi]] | Paraj | Puriya Dhanashri}}
}}
}}


'''Basant''' is a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] [[raga]].
'''Basant''' or '''Vasant''' is a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] [[raga]].


== Raga ==
== Raga ==
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Vasant is a Sanskrit word for "spring".  The word is much older than the Sikh religion and any usage of the word in relation to melody or Sikh tradition is a later rendition of the word.
Vasant is a Sanskrit word for "spring".  The word is much older than the Sikh religion and any usage of the word in relation to melody or Sikh tradition is a later rendition of the word.


The variants noted in the [[Guru Granth Sahib|Holy Book]] are Basant-Hindol and Shudh Basant which also called Desi Basant in the local language. Basant is a very old raga dating from the 8th century.  [[Guru Nanak Dev Ji]], [[Guru Amar Das Ji]], [[Guru Ram Das Ji]], [[Guru Arjan Dev Ji]] and [[Guru Tegh Bahadar Ji]] composed [[Shabda|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.
The variants noted in the [[Guru Granth Sahib|Holy Book]] are Basant-Hindol and Shudh Basant which also called Desi Basant in the local language. Basant is a very old raga dating from the 8th century.  [[Guru Nanak Dev Ji]], [[Guru Amar Das Ji]], [[Guru Ram Das Ji]], [[Guru Arjan Dev Ji]] and Guru Tegh Bahadar Ji composed [[Shabda|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.


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* Vadi: {{svaraH|S}}
* Vadi: {{svaraH|S}}
* Samvadi: {{svaraH|P}}
* Samvadi: {{svaraH|P}}
== Variants ==
* Shuddha Basant
* Adi Basant
* Basant Bahar
* Hindol Basant


== Film songs ==
== Film songs ==
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| ''[[Vedham Pudhithu]]''
| ''[[Vedham Pudhithu]]''
| [[Devendran]]
| [[Devendran]]
| [[S.P.Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
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| "Anbenum Sudaral"
| "Anbenum Sudaral"