I have rarely talked about my musical interests or pursuits. They haven't been particularly worth talking about , in terms of achievements or performances, or for that matter , training or expertise. I can claim to have studied Carnatic music for 5 long years , but no part of those 5 years were epiphanous. I sang in a matter-of-fact manner, and when my voice started cracking due to adolescence, I meekly gave up.
It is only after I left the formal training in music, that I started developing a love for it. It was gradual, but soon I found that I was devoting much of my spare time to music, in fact, much more than what I used to when I was undergoing formal training. Even today, I know very limited songs, and I am not much of a singer, but every time I sing, the personal experience is elevating, almost to another realm.
Coming to the topic. Hamsadhwani is one of the ragas that I studied during my musical stint. Unlike the standard sapta-swara, Hamsadhwani consists only of 5 swaras - Sa , Ri, Ga , Pa and Ni, all of them flat. Each swara has something to add to the music in general, and sharp notes generally add a melancholic feel to the music. The swaras Ma and Dha , also have a gloomy uncertainty to them. That makes Hamsadhwani a filtered,only-happy-tones raga. Singing, or listening to Hamsadhwani is hence, by personal experience, equivalent to a shot of ecstasy into the bloodstream.
Whenever I am depressed or in a bad mood, I sing the Hamsadhwani varna ( Jalajaaksha ... ) or the epic Vatapi Ganapathim. It definitely has a therapeutic effect.
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