Raga Manavati by S D Batish - 72 Carnatic Melakarta CD

From our CD 72 Carnatic Melakartas http://batish.net/cart/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=47 by S D Batish. The Batish family's prime directive in life if to further the music and fine arts of India. That's what we do best. The patriarch of our family Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish and the founder of the institute has been a great personality on the Indian music scene since 1930. Sadly we lost this great musical genius recently. On July 29, 2006 he passed away leaving a great sense of loss and void in our hearts and soul. He was a true visionary. In the past 20 years, he dedicated himself to the creation of over 20 books on teaching Indian music and over 5000 compositions in North and South Indian ragas all designed to bring Indian music to a global audience. Our mission now is to take these gems and to produce them to the best of our abilities and release them to the World. Here is where we will be presenting excerpts and clips of this work in progress and we hope you will subscribe and perhaps help us in this production.

This video is dedicated to the memory of this musical saint. He was born Shiv Dayal Batish and was known in the Indian film and music industry as S.D. Batish But it was his guruji Shri Chandan Ram Charan that gave him the pseudonym "Rasik" You will find this name in most of the lyrics penned by him.

We present you today with a song from his CD "S.D. Batish, The 72 Carnatic Melakartas vol.1." It is a composition he wrote while researching the ragas of the South Indian music system. The 1st 12 Melakartas (Parent modes) are presented on the CD. This raga is called Manavati and is number 5 in the Carnatic system of 72 parent modes. The composition style is distinctly North Indian. He is accompanied on this video by his son Shri Ashwin Batish of Sitar Power fame.

Maana Taja Maanavati Shri Raadhe, Tohe kaahna Bulaave Ri" This song is asking Radha To go to Krishna who is calling out to her but she is angry with him. It implores her to not be so proud and to forgive and forget an go to the arms of Krishna.

S. D. Batish has been a stalwart on the Indian music scene since 1936. His songs have been broadcast from All India Radio nationwide. His old movies are regularly shown on Indian TV. He was a true master of the various vocal and instrumental styles of North Indian music, including Bhajans, Geet, Thumri, Ghazals, Film Sangeet, etc. Some of his outstanding films are Betab, Bahu Beti, Toofan, Harjeet, Tipu Sultan, Ham Bhi Kuch Kam Nahin, and Amar Keertan. His songs have been sung by such top artists as Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Talat Mahmood, Mohamad Rafi, Sudha Malhotra, Manna Dey, and Geeta Dutt. Some of his all time hit songs are, Pagadi Sambhal Jatta, Khamosh Nigahen, and Aakhen Kehe Gayi Dil Ki Baat.

In 1970 Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish moved to California, USA to teach music at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He loved this area and decided to make it his home. He wrote some of his greatest works here. Books to teach North Indian music, compositions on over 2200 Carnatic ragas and over 700 North Indian ragas, Instructional videos to teach the harmonium, vichitra veena, dilruba are just a few of the releases. He and his son Shri Ashwin Batish, also formed the Batish Institute of Indian music and Fine Arts - an educational Institute to teach Panditji's music and to further the cause of Indian music and culture in the Monterey Bay area.

We hope you'll enjoy this song and show your support for this fine artist and our institute by buying the full CD either via Amazon.com or downloading it digitally via iTunes, Rhapsody, etc. Enjoy!

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[MZLTMBCJMN]

I want to learn Vichitra Veena from Pandit Batish? How can I contact him? Will he accept me as his disciple?

[ragmala]

Sadly Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish passed away in 2006. His son Pandit Ashwin Batish is presently teaching in California. Contact him directly through YouTube on this channel

[ragmala]

MZLTMBCJMN: Does Ashwinji also play this divine instrument, because I have always seen him with the Sitar?

He used to. Unfortunately, the Vichitra Veena is in need of repair. He will teach it though. You will need to bring your to the lesson.

[singhangad]

Hi

I learned the dilruba with the help of Pandit Ji's video. I must say it was a great help.

If you have any more of his dilruba recordings please post them.

Thanks

[ragmala]

Will do, I'm going through our old tapes right now.

[md88skater]

very nice! tabla is very clean aswell as the sitar and the vocial. teen tal correct?

[ragmala]

Yes it is tintal.

[raguks]

are ye to bahut sahi hai.......yaar... kya gaya hai....

[netrashid]

absolute music...

[lyallpurr]

A legendary musician ... may God bless you!

[Shuba74]

One of the best songs and raga I have ever heard which is so lively and haunting. :) Honored to sing this great composition with Ashwinji recently.

[Schubeedoobee]

superb... brings me joy everytime I listen to this wonderful arrangement sung by Mr Batish,,,

thank you

[saqibtahir]

Subhanallah. What a beautiful singing.

[davood110]

I love this song, but I don't understand the words.

However, it is fantastic, singer and players. God bless you all.

God bless all their soul who are not

between us.

Thanks "ragmala"

[jayhind2k7]

amazing control over his voice.

[khazanchi]

Wonderful.great and mesmerizing.