Bhimsen (raga)

[2] named after ‘Bharat Ratna’ Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (BHIM) Miaya Tansen (SEN).

[3] It is the Janya raga of 11th Melakarta rāgam Kokilapriya in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music.

Mahesh Mahadev [kn] introduced this raga to Indian classical music by composing two Hindustani Bandish.

[3] The notes used in this raga are shadjam, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, kakali nishadham in the arohanam and shuddha rishabham and chathusruthi dhaivatham added in the avarohanam of the raga.

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Descending is same as Kokilapriya scale with Shadjam at C