| Thaat | Marva |
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| Time of day | Before sunrise |
| Arohana | S G M̄ D N Ṡ |
| Avarohana | Ṡ N D, G M̄ D G M̄ G Ṟ S |
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| Vadi | D |
| Samavadi | G |
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Sohini is a raga in Hindustani classical music in the Marwa thaat. Alternate transliterations include Sohani and Sohni. Like Bahar, it is a small raga, with not much space for elaboration. It emotes the feel of longing, of passive sensuousness.
Tall, virgin, charming, her eyes like lotuses, ears clustered with celestial flowers, Sohini is a lovely form. She holds a lute and her songs are amorous
Rāga kalpa druma, p. 19[1]
The raga is of audav-shadav nature, i.e., it has five swaras (notes) in the arohana (ascent) and six in the avarohana. Rishabh (Re) is komal and Madhyam (Ma) is tivra , while all other swaras are shuddha. Pancham (Pa) is not used.
The vadi swara is Dha, and samvadi is Ga. The rishabh is weak, but Gandhar (Ga) is strong, unlike Marwa. It is an Uttaranga pradhan raga, with the higher notes on the saptak (octave) being used more frequently.
Raga Sohini is associated with very late night / pre-dawn, the last or eighth period of day, roughly from 3-6AM. (3 AM - 6 AM) : 4th Prahar of the Night : Sandhi-Prakash Raag[2]
| Song | Movie | Composer | Singers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuhu Kuhu Bole Koyaliya | Suvarna Sundari | P. Adinarayana Rao | Mohammad Rafi & Lata Mangeshkar |
| Jhumati Chali Hava | Sangeet Samrat Tansen | S. N. Tripathi | Mukesh (singer) |
| Prem Jogan Ban Ke | Mughal-e-Azam | Naushad | Bade Ghulam Ali Khan |
| Jivan Jyot Jale | Grahasti (film) | Ravi (composer) | Asha Bhosle |
| Kanha Re Kanha | Truck Driver(1970 film) | Sonik-Omi | Lata Mangeshkar |
Note that these are composed in the Carnatic ragam Hamsanandi, which Sohni sounds similar to.
It is somewhat similar to Marwa and Puriya ragas in the same thaat,[3] and also to Basant in the Poorvi thaat.