Kosalam


Kosalam is a ragam in Carnatic music. It is the 71st Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music and is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Shoolini, which is the 35th melakarta. It is called Kusumākaram in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

Structure and Lakshana

Kosalam is the 5th rāgam in the 12th chakra Aditya. The mnemonic name is Aditya-Ma. The mnemonic phrase is sa ru gu mi pa dhi nu. Its structure is as follows :
  • [Arohana|]:
  • [Avarohana|]:
Kosalam is a melakarta rāgam and hence, by definition, it is a sampoorna rāgam.

''Janya'' rāgams

Kosalam has a janya rāgam associated with it. See List of [Janya Ragas#Kosalam|List of janya rāgams] for list of rāgams associated with Kosalam and other melakarta rāgams.

Compositions

A few compositions set to Kosalam rāgam are:
Famous Movie song incorporating Kosalam is Sundari Kannal from Dalapathy movie in addition to Kalyani.
The song Paarthene from Mookuthi Amman by Girishh Gopalakrishnan is also based on Kosalam.

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of Kosalam.
Kosalam's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 3 other melakarta rāgams, namely, Keeravani, Hemavati and Vakulabharanam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Keeravani.