Hindol

Hindol is a raga from the Kalyana thaat. It is one of the most interesting ragas in the Hindustani musical scene. Originally, this raga comprised of four notes, excluding the N. As four note melodies would be quite difficult to make songs, the "Ni" was included to adhere to the definition of "raga" (i.e. minimum of five distinct notes).

Raga Hindol is a janak raga (raga based on seasons) denoted for spring time. In singing this raga, one must be careful that over-emphasis of D and G are not made, as it will sound like Sivaranjani. The Ni was not originally in the raga, so it should be used the least amount of times as possible.