Bhoopali

Bhoopali
Thaat	Kalyan
Type	Audava
Time of day	Early night, 7-9 PM
Arohana	S R G P D S'
Avarohana	S' D P G R S
Pakad	S R G R S D1 S R G; S R G R S D1 S R G P G D P G R S; G R P G G R S R D1 S; G R S D1 S R G R P G D P G R S;
Chalan	S R G R S D1 S R G; S R G R S D1 P1; P1 D1 S R G R G; S R P G; G R S R G P; G P D P D D S’; P G P D P D S’ R’ G’ R’ G’; G’ R’ S’ D P G R S;
Vadi	G
Samavadi	D
Synonym	Bhup; Bhup Kalyan;
Equivalent	Mohanam; Major pentatonic scale;

Bhoopali, also known as Bhoop, Bhopali, or Bhupali, is a Hindustani classical raga. Bhupālī, is a raag in Kalyan Thaat. It is a pentatonic scale (uses 5 notes in ascending and descending scale).^[1] Most of the songs in this raga are based on Bhakti rasa. Since it uses 5 notes, belongs to the "Audav jaati" of ragas.

The same raga in Carnatic music is known as Mohanam.

Raga Bhoopali, Raga Yaman, and Raga Bhairav tend to be the three basic ragas of Hindustani music, learned first by its students.^[2]

^ Menon, R.R. (1973). Discovering Indian Music. Somaiya Publications. p. 50. Retrieved 26 May 2021. Some prefer the first Raga to be pentatonic in scale. Let us take for an example, the pentatonic Bhoopali. Its notes are: SA RI GA PA DHA SA up and down the scale.
^ Pathak Yajurvedi, Dr. Sarita. "Lecture – Raag Bhopali (Edusat)". www.youtube.com. Bharti College, University of Delhi. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[Menon_1973_p._50-1] Menon, R.R. (1973). Discovering Indian Music. Somaiya Publications. p. 50. Retrieved 26 May 2021. Some prefer the first Raga to be pentatonic in scale. Let us take for an example, the pentatonic Bhoopali. Its notes are: SA RI GA PA DHA SA up and down the scale.

[2] Pathak Yajurvedi, Dr. Sarita. "Lecture – Raag Bhopali (Edusat)". www.youtube.com. Bharti College, University of Delhi. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

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