December 12, 2009
Cover artwork titled "The Charm of Raga Khamaj" featuring bold text and abstract greenery, reflecting the author’s talent in leadership and creative work.

The Charm of Raga Khamaj

Raga Khamaj is a late evening raga and is brought out rather elegantly in the light classical form of thumri. It has been a popular choice for film music as well. The romantic nature of the raga is brought out by this delightful composition of Salil Chowdhury O Sajna Barkha Bahar Aayi. This song is supposed to have been set to the swishing of the wipers of an Ambassador car when the composer was caught in a torrential downpour. The original version done in Bengali called Na Jeona was also sung by Lata Mangeshkar.