Raga Charukesi

The word ‘Chaarukesi” is a Sanskrit word meaning as beautiful hair. It’s one of the raaga’s in the Carnatic Classical music, A very heart touching expressional compositions. This raaga best expresses longings & yearnings in love, piety & pleading. It binds the “Shrungaara’ and ‘Bhakti’ rasa seamlessly. Compositions in this raaga are always melodious and evokes inexplicable emotions in our hearts & often melts. This raaga has the privilege of inciting the feelings of pathos and devotion in the listener.

Popular compositions on this raaga are:

1. Aaj dil pe koi zor chaltaa nahi - in the Hindi film MILAN

2. Akele hain chale aawo jahaan ho

3. Bedardi baalma tujhko mera man yaad kartaa hain

4. Chhod de saari duniya kisi ke liye

5. Aahistaa aahistaa - in the film SWADES

6. Chandaa re chandaa re - in SAPNAY

7. Teri umeed tera intezaar kartein hain - in DEEWANA

8. Chaand aaya hai zameen pe - in DIL HI DIL MEIN

9. Yeh kaash kabhie aisa hota _ in MOHRA

10. Kisi raah mein kisi mod par

11. Vasanta mullai poalae in Tamil SARANGADARA

12. Edho edho ondru - in Tamil ENAKKU IRUVATTU UNAKKU PADHINENTU

13. Udaya udaya - in Tamil UDHAYA

14. Aadal kalaye - in Tamil Sri Raghavendra

15. koi jab tumhaara hruday tod de - in PURAB AUR PASCHIM

16. Meghaa re meghaa re - in PYAASA SAWAN

17. Bekhudi mein sanam

18. Ek tu jo mila - in HIMALAYA KI GOD MEIN

19. Jaan e jaan - in Jaanbaaz

20. Mohabbat ke suhaane din

21. Shyam teri bansi pukaare radha naam - in GEET GAATE CHAl

22. Manmadha leelaiyai - in HARIDAS

23. Aadal kaaneero

24. Unakkum enakkum isainda poruttam

25. engengey engengey.