{{Short description|8 beat tala of Hindustani music}} {{refimprove|date=March 2012}} '''Keharwa''' or Kaharva is an 8 beat tala of Hindustani music. Keherwa has many variations including dhumaali, "bhajani", and qawwali.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pathcom.com/~ericp/tala.html |title=Toronto Gharana/Music |access-date=2010-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405102636/http://www.pathcom.com/~ericp/tala.html |archive-date=2007-04-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Arrangement== Keharwa is an 8-beat pattern used in ragas. It has eight beats in two equal divisions (vibhag). The period between every two beats is equal. The first beat out of 8 beats is called "sam" and it denotes the start of the first division. The fifth beat out of 8 beats is called "khali" and denotes the start of the second division. To exhibit the Keherwa, the performer claps on the first beat and fifth beat is waved.
==Theka==
It has a characteristic pattern of bols (theka).
{| |+ The Theka for Keharwa |<u>dha</u>||<u>ge</u>||<u>na</u>||<u>ti</u> |<nowiki>|</nowiki> |<u>na</u>||<u>ka</u>||<u>dhi</u>||<u>na</u> |<nowiki>|</nowiki> |- |<sup>x</sup>|||||| | |<sup>0</sup>|||||| | |}
==In popular culture== The popular Hindi film song, ''Rang Barse Bhige Chunar Wali'' from ''Silsila'' (1981), is also set in Keherwa by film's music composers duo, Shiv-Hari, who are noted classical musicians.<ref>{{cite book |title=Filmi Non Filmi Songs (With Their Notations)|author=Mamta Chaturvedi|publisher= Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.|year=2004|isbn=8128802992 |page=50 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=459ay5Ai2l4C&q=Rang+Barse+Bhige+Chunar+wali&pg=PA50 }}</ref> The contemporary traditional Eid al-Fitr song for Bengali Muslims, O Mon Romzaner Oi Rozar Sheshe, is also set in Keherwa rhythm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nazrulgeeti.org/shokol-ganer-bani/7-o/33-o-mon-ramjaner-oi-rojar-sheshe-elo-khushir-eid|title=ও মন রমজানের ঐ রোজার শেষে এলো খুশীর ঈদ|website=Nazrul Geeti|access-date=2019-10-27|archive-date=2016-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711070357/https://nazrulgeeti.org/shokol-ganer-bani/7-o/33-o-mon-ramjaner-oi-rojar-sheshe-elo-khushir-eid|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Hindustani talas