There is a raag called Shyam Kalyan. It is supposed to be an evening raag, but I think you can listen to it anytime, as I have, doing some chores in the morning, or traveling through Kanakpura road, or just to fill the silences of the evening when I am alone with my chai. It has a soothing quality, the notes aren't low or melancholy, rather, they are soft, and fall to the floor like petals would, nudged by a moody breeze. It also has a romance to it, the romance of the sea breeze, pigeons flying off like movie extras caught mid-move, and the promise of an ever after, the lilt of hope. That's why Ilayaraja chose it, perhaps, for the song 'Nee oru kaadal sangeedam' from Nayagan.
Soulful tribute. Wishing eternal peace for a master. 🤲