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Saturday, April 11, 2009

Conert - Savitha Narasimhan - 30th March 09

In her vocal recital to mark Dikshitar Jayanthi under the aegis of Saraswathi Vaggeyakara trust at Naradah Gana Sabha, Savita Narasimhan celebrated the spirit of Muthuswami Dikshitar's compositions with insight and poise.

Dignity was writ large on the presentation that began with "Swaminatha"(Nattai) complimented by fluid kalpanaswaras. The next piece was "Kanchadalayathaakshi" (Kamalamanohari). Sarvalaghu effectively guided swaras to the opening line of the Pallavi, "Arunachalanadham"(Saranga). The power of Dhikshitar's held you in thrall as "Chandram bhaja Manasa" (Asaveri) invoked the cool rays of Soma to bathe both artist and listener in a quiet luminiscence amidst a rendition redolent with bhavas.

While not aspiring for the exceptional, the Anandhabhairavi alapana was neverthless unexceptionable, reiterating enduring values through disciplined structuring and tradition bound sancharas. The beauty of " Kamalambaa Samrakshathu Maam" shone through Savita's articulation, her deep involvement highlighting the composer's plea for Devi's compassion.

A refershing wave of contrast rolled in with "Shankha chakra Gada pani(Poorna chandrika), with a quick swaraprasthara round.

In the main raga, Poorvikalyani, an intuitive search yielded rich bounty in the lower reaches anchored by definitive phrasing of gandhara.

In the tara sthayi, madhyamakala prayoga alighting on the shadja and open-throated exploration at the gandhara offered nuggets.

From among his profound compositions, it was the beautiful "Meenakshi memudham dehi" that Dhikshitar is siad to have chosen to immerse his conscious in, as he shed his mortal coil to merge with the Divine.

Savita's handling of this masterpiece proved that subtlety is her forte, an aspect echoed in the measured, soothing cadences of niraval and swarqa. Charulatha Ramanujam's violin strings spoke a language that mirrored the vocalist's creative vision while J. Vaidyanathan's command over percussive vallinam-mellinam was a perfect foil to the flow of melody.

Courtesy: Lalitha Krishnan in The Hindu dated April 10, 2009

While downloading the songs read this excellent review. You will enjoy the concert more, because you know something more about it now

http://www.mediafire.com/?5atxwyaozc4 Swaaminaatha - Naattai
http://www.mediafire.com/?bxncbdt0nma Kanchadhalaaya - Kamalamanohari
http://www.mediafire.com/?ywtt2mt2mem Arunaachalanaadham - Saarangaa
http://www.mediafire.com/?rlzjrzysyzg Chandram bhaja - Asaaveri
http://www.mediafire.com/?cfyekzqyxdv Kamalaambaa(AAlapana) - Aanandhabairavi
http://www.mediafire.com/?ylzjzq44fnl Kamalaambaa - Aanandhabairavi
http://www.mediafire.com/?xd2ibmwzmln Shankhachakra - Poornachandrika
http://www.mediafire.com/?zx3ix4jnxny Meenaakshi memudham(Aalapnaa) - Poorvikalyani
http://www.mediafire.com/?ctov0sydkmv Meenaakshi memudham - Poorvikalyani
http://www.mediafire.com/?je03ytzzcor Thani
http://www.mediafire.com/?rnnq0mz3ysj Akhilaandeswari - Dwajawanthi
http://www.mediafire.com/?fzg4cvwt2un Mangalam (Sri venkatagirisham) - Surutti

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Is this secular ?

Perhaps the most misused word in our country is "Secularism". See some of the views here

Perhaps this is an opinion of BJP loyalist.

Sikhs getting slaughered in thousands = A MISTAKE.
Hindus getting killed in Kashmir = Political problem.
Muslims getting killed by a few hundred = Holocaust.
Poor protestors getting shot in WB under Left Govt = Misunderstanding.
Banning Parzania in Gujarat = Communal.
Banning Da Vinci Code and Jo Bole So Nihaal = Secular.
Kargil Attack = Government failure.
Chinese invasion in 1962 = Unfortunate betrayal.
Reservations in every school and college on caste lines = Secular.
Reservations in Minority institutions = Communal.
Fake encounters in Gujarat [Sohrabuddin] = BJP Communalism.
Fake encounters under Cong-NCP in Maharashtra [Khwaja Younus] = Police atrocity.
Talking about Hindus and Hinduism appeasment = Communal.
Talking about Muslims and Islam = Secular.
BJP freeing 3 terrorists to save 100 Indian hostages = Shameful
Congress freeing 4 militants to save just a life of one daughter of I Home minister in Kashmir [Rubina Sayed] = Natural Political dilemma.
Attack on Parliament = BJP ineptitude.
Not hanging Afzal Guru the mastermind despite Supreme Court orders = Humanity and Political dilemma.
BJP questioning Islam = Communal.
Congress questioning Lord Ramas existance = Clerical Error.

Concert - Aruna Sairam 18th Dec 08

She may not be liked by people who claim themselves as purists. But the appeal she has got among her rasikas is something unexplainable. You will realise that yourself, after hearing this concert and her public relation among her rasikas is outstanding.

The accompanying artists are: Sri. H. N. Bhaskar ( Violin), Sri. J. Vaidyanathan ( mridhangam)Sri. S. V. Ramani ( Ghatam)Sri. B.V.S. Manian (Kanjira and Konnakkol)

http://www.mediafire.com/?3m101ivw1ma Ongi ulagalandha - Aarabhi
http://www.mediafire.com/?dymdm3dks0r Aanandha nadam - Mallaari
http://www.mediafire.com/?vqgsj1jtyde Inkaverunnaru - Sahaanaa
http://www.mediafire.com/?pdurezqttje Ennagaanu Raama (Aalapanaa)- Panthuvarali
http://www.mediafire.com/?wygmmnw9sge Ennagaanu Raamaa - Panthuvaraali
http://www.mediafire.com/?wyd1lz1wjmv Pachai maamali fwd by Rangapura vihaara - Brindavanasaarangaa
http://www.mediafire.com/?hkvyg3iednd Saravanabhava - Pashupathipriya
http://www.mediafire.com/?vgjctmd5wgi Raksha battare (AAlaapanaa) - Bhairavi
http://www.mediafire.com/?zbgngk5tvly Raksha battare (Violin) - Bhairavi
http://www.mediafire.com/?ylgexwmdlm4 Raksha battare - Bhairavi
http://www.mediafire.com/?n9zwhzzqyzx Thani ( Mridhangam,Gatam, Ganjira & Konnakkol)
http://www.mediafire.com/?tytmlcnxelh Maragadha mani - Aarabhi
http://www.mediafire.com/?jhvmdwpjm2m Bhaavayaami Raghuraamam - Raagamalika
http://www.mediafire.com/?2xntbi4cmlt Pandarini vaasa - Abhang
http://www.mediafire.com/?mdo5jnmqozj Viruthtam(Kundraadha) fwd by Jagatjanani - Kalyaani
http://www.mediafire.com/?vovmz1tpyjz Maadu meiykkum
http://www.mediafire.com/?xgg20f9tyas Thillaanaa & Mangalam

Lakshman said...: Item #3 is inkevarunnAru nannu brOva Ishvari by Annasami Shastri.

May 15, 2009 2:56 AM
Lakshman said...: Item #3 is inkevarunnAru nannu brova Ishvari by Annasami Shastri.

May 15, 2009 6:23 PM
hvaidya said...: Thanks Mr. Lakshman

May 29, 2009 8:24 PM
Anonymous said...: SIR, I am surprised why critics shoud be sarcastic when they refer to rasikas classified as 'purist'.Carnatic music with all its atr forms is still a science.Is it a sin if you want to listen to its pure form?(That is bhava,raga,sruthi,bakthi,laya,and rakthi all in the right proportions)When aruna was singing wonderfully,there were no takers.I have many of her old recordings.When she tends to be hysterical,people are enchanted. when a performer wants the rasika to be totallt absolved,he are she need not have to resort to singing to the gallary.A few examples are annasami bhagavatar(when he is rendering a harikatha he never cried like balakrishnasastrigal but once in delhi an I A S officer started weeping wihout any embarassement because the rendering of vamiki ramayana was so touching.his brief mukhari,kedaragowla or devamanohari would invariably make you long for more.Similarly,alattur sreenivasaiyer did not have a gandharva saariram.But who can forget his sama,kuntalavarali or vachaspathi.Maduraimaniiyer's bhairavi,Brindamma's todi,GNB'S kalyani etc used to transport the rasika to a different orbit altogether.Four days back when sudharani was singing 'natakapriya',in ACADEMY the lady sitting in my front was humming chakravakam that too in a different sruthi! Do you say we should keep quiet?Aruna sairam can only excercise little constraint she can be very exotic.there shoud not be any talk during a concert.Otherwise it will become as noisy as a pattimanram natarajan

December 20, 2010 12:03 PM

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Why Indian cricket is improving ?

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Do not fail to read this and think from the age what you are in

I am 67. I have to regret through out my life, since no body sent me this mail, when I was young. All of you, at whatever age you are in now has got a chance. I do not want you all to regret in your life, because, I cannot see you suffering with regret, since I love you all

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

An autobiography of a middle class man - Chapter 5

I have written in the previous chapters, how my mother was encouraging me in my various activities such as writing stories and composing poems etc. She encouraged me to bring out handwritten magazine in our village and she was the guiding force in its presentation. She even used to suggest that how bold the titles should be, and what colour can be used for them.

After walking up and down four miles a day, you can understand, how tiresome it will be, to do even the home works and study the lessons. Yet, I used to find time for these extra curricular activities, only because of her encouragement.

Even before reaching High school i.e 9th standard, I started participating in public meetings, and staging dramas in school vacation days. My mother was everything to me and I started looking at her as God, and slowly my attachment to Gods and worshiping them was deteriorating.

This is the song I wrote when I was 20 years old about my mother. This was based on the song " yennamellam" rendered by T. M. Sounderrajan in "Maaman magal (?)" based on Sahaanaa Raagam.

In anupallavi, I have mentioned based on the myth that people with great virtue
( புண்ணியம்) will not have rebirth. The emphasis is on "Even after being born to you, if I have rebirth" means I will certainly not have a rebirth, after being your son. In spite of that, if there is a rebirth then let me be only your son again

தெய்வமெல்லாம் ஓர் உருவான அன்னையே
மெய்யெல்லாம் உருக அரி வணங்குகிறேன் - (தெய்வ)

இன்பமெல்லாம் துறந்து, துன்பமெல்லாம் ஏற்று
தியாகங்கள் புரிகின்றாய்: என் வாழ்வையே வகுக்கின்றாய்.
உனக்குப் பிறந்த பின்னும், எனக்கொரு பிறப்பிருந்தால்,
மறு பிறவியிலும் - அந்த, மறு பிறவியிலும்
உனக்கே நான் பிறந்திடவே - (தெய்வ)

கோயில் பல சென்று கோலமுடன் தொழுதாலும்
தெய்வம் தோன்றுமா? தேவருலகம் கிடைக்குமா?
கருங்கல்லின் உருவில்தான் கடவுள் தெரியுமா?
நல்ல கலைஞனின் ஓவியந்தான் கருணை பொழியுமா?
சிரித்துப் பேசும் தெய்வம் நேரில்வரும்பொழுது
சேவிக்க ஊர் வேண்டுமா? வேறு சேவை செய்ய தோன்றுமா? (தெய்வ)

cerenityblossoms said...: Dear sir well done . kudos to u
April 11, 2009 9:46 PM
hvaidya said...: Thank you for your kind words.
April 12, 2009 10:02 AM

Love and Ego

Once upon a time there was an island
Where all the feelings lived…...
One day there was a storm in the sea and the island was about to get drowned.

Every feeling was scared but love made a boat to escape. Every feeling

boarded the boat ,

Only feeling was left. Love got down to see who it was… it was Ego.
Love tried and tried but ego wasn’t moving also. The water was rising.

Every one asked love to leave him and come in the boat,

But love was made to love. At last all the feelings escape and love dies

with ego on the island….. Love dies because of EGO!

So Kill Ego and Save Love… One Message to our relation:- Arguments

wins the situations but loses the person. So when argue with loved ones,

remember that situations is never more important than your loved ones…...

Sometimes love is for a moment, sometimes love is for a lifetime.

Sometimes a moment is a lifetime.'

Utilisation of resources

Buddha, one day, was in deep thought about the worldly activities and the ways of instilling goodness in human beings. One of his disciples approached him and said humbly " Oh my teacher ! While you are so much concerned about the world and others, why don't you look in to the welfare and needs of your own disciples also."

Buddha : "OK.. Tell me how I can help you"

Disciple : "Master! My attire is worn out and is beyond the decency to wear the same. Can I get a new one, please?"

Buddha found the robe indeed was in a bad condition and needed replacement. He asked the store keeper to give the disciple a new robe to wear on. The disciple thanked Buddha and retired to his room. A while later, he went to his disciple's place and asked him "Is your new attire comfortable? Do you need anything more ?"

Disciple : "Thank you my Master. The attire is indeed very comfortable. I need nothing more"

Buddha : "Having got the new one, what did you do with your old attire?"

Disciple : "I am using it as my bed spread"

Buddha : "Then.. hope you have disposed off your old bed spread"

Disciple : " No.. no.. master. I am using my old bedspread as my window curtain"

Buddha : " What about your old Curtain? "

Disciple : "Being used to handle hot utensils in the kitchen "

Buddha : "Oh.. I see.. Can you tell me what did they do with the old cloth they used in Kitchen "

Disciple : "They are being used to wash the floor. "

Buddha : " Then, the old rug being used to wash the floor...? "

Disciple: " Master, since they were torn off so much, we could not find any better use, but to use as a twig in the oil lamp, which is right now lit in your study room.... "

Buddha smiled in contentment and left for his room.

If not to this degree of utilization, can we at least attempt to find the best use of all our resources at home and in office?

We need to handle wisely, all the resources earth has bestowed us with ….both natural and material so that they can be

saved for the generations to come.

Anonymous said...: To me at present scenario we can re utilise lot of items but the kind of technlogy and people thinking never allow to implement, to attain this we need to change our teaching system where the teaching will inspire lot more people
December 8, 2010 5:49 PM
Anonymous said...: I have read that, the Vishnu avatar of buddha is different from the Gautama buddha. According to the scriptures, the asuras took the vedas and started doing things according to the vedas and reaped the benefits rendering the devas ineffective! So vishnu took the form of a preacher and went to the asuras and gradually convinved them toi defile the vedas thus bringing about their destruction! This preacher is the Buddha? A good way of ruining from within I must say.
May 14, 2011 8:56 PM

If I happened to die yesterday night

It's another morning..

..... Again I have to go to office

Ohh, this is me... I shouted having a glance on my snap in today's news
paper.

But what the HELL it is doing in the death column??

Strange...

One sec... Let me think, last night when I was going to bed I had a severe
pain in my chest, but I don't remember anything after that, I think I had a
sound sleep.

Its morning now, ohh..... It's already 10:00 AM, where is my coffee?

I will be late for office and my boss will get a chance to irritate me.

Where is everyone...? ?? I screamed.

"I think there is a crowed outside my room, let me check." I said to
myself.

So many people..... Not all of them crying...

But why some of them crying...

WHAT IS THIS??? I m laying there on the floor...

"I AM HERE" ... I shouted!!! No one listen.

"LOOK I AM NOT DEAD" ... I screamed once again!!! No one is interested in
me.

They all were looking me on the bed.

I went back to my bed room.

"Am I dead??" I asked myself.

Where is my wife, my children, my mom-DAD, my friends?

I found them in the next room, all of them were crying... still trying to
console each other.

My wife was crying... she was really looking sad.

My little kid was not sure what happened, but he was crying just because his
mom was sad.

How can I go without saying my kid that I really love him, I really do care
of him. ??

How can I go without saying my wife that she is really most beautiful and
most caring wife in this world..??

How can I go without telling my friends that without them perhaps I might have
done most of the wrong things in my life... thanks for being there always
when I need them... and sorry for not being there when they really need
me..

I can see a person standing in the corner and trying to hide his tears...

Ohh... he was once my best friend, but a small misunderstanding made us
part, and we both have strong enough ego to keep us disconnect.

I went there.. And offered him my hand, "Dear friend... I just want to say
sorry for everything, we are still best friend, please forgive me."

No response from other side, what the hell?? He is still preserving his
ego, I am saying sorry... even then!!!

I really don't care for such people.

But sec.... it seems he is not able to see me!!!! He did not see my
extended hand.

My goodness... AM I REALLY DEAD???

I just sat down near ME; I was also feeling like crying...

"OHH ALMIGHTY!!!! PLEASE JUST GIVE ME FEW MORE DAYS..."

I just wasn't to make my wife, my parents; my friends realize that how much
I love them.

My wife entered in the room, she looks beautiful.

"YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL" I shouted.

She didn't hear my words, in fact she never heard these words because I never
said this to her.

"GOD!!!!" I screamed... a little more time plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. .

I cried...

One more chance please... to hug my child, , to say sorry to my friends for
everything I have not given to them, and thanks for still being in my
life....

Then I looked up and cried!!!!

I shouted....

"GOD!!!! ONE MORE CHANCE PLEASE!!!!"

"You shouted in your sleep," said my wife as she gently woke me up. "Did
you have a nightmare?"

I was sleeping....

Ohh that was just a dream....

My wife was there... she can hear me...

This is the happiest moment of my life...

I hugged her and whispered... . "YOU ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND CARING WIFE IN
THIS UNIVERSE.... I REALLY LOVE YOU DEAR"

I can't understand the reason of the smile on her face with some tears in
her eyes, still I m happy.... :)

"THANK YOU GOD FOR THIS SECOND(!) CHANCE."

So, Now it's not late.. Forget your egos, past........ ..., and express
your love to others...... .... Be friendly.... ......... ..

Keep smiling and be happy for ever...

courtesy:rajashree.ambhore

Priya Ram said...: Just superb. this site is a wonderful site and fortunate enough to have come across this site. thanks.
June 20, 2009 5:56 PM
Sumana Premkumar said...: Nice one. Me too saw this site by chance. Keep going Sir. Sumana
July 23, 2009 1:07 AM
devarajan said...: I don't have words to express my feelings. To be frank, tears rolled on my cheeks.
August 21, 2009 4:50 PM
meena said...: Wow..this site is amazing...All what I need,lots of classical stuff,all the more so many other valuable things one needs to learn and a knowledge base :). Many kudos!!keep going sir...
March 26, 2010 8:41 PM
Harisankar said...: If it was me, I would not even be looking back. Past is past. :) I would still need my laptop though... and my HTC... not to mention my nxt kit....
May 14, 2011 3:19 PM

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Concert - Nithyshree Mahadevan - 2nd Dec. 07

This was a Maargazhi Mahotsavam concert: The accompanying artists are:Sri. Raghavendra Rao - Violin, Sri. I. Sivakumar - Mrudhangam, Sri. Gopalakrishnan - Gatam, Sri. Dheenadhayalan - Morsing

http://www.mediafire.com/?mqcd2yfx1my Viruththam fwd by Varnam - Innum en manam - Charukesi
http://www.mediafire.com/?lj0ju6xlzwm Shri Guruguha thaarayaa - Dhevakriya
http://www.mediafire.com/?zgvxmi0nmw4 Gaanamurthe- Ganamurthi
http://www.mediafire.com/?z1tagjmvmt0 Kaarthikeya - Valaji(Aalapna & Violin)
http://www.mediafire.com/?q4m9nncm1iz Kaarthikeya - Valaji
http://www.mediafire.com/?vohvywegana Thanigai valar - Karaharapriya
http://www.mediafire.com/?yzbeftntnzh - Swaagadham Krishna - Mohanam
http://www.mediafire.com/?g4yxc4titoy Kannanai pani - Shanmugapriya - Aalaapana
http://www.mediafire.com/?y1wxkewojys Kannanai pani - Shanmugapriya - (Violin)
http://www.mediafire.com/?njjdtgwjxmk Kannanai pani - Shanmugapriya
http://www.mediafire.com/?lmrnxvtni34 Thani
http://www.mediafire.com/?jt0fudi3tii Viruththam fwd bu Kandhaa nee oru
http://www.mediafire.com/?dymbzn4d7wm Question and Answers
http://www.mediafire.com/?9rczzgr5zrt Kande naa uduppiya - Behaag
http://www.mediafire.com/?gyqn05nmjwe Kaana kannnaayiram - Karnataka
dhevagandhari http://www.mediafire.com/?immwm9jxlbi Shanmuga kandhanaum - Shanmugapriya & Mohanam