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Friday, October 17, 2008

Sachin's world record

Hi guys,

"If you want to commit any sin, do it right now, because God is also watching Sachin batting."

If some body feels that Lara has done this in lesser tests please read this:

"While it is true that Lara scored his runs in 20 fewer tests, his volatile character and his inability to lift West Indies cricket out of the doldrums will always make him second best in any comparison with Tendulkar" - Boris Majumdar, Cricket historian.

And do not forget, Lara never faced the most dangerous west indies bowlers, whereas Sachin faced them in 16 tests.

And read this also

"We put up with corruption, don't mind poor toilets, manfully live through terrorism, but cannot allow Tendulkar, in the end just a man, to fail occasionally - Harsha Bhogle

Thursday, October 16, 2008

An appeal to Carnatic Music lovers

Since the music season is fast approaching, these are my feelings and solutions for the same. This is only happening in our country, and mainly in carnatic musical concerts.

Problem No 1: Coming late for the concerts and disturbing the audience as well as the artists.

Remedy: Plan well in advance including the time required for traveling and parking of the vehicles, and be in your seat from the beginning of the concert. This we do in all important occasions in our life. Why not now?

Problem No 2: Moving out in between the programme. Excuse given generally is going to the rest room.

Remedy: Do not consume any liquid including water, half an hour or one hour prior to programme and bring a water bottle to the concert, and consume one or two sips if you feel thirsty.

Problem No 3: Leaving the programme in between.

Remedy : Please avoid this. You can avoid coming, if you have any other priorities . If for any reason, you have to leave the programme due to some unexpected development. please do it after a song is completed.

Problem No 4 : Attending cell phone calls

Remedy: Keep your cell phone in "switch off" mode, not in "vibration" mode which will tempt you to get up and disturbe others. Think what you do when you are in important meetings.

Problem No 5: Discussing about the Raagam or other matters

Remedy : If you find an important point, please note down the same in a piece of paper and discuss the same after reaching home. ( Artists can also prevent this by announcing the raagam. thalam and composer, before beginning the piece, so that the audience do not discuss to find out or claim their knowledge by telling to his neighbour.) Please do not discuss any personal matter during the concert however long after you might have met that person and enquire their welfare. After all if he/she is not well, would not have come to the programme.

Problem No 6: Leaving the moment the "thani" is started

Remedy : I feel this is a great insult we will be doing to the artist and to the art and if you do not like these instruments which are playing very important role in our concerts, why do you come?

Problem No 7 : Leaving the auditorium the moment "Mangalam" is started

Remedy : Please wait in your seat until the mangalam is completed. After all another two minutes will not deprive you anything great in your life.

Problem No 8 : Singing along with the artist

Remedy : Please avoid this, however tempting it may be. After all, your neighbour has not come to hear you, all the way. Try to realise how terribly, this is upsetting others and do not invite irritated look from them

I wish the artists also say these things before the beginning of the concert, and educate the people, which is their duty to get some some respect for the art and for themselves in return. Why not the artists insist on organisers to insist on putting the lights off, except the stage, once the programme starts. It will also help them to concentrate in immersing themselves in music without the disturbance from audience.

This is being done in Hindusthani concerts even by the same organisers and it is also their duty to educate the audience. The organisation office bearers should not walk up and down to receive the VIPs who generally come late and avoid late comers.

I have seen the gates were closed, the moment the concert started in "the Hindu - Friday" concerts which is being conducted regularly every year.

During music season, the programmes are organised without much time to rasikas to have their tiffin, lunch or coffee. (Even, well conducted Music Academy is also not an exception to this.) This is forcing the people to move around even after the concert is started.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Behaag

I could not find much to present and any reference in the internet regarding this raga as a carnatic raaga except this.

29 dhIra shankarAbharaNam janya
A: S G3 M1 P N3 D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

I will be much obliged if anybody can give me some reference about this raga in Carnatic Music

http://www.mediafire.com/?nljnfetz9it Aadum chidambaramo - O.S. Arun
http://www.mediafire.com/?tbjmaw2dbzt Aadum chidambaramo - Nithyashree
http://www.mediafire.com/?wydnwn0psv1 Aadum chidambaramo - Sowmya
http://www.mediafire.com/?npn0ysp3szh Aadum chidambaramo - T.V. Sankaranarayanan
http://www.mediafire.com/?ykw4itfgow9 Aadum chidambaramo - M. S. Subbalakshmi
http://www.mediafire.com/?dknayrlzft0 Aadum chidambaramo - S.P. Ramh
http://www.mediafire.com/?zm2d0lvmwh2 Hari hari eaama naama - O.S. Arun
http://www.mediafire.com/?j9mzztzzg1e Idhudhano thillaisthalam - Nithyashree
http://www.mediafire.com/?zqm1ybikzxg Idhudhano thillaisthalam - Ranjani & Gayathri
http://www.mediafire.com/?td0mmylwymy Irakkam varaamal - T.M. Krishna
http://www.mediafire.com/?ylnvkjjmeji Irakkam varaamal - Bombay Jayashri
http://www.mediafire.com/?y3imyjt5diz Jaya jaya raama - P. Unnikrishnan
http://www.mediafire.com/?itjph9glymd Kande naa - Nithyashree
http://www.mediafire.com/?nghb5jh1mbg Kandu dhanyana - Ariyakkudi
http://www.mediafire.com/?w5jjyiyi3zt Naaneka baduvanu - M.S. Subbalakshmi
http://www.mediafire.com/?djdcmtn0jzt Naaraayanathe - P. Unnikrishnan
http://www.mediafire.com/?xjf3yjz1bmm Nirupamaana - Neiveli Santhanagopalan
http://www.mediafire.com/?jgddsamw0xi Nirupamaana - T. N. Seshagopalan
http://www.mediafire.com/?je0mugezd13 Oruththi maganaai - Bombay Jayashri
http://www.mediafire.com/?vyimnaybmax Oruththi maganaai - Ariyakkudi
http://www.mediafire.com/?2nyyjimqgjt Muruganin marupeyar - Sudha Raghunathan
http://www.mediafire.com/?wbuunzzyjtn Muzhudhaai unarndhavar - M. Subbalakshmi
http://www.mediafire.com/?md2gndibyca Oruththi maganaai - M. L. Vasanthakumari
http://www.mediafire.com/?t3mtt60emoe Raam raththan dhan - O.S. Arun
http://www.mediafire.com/?c1lzowa1jif Saaramaina - M.L.Vasanthakumari
http://www.mediafire.com/?mpyy0ktqbdm Saaramaina - Sikkil Gurucharan
http://www.mediafire.com/?i64t4ytttyi Saaramaina - Bombay Jayashri
http://www.mediafire.com/?wgyjz0zwumm Saaramaina - Neiveli Santhanagopalan
http://www.mediafire.com/?2iy1wfy9lgi Saaramaina - T.N. Seshagopalan
http://www.mediafire.com/?yxwtbkzcjmw Sadhaa enna - T.N. Seshagopalan
http://www.mediafire.com/?mfmyw0stjfz Samayamidhe - Hyderabad Brothers
http://www.mediafire.com/?3mgmg0sgdaw Samayamidhe - Sanjay Subramanian
http://www.mediafire.com/?jj7pyhdbtxt Paramapurusham - Sikkil Gurucharan
http://www.mediafire.com/?4qjdoyz2xyr Smara Janaka - T.V. Sankaranarayanan
http://www.mediafire.com/?4qy2madi49q Sri Maadhava - Sudha Raghunathan
http://www.mediafire.com/?d0lwdmtxnmz Sune sakhi - K.J. Yesudoss
http://www.mediafire.com/?72t1ybhjtlk Thillaanaa - Rajkumar Bharathi
http://www.mediafire.com/?m52t4fyzfgt Thillaanaa - S.P. Ramh
http://www.mediafire.com/?5ym2mcrmzwn Thillaanaa - Radha Jayalakshmi
http://www.mediafire.com/?im4zyvtdtit Thillaanaa - M.L.Vasanthamumari
http://www.mediafire.com/?nwywqppmtun Thottu thottu - Bombay Jayashri
http://www.mediafire.com/?5kfqxxwqanb Vagaladi -Master(Kundrakudi)Balamuralikrishna
http://www.mediafire.com/?yj1ajzy4jfy Vagaladi - T.K.Rangachari
http://www.mediafire.com/?ununtdc5ymy Varuvaan vadivelan - O.S. Arun
http://www.mediafire.com/?xysfqjxyaot Varuvaan azhaithodi - Dhandapani desikar
http://www.mediafire.com/?zdjgemxbv9w Velane - Bombay Jayashri
http://www.mediafire.com/?xng3zmbu55s Viruththam fwd by Muruganin marupeyar - M.L. Vasanthakumari
http://www.mediafire.com/?lyywyayextu Viruththam fwd by Muruganin Marupeyar - Bombay Jayashri

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Begadaa

It is worth and interesting to read this link (click here)

http://www.mediafire.com/?ymitbzr7cwy Abhimaanamen - T.N. Seshagopalan
http://www.mediafire.com/?dvltoy3jmtj Ambaa alangirini - T.N. Seshagopalan
http://www.mediafire.com/?zthtmnfdrzv Bhakthuni Charithramu - Sowmya
http://www.mediafire.com/?244zzib5qlc Bhuvaneswari - Gayathri Girish
http://www.mediafire.com/?0xzzysmz2r1 Devi nin - Nithyashree
http://www.mediafire.com/?jt5nw2ztdbg Dhaya nidhe - Bombay Jayashri
http://www.mediafire.com/?yiky3t1wyja Eka dhantam upaasmahe - M.S. Subbalakshmi
http://www.mediafire.com/?hmymtxl5apj Eththanai kodi Inbam - Nithyashree
http://www.mediafire.com/?o3y9xz4w5bw Gajavadana - Sudha Raghunathan
http://www.mediafire.com/?ayj2fbojzye Intha chalamu - Ranjani & Gayathri
http://www.mediafire.com/?v4zwxyvetdd Kaakkavendro - Sudha Raghunathan
http://www.mediafire.com/?nyymxcw2juz Kalayaami raghuramam - Sankaran Namboodhri
http://www.mediafire.com/?jnzwonuzm9i Naadopaasana - Sowmya
http://www.mediafire.com/?yavqbmdm2na Nee dhayai seyyavidil - S. P Ramh
http://www.mediafire.com/?nxxtt5wti5j Raama bhakthi chesina - T. N. Seshagopalan
http://www.mediafire.com/?22csh0mabml RTP - Nithyashree
http://www.mediafire.com/?wozz9lxvnz2 Shankari neeve - Bombay Jayashree
http://www.mediafire.com/?pixmjwothtd Shankari neeve - Sudha Raghunathan
http://www.mediafire.com/?2uyqvxbzj7m Shankari neevani - T. K. Rangachari
http://www.mediafire.com/?ynddwygiyrh Sundari - Balamuralikrishna
http://www.mediafire.com/?vbmyom0anat Thanavaritha - T.N. Seshagopalan
http://www.mediafire.com/?txgzyfzfu6k Thiyagaraajaaya namasthe - Sudha Raghunathan
http://www.mediafire.com/?oky0tmtezwx Vaa murugaa - Sikkil Gurucharan
http://www.mediafire.com/?4zlyooz4ymg Vaa murugaa - Sudha Raghunathan
http://www.mediafire.com/?0dvmmnrgehz Vaa murugaa - Nithyashree
http://www.mediafire.com/?bnjwznbummz Vallabha Naayakasya - Nithyashree
http://www.mediafire.com/?mnkff1jamny Vallabha Nayakasya - Maharajapuram Santhanam
http://www.mediafire.com/?lrwdymmy0zz Dhayanidhe (Varnam) - Maharajapuram Santhanam
http://www.mediafire.com/?dtxfn9qyubt Intha chala (Varnam) - T. N. Seshagopalan
http://www.mediafire.com/?yxdwyyldr4w Yelle ilam kiliye - M.L. Vasanthakumari
http://www.mediafire.com/?qlzw13nyxmr Vaa murugaa vaa - O.S. Arun *
http://www.mediafire.com/?ghmwwmny4dk Vallaha naayakasya - Sanjay Subramanian*

*Added on 2nd June 2009

Bahudaari

A shadava audava janya raga derived from the 28th mela Harikamboji. Besides Sa and Pa^ the notes taken by this raga are Antara Ga^ Sudha Ma^ Chatusruti Dha and Kaishiki Ni. An upanga raga in which Ri is varjya in both arohana and avarohana. Ga is nyasa svara and Pa is amsa svara.Ma and Ni are rendered with little gamaka. Most of the compositions start from Dha^ Pa and Ma. A melodic raga wherein kampavihina prayogas are also met with Saint Thyagaraja popularised this raga to a great extent.

28 harikAmbOji janya
A: S G3 M1 P D2 N2 S
Av: S N2 P M1 G3 S

http://www.mediafire.com/?0a4jsnxmxn9 Brova baarama - P. Unnikrishnan
http://www.mediafire.com/?ten2jjmmyvj Brova baarama - T.V. Sankaranarayanan
http://www.mediafire.com/?m9mynvxmwjf Brova baarama - S. P. Ramh
http://www.mediafire.com/?ejxbatafbci Brova baarama - Bombay Jayashri
http://www.mediafire.com/?uqg2im1gutm Brova baarama - Neiveli Santhanagopalan
http://www.mediafire.com/?d94cxsmrwyt Brova baarama - Hyderbad brothers
http://www.mediafire.com/?zblobveyohe Brova baarama - Ranjani & Gayathri
http://www.mediafire.com/?zln2xlwbjm2 Garuda gamana - K. J Yesudoss
http://www.mediafire.com/?jj1xuwnjhfx Kamala dhlaayatha - Balamuralikrishna
http://www.mediafire.com/?m9mz0fjltmn Maarakoti - M.L. Vasanthakumari
http://www.mediafire.com/?2md4m2mztw0 Sadhaananda thaandavam - P. Unnikrishnan
http://www.mediafire.com/?0xrgfwmbjhl Sadhaananda thaandavam - Nithyashree
http://www.mediafire.com/?tmbwc1sddzm Smara vaaram - G. N Balasubramanian
http://www.mediafire.com/?nbsynnnum0t Unnadiye - Bombay Jayashri
http://www.mediafire.com/?wvrjd1woynm Unnadiye gadhi - M.L. Vasanthakumari
http://www.mediafire.com/?2fnw0dxaizm Unnadiye gadhi - Sikkil Gurucharan

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Leadership in action

Leadership in Action

After entering the hospital and taking the elevator to the proper floor, NFL coach Don Shula walked down the hallway and entered a numbered room. He moved toward the bandaged figure on the bed.

The patient recognized him, smiled as best he could, and raised an arm from which several tubes dangled.

Thanks for coming, coach.

How you doing? inquired Shula.

Oh, okay replied the bed-ridden man whose mournful look told a much different story.

There was a long pause as the two men looked at each other. Finally, Shula leaned in – his prominent jaw jutting close to the patient’s face.

Listen, Mike, I need you in training camp in July – on the field, ready to go. We’re going all the way this year.

After recovering from bone cancer, Mike Westhoff, still the special-teams coach for the Miami Dolphins, said of Shula:

I thought he would tuck me in, but he didn’t. He treated me the way I could be, not the way I was.

~Adapted from an article in Success magazine

Impact of job change

Impact of job change

A taxi passenger tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question. The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went up on the footpath, and stopped centimeters from a shop window.

For a second everything went quiet in the cab, and then the driver said: "Look mate, don't ever do that again. You scared me!".

The passenger apologized and said, "I didn't realize that a little tap would scare you so much."

The driver replied, "Sorry, it's not really your fault. Today is my 1st day as a cab driver - I've been driving a van carrying dead Bodies for the last 25 years.

Monday, October 6, 2008

And then some

Enjoy this poem as a reminder that great service requires the extra degree.

“AND THEN SOME…
These three little words are the secret to success.
They are the difference between average people
and top people in most companies.

The top people always do what is expected…
and then some.

They are thoughtful of others,
they are considerate and kind…
and then some.

They meet their responsibilities fairly and squarely…
and then some.

They are good friends and helpful neighbors…
and then some.

They can be counted on in an emergency…
and then some.

I am thankful for people like this,
for they make the world a better place.
Their spirit of service is summed up in these three little words…
and then some.”

~Carl Holmes

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

An Arab woman speaks..........

Since the friend who sent this with this statement

It is extremely surprising that the Arab
financed TV station in Dubai would allow this to air. Be sure and
watch this, it is so powerful I have no doubt she now has a
very large price on her head. I also have no doubt it
won't be on the net very long.

She is one impressive woman. Here is a
powerful and amazing statement on Al Jazeera television. The
woman is Wafa Sultan, an Arab-American psychologist from Los Angeles .
I would suggest watching it ASAP because I
don't know how long the link will be active. This film
clip should be shown around the world repeatedly!
--
This video is also a must watch:

I am posting this link ( click here)

Yet all of us can see this and think over.