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Thursday, February 11, 2010

An appeal to my readers

Dear Readers,

Here is the invitation for Rasikapriya Award function. I will be glad if any of the readers contributes their mite for this function. The cheques may be sent favouring "Gaanapriya Foundation" to the address of T 1, Govardan Apartments, 47, Dr. Ranga Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004 or may be directly credited to Savings Bank account No, 909010037981094 of Gaanapriya Foundation, with Axis Bank Ltd, R.A Puram Branch, Chennai with intimation to my mail hariharan.vaidayanathan@gmail.com to enable us to account properly and send you the official receipt. You can also make payment through "Paypal" to gaanapriya.foundation@gmail.com. You can also go to gaanapriya.in to know about its aims and objects.

Will assure you that I will continue to contribute more and more for Carnatic music with your cooperation and support.

Naadhswaram

I will be posting my Naadhaswaram collections by various artists. Keep looking out for additions now and then

http://www.mediafire.com/?jnwuk2nzuzy Kaambodhi - Aalaapana - Thani and Raagamalika Kaarukurichi Arunachalam
http://www.mediafire.com/?mdjmxdojony Gajaananyudham - Vegavauhini - Adyar S. Jayaraman
http://www.mediafire.com/?dwoitnixonn Sabaapahim - Gambiravaani - Adyar S. Jayaraman
http://www.mediafire.com/?ijj5gkzeznv Dheva dheva kalayaamidhe - Maayamaalavagowla - Adyar S. Jayaraman
http://www.mediafire.com/?mz4tz341zz2 Sree kaanthimathim - Hemaavathi - Adyar S. Jayaraman
http://www.mediafire.com/?h1gqa2kgxmn Om Namo Naaraayana - Karna ranjani - Adyar S. Jayaraman
http://www.mediafire.com/?dkwdk6cv7e88ub2 Thaaye bhairavi - Bhairavi - Adyar S. Jayaraman
http://www.mediafire.com/?gjv6amm9zun6tof Enthuku bethala - Sankarabaranam - Adyar S. Jayaraman
http://www.mediafire.com/?iyd4kymtgmm Vaathapi - Hamsadhwani - M.P.N. Sethuraman & Ponnuswamy
http://www.mediafire.com/?jyznzztyjzk Kavalellaam - Bilahari - M.P.N. Sethuraman & Ponnuswamy
http://www.mediafire.com/?jjhfjzwylmd Nee dhaya raadhaa - Vasantha bhairavi - Namagiripettai Krishnan
http://www.mediafire.com/?mrjdngykkyt Naanaadhi - Revathi - Namagiripettai Krishnan
http://www.mediafire.com/?mrjdngykkyt Thillaana - Kaapi - Naamagiripettai Krishnan
http://www.mediafire.com/?m0m3zwmnu2m Sarasa saama - Kapinaaraayani - T.N. Rajarathnam Pillai
http://www.mediafire.com/?jnjjz4yzzq1 Raghuvaraa - Kaamavardhini - T. N. Rajarathnam Pillai
http://www.mediafire.com/?y4jwwj5j5tm Saraswathi - Hindholam - T.N. Rajarathanm Pillai
http://www.mediafire.com/?zmmmzyjzlmm Inthakanantha - Bilahari - T. N. Rajarathnam Pillai
http://www.mediafire.com/?wwni00ytynz Varaali - Aalaapanai - T. N. Rajarathanm Pillai
http://www.mediafire.com/?zwjezninmmw Raaman perumaiye - Naattakurinji - T.N. Rajarathnam Pillai
http://www.mediafire.com/?tyzjxyynxaj Sagi Praana - Senchurutti - T.N. Rajarathanm Pillai

to be continued

cvsmuthy said...: Dear Sir, Thank you for posting some very good nadaswaram audio. Would like to have Vasudeva eni by Namagiripettai or AKC if it can be provided.
February 11, 2010 5:00 PM
Sriram said...: Dear Sir, Following 3 links are not working. 11)http://www.mediafire.com/?jjhfjzwylmd Nee dhaya raadhaa - Vasantha bhairavi - Namagiripettai Krishnan 8)http://www.mediafire.com/?zguexqtnzde Enthuku bethala - Sankarabaranam - Adyar S. Jayaraman 7)http://www.mediafire.com/?zwzwwmmojyd Thaaye bhairavi - Bhairavi - Adyar S. Jayaraman Can you Please look into it? Thanks S.Sriram
January 17, 2011 12:04 AM

hvaidya said...
Dear Mr. Sriram,

I have uploaded Adyar S. Jayaramans two songs mentioned by you afresh. "Nee dhaya radha" by Namagiripetttai Krishnan is now available in the label "Naadhaswaram 2". Please down load from there.

January 17, 2011 10:48 AM

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Concert - P. Unnikrishnan

This is P. Unnikrishnan's first concert in Calcutta. You will feel the freshness in his voice.

http://www.mediafire.com/?je30k2hggnj Angayarkanni - Behaag
http://www.mediafire.com/?n0uxihehd23 Meru samaana - Maayamaalavagowlai
http://www.mediafire.com/?jgmmef2gzn1 Aalaapanai - Kannada
http://www.mediafire.com/?dz4tmtneruu Inthakante - Kannada
http://www.mediafire.com/?txnidaiwm2w Aalaapanai - Thodi
http://www.mediafire.com/?mncjwtnyeym Aalaapanai and Violin - Thodi
http://www.mediafire.com/?mebrwhzlnxr Ninne namminanu - Thodi
http://www.mediafire.com/?cnmn2ujyznn RTP - Raagam -Simhendramadyamam
http://www.mediafire.com/?zjdodnzwzxo RTP - Raagam - Contd..
http://www.mediafire.com/?y0jzznnfmdw RTP - Violin
http://www.mediafire.com/?mdmrcvzyvzm RTP - Thaanam
http://www.mediafire.com/?nynynjztozh RTP - Thaanam - Contd
http://www.mediafire.com/?mygnnlfn22m RTP - Pallavi
http://www.mediafire.com/?yn0hmmmmytz Thani - 1
http://www.mediafire.com/?mwjemdojmgz Thani - 2
http://www.mediafire.com/?n1wynjmuq2q Raama raama raama - Thilang
http://www.mediafire.com/?2vnnmzk2jm5 Eppo varuvaaro - Jhonpuri
http://www.mediafire.com/?i4oztyttcnv Soppana vaazhvil - Hamsanaadham
http://www.mediafire.com/?laiyqeun5mz Suttum vizhi - Raagamaligai
http://www.mediafire.com/?j4mngzm2mu0 Amme naarayana
http://www.mediafire.com/?dmvnjw3jmno Naatha hare - Desh
http://www.mediafire.com/?zdjodzjqety Viruththam and Mangalam - Madhyamavathi

Jaya T V's Carnatic music idol

Here is the link, for those who missed in India, and for those who are in foreign soil and have no access for this channel. Please click here

Anonymous said...: one of the best programmes ever produced by any indian tv channel. Excellent rendition by talented younsters make one wonder about the talent available today. Whoever conceived this programme deserves all accolades for the service to Carnatic Classical music. M>Subramaniam DGM, RBI
February 11, 2010 3:39 PM
worldofgood said...: Enjoyed this program thoroughly. And thanks to you for this excellent work. I shall keep following your blog
February 11, 2010 4:32 PM
Anonymous said...: Why is Sriranjani in this competition ? Definitely the judgement was biased ....
February 14, 2010 8:33 AM
coolguy said...: I am sorry to tell this.. These helluva competitions reduce art to rat races.. Art should be an art! It has its own status and position which is divine. Please people, come out of your shroddy minds.. Once upon a time, this had a very great stature.. But, now, due to competition the art in it has gone and has become a business.
March 14, 2010 12:13 AM
coolguy said...: I am sorry to tell this.. These helluva competitions reduce art to rat races.. Art should be an art! It has its own status and position which is divine. Please people, come out of your shroddy minds.. Once upon a time, this had a very great stature.. But, now, due to competition the art in it has gone and has become a business.
March 14, 2010 12:14 AM
Anonymous said...: Don't make the program just into a competition. Let the common man experience the divinity in the music, and help keep things fairly simple so that it could be appreciated and understood more.
April 29, 2010 12:05 PM
Anonymous said...: It was one of my favorites. Impressed with the talents, hope you can have more of these. The show triggered an hour of discussion in our music class. A great experience.
April 29, 2010 12:13 PM
Anonymous said...: I agree with Mr. COOLGUY's comment. Divinity is gone from this Art. It has certainly become a business now.
February 22, 2011 5:00 AM

jayashree said...: Excellent programme.Enjoyed the questions and answers given by the participants. None of the participants felt bad, even if the questions were difficult- they tried their best to give.We want many programmes like this.
February 24, 2011 7:51 PM

Letter to my readers

I am starting this postings, for those who posted comments, but not followed it, or not seen my reply. For example:

nitsu said...: Hi Uncle, Im a student of carnatic music and live in the US. I love your website and all the music you have shared here. Great work. I wanted to request if you had "Smarane Sukhamu- Janaranjani" sung by any of the great old stalwarts like T.N Seshagopalan etc. Also i was wondering if you have this song "Amba Ninnu Nera Nammiti- 9 Raga malika" sung by any stalwarts. I would really appreciate if you can upload these. -Thanks Im also following your blog now
February 3, 2010 9:42 PM
My replyfor the same:
hvaidya said...
Dear Nitsu, Thank you for your kind words about my blog. I have uploaded "Smarane Sukhamu" rendered by T. N. Seshagopalan, under the label T. N. Seshagopalan - 3, specially for you today. It also reminded me that I have to upload some more songs of T.N.S. I will do it in a day or two. Regarding your other song can you please tell me exact name of the song,as I do not find either in Amba Ninne, or Ninne nera in Nava raagamalika. It is available in different raaga. On hearing from you I will make that also available to you. All the best to you in your music venture.
February 4, 2010 4:47 AM

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Have breakfast or be the breakfast.

Please do not miss to read this

Who sells the largest number of cameras in India?

Your guess is likely to be Sony, Canon or Nikon. Answer is none of the

above. The winner is Nokia whose main line of business in India is not

cameras but cell phones.

Reason being cameras bundled with cellphones are outselling stand alone

cameras. Now, what prevents the cellphone from replacing the camera

outright? Nothing at all. One can only hope the Sonys and Canons are taking

note.

Try this. Who is the biggest in music business in India? You think it is

HMV Sa-Re-Ga-Ma? Sorry. The answer is Airtel. By selling caller tunes (that

play for 30 seconds) Airtel makes more than what music companies make by

selling music albums (that run for hours).

Incidentally Airtel is not in music business. It is the mobile service

provider with the largest subscriber base in India. That sort of competitor

is difficult to detect, even more difficult to beat (by the time you have

identified him he has already gone past you). But if you imagine that Nokia

and Bharti (Airtel's parent) are breathing easy you can't be farther from

truth.

Nokia confessed that they all but missed the smartphone bus. They admit

that Apple's Iphone and Google's Android can make life difficult in future.

But you never thought Google was a mobile company, did you? If these

illustrations mean anything, there is a bigger game unfolding. It is not so

much about mobile or music or camera or emails?

The "Mahabharat" (the great Indian epic battle) is about "what is

tomorrow's personal digital device"? Will it be a souped up mobile or a

palmtop with a telephone? All these are little wars that add up to that big

battle. Hiding behind all these wars is a gem of a question - "who is my

competitor?"

Once in a while, to intrigue my students I toss a question at them. It says

"What Apple did to Sony, Sony did to Kodak, explain?" The smart ones get

the answer almost immediately. Sony defined its market as audio (music from

the walkman). They never expected an IT company like Apple to encroach into

their audio domain. Come to think of it, is it really surprising? Apple as

a computer maker has both audio and video capabilities. So what made Sony

think he won't compete on pure audio? "Elementary Watson". So also Kodak

defined its business as film cameras, Sony defines its businesses as

"digital."

In digital camera the two markets perfectly meshed. Kodak was torn between

going digital and sacrificing money on camera film or staying with films

and getting left behind in digital technology. Left undecided it lost in

both. It had to. It did not ask the question "who is my competitor for

tomorrow?" The same was true for IBM whose mainframe revenue prevented it

from seeing the PC. The same was true of Bill Gates who declared "internet

is a fad!" and then turned around to bundle the browser with windows to

bury Netscape.
The point is not who is today's competitor. Today's

competitor is obvious. Tomorrow's is not.

In 2008, who was the toughest competitor to British Airways in India?

Singapore airlines? Better still, Indian airlines? Maybe, but there are

better answers. There are competitors that can hurt all these airlines and

others not mentioned. The answer is videoconferencing and telepresence

services of HP and Cisco. Travel dropped due to recession. Senior IT

executives in India and abroad were compelled by their head quarters to use

videoconferencing to shrink travel budget. So much so, that the mad

scramble for American visas from Indian techies was nowhere in sight in

2008. (India has a quota of something like 65,000 visas to the U.S. They

were going a-begging. Blame it on recession!). So far so good. But to think

that the airlines will be back in business post recession is something I

would not bet on. In short term yes. In long term a resounding no.

Remember, if there is one place where Newton's law of gravity is applicable

besides physics it is in electronic hardware. Between 1977 and 1991 the

prices of the now dead VCR (parent of Blue-Ray disc player) crashed to

one-third of its original level in India. PC's price dropped from hundreds

of thousands of rupees to tens of thousands. If this trend repeats then

telepresence prices will also crash. Imagine the fate of airlines then. As

it is not many are making money. Then it will surely be RIP!

India has two passions. Films and cricket. The two markets were distinctly

different. So were the icons. The cricket gods were Sachin and Sehwag. The

filmi gods were the Khans (Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and the other Khans

who followed suit). That was, when cricket was fundamentally test cricket

or at best 50 over cricket. Then came IPL and the two markets collapsed

into one. IPL brought cricket down to 20 overs. Suddenly an IPL match was

reduced to the length of a 3 hour movie. Cricket became film's competitor.

On the eve of IPL matches movie halls ran empty. Desperate multiplex owners

requisitioned the rights for screening IPL matches at movie halls to hang

on to the audience. If IPL were to become the mainstay of cricket, as it is

likely to be, films have to sequence their releases so as not clash with

IPL matches. As far as the audience is concerned both are what in India are

called 3 hour "tamasha" (entertainment). Cricket season might push films

out of the market.

Look at the products that vanished from India in the last 20 years. When

did you last see a black and white movie? When did you last use a fountain

pen? When did you last type on a typewriter? The answer for all the above

is "I don't remember!" For some time there was a mild substitute for the

typewriter called electronic typewriter that had limited memory. Then came

the computer and mowed them all. Today most technologically challenged guys

like me use the computer as an upgraded typewriter. Typewriters per se are

nowhere to be seen.

One last illustration. 20 years back what were Indians using to wake them

up in the morning? The answer is "alarm clock." The alarm clock was a

monster made of mechanical springs. It had to be physically keyed every day

to keep it running. It made so much noise by way of alarm, that it woke you

up and the rest of the colony. Then came quartz clocks which were sleeker.

They were much more gentle though still quaintly called "alarms." What do

we use today for waking up in the morning? Cellphone! An entire industry of

clocks disappeared without warning thanks to cell phones. Big watch

companies like Titan were the losers. You never know in which bush your

competitor is hiding!

On a lighter vein, who are the competitors for authors? Joke spewing

machines? (Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, himself a Pole, tagged a

Polish joke telling machine to a telephone much to the mirth of Silicon

Valley). Or will the competition be story telling robots? Future is scary!

The boss of an IT company once said something interesting about the animal

called competition.

He said "Have breakfast ...or.... be breakfast"! That

sums it up rather neatly.

sent by Sriram Srinivasan

Sthothras

One of the readers has mentioned that this blog contains many subjects except sthothrams and another reader seconded it. Since almost all the sthothrams are avilable in the internet, I was not posting them. However Now I am posting a few from my library( since I am not a fan of sthothrams)and I will add more in course of time. Readers who have some and willing to share may please send them to me to upload here.

Kanchi Kamakshi and her temple

http://www.mediafire.com/?jt5mj1ygtuk Sri venkateswara Kavalamba sthothram
http://www.mediafire.com/?dg2nkyehawm Kanagadharastavam
http://www.mediafire.com/?zjemku5myot kaamaakshi suprabhatham
http://www.mediafire.com/?dwg0t2k31vn Kashi viswantha Suprabhatham
http://www.mediafire.com/?4mmwww0gm2n Lakshmi Ashtothram
http://www.mediafire.com/?gthkmimkjiy Durga pancharathnam
http://www.mediafire.com/?mczwwywixqn Raameswaram Ramanatha Suprabhatham Govindhashtakam
http://www.mediafire.com/?wndynnh4mdy Ranganadhagadayam
http://www.mediafire.com/?2xakvyzvqg1 Dvadasa sthothram
http://www.mediafire.com/?43gntd0zbdw Sikshaatakam

Don't ask me who is the artist? Who else it can be except M.S. Subbalakshmi

BHASKARAN said...: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR OBLIGING OUR REQUEST VERY KIND OF YOU REGARDS BHASKARAN
February 6, 2010 8:50 PM
Harisankar said...: I agree that, there are a lot of stotrams already in the web. so we will try to make contributions with a difference. we can try to add stotras with video i.e devotional videos.
May 6, 2011 10:52 PM

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Balance Sheet of Life

This interesting mail was sent to me by Mr.Bhaskaran Sivaraman

Our Birth is the  Opening Balance !
Our Death is  the Closing Balance!
Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities
Our Creative Ideas are our Assets
Heart is our Current Asset
Soul is our Fixed Asset
Brain is our Fixed Deposit
Thinking is our Current Account
Achievements are our Capital
Character and Morals are our Stock-in-Trade
Friends are our General Reserves
Values and Behavior are our Goodwill
Patience is our Interest Earned
Love is our Dividend
Children are our Bonus Issues
Education is our Brands / Patents
Knowledge is our Investment
Experience is our Premium Account

Our Aim is to Tally the Balance Sheet Accurately

Our Goal is to get the Best Presented Accounts Award

Some  of the Good and  Bad things ...
Most destructive habit....... ......... ......Worry
Greatest Joy......... ......... ......... ....Giving
Greatest loss........ ........Loss of  Self- Respect
Most satisfying work........ .......Helping  Others
Ugliest personality trait....... ......Selfishness
Most endangered species..... ....Dedicated leaders
Greatest natural resource.... ......... ..Our  Youth
Greatest "shot in the arm" ........ ..Encouragement
Greatest problem to overcome.... ......... ....Fear
Most effective sleeping pill........ Peace of  Mind
Most crippling failure disease..... .......Excuses
Most powerful force in life........ ......... .Love
Most dangerous pariah...... ......... ...A  Gossiper
World's most incredible computer.... ....The  Brain
Worst thing to be without..... ......... ..... Hope
Deadliest Weapon...... ......... ........The  Tongue
Two Most power-filled words....... ........ " I Can"
Greatest  Asset....... ......... ......... .....Faith
Most worthless emotion..... ......... ....Self- pity
Most beautiful attire...... ......... .......Smile !
Most prized possession.. ......... .....Integrity
Most powerful channel of communication.....Prayer
Most contagious spirit...... ......... ..Enthusiasm
Most important thing in life........ ......... . Belief in God

Always Have a Heart that Never Hates…
Always Have a Smile that Never Fades…
Always Have a Touch that Never Hurts…
Always Have a Friendship that Never Fails.

Naalaayira Dhivya Prabhandham - 5

Thiruvellakkulam ( Annan Koil) near Seergaazhi

http://www.mediafire.com/?jqd2ty4tkom Unnalaviya 10 Kangulum Pagalum 11 Vellai 11
http://www.mediafire.com/?nzjjzhiomhy Aazhi ezha Karappar 11 Pamaru 10
http://www.mediafire.com/?fowmldthl2h Pamaru 1 Ezhayaravi 11 Maaya vaamanane 11 Ennaikkum 9
http://www.mediafire.com/?nzgzniovlgm Ennaikkum 2 Inbam payakka 11 Dhevi maravar 11
http://www.mediafire.com/?y22zqttmnun Nangal 11 Angum ingum 11 Varkada 5
http://www.mediafire.com/?joztmmijmzn Varkada 6 Maayakutta 11 Elliyum 11
http://www.mediafire.com/?olkm0yz5b0e Iruttum 11 Kangal sivandhu 11 Karumaanickam 9
http://www.mediafire.com/?nnwdiymmj2g Karumaanickam 2 Nedumaarku 11 Konda pendir 11 Pantaina 3
http://www.mediafire.com/?enyzgrdonvl Pantaina 8 Oraayiram 11 Meyyaar 11
http://www.mediafire.com/?zyiiioth5yg Innuyir 11 Urukkamaai 11 En kanal 9 :
http://www.mediafire.com/?k3tjdjnyytw En kanal 2 Arukkum 11 Malligai 11 Malai nanni 5
http://www.mediafire.com/?tzgmqnnmgm1 Malai nanni6 Thalathaamarai 11 Kedum idar 11 Vey maru 2
http://www.mediafire.com/?vcmzgmy2ytt Vey maru 9 Sarve 11 Kannan 11
http://www.mediafire.com/?ennmhtwmwuw Arul peruvaar 11 Chenchol 11 Thirumaalirun cholai 4
http://www.mediafire.com/?4gwmzd3lvk2 Thirumaalirun cholai 7 Soozh visumbu 11 Muniye 11
http://www.mediafire.com/?gvkxhhg2dmk Madhura kavi Aazhwar's Kanninum 11 Amudanar
http://www.mediafire.com/?mz2mmymtjyy Raamanujar's Nootrandhaadhi33
http://www.mediafire.com/?gjtg2tnid3g Raamaanujar's Nootrandhaadhi 38
http://www.mediafire.com/?ntyntzeedge Raamaanujar's Nootrandhaadhi 21 Iyal chaatru and Vazhi thirunaamam
http://www.mediafire.com/?mt4jyymiz2i Upadhesa Rathnamalai 35
http://www.mediafire.com/?kzznmwco5ky Upadhesa Rathnamaalai 39
http://www.mediafire.com/?1j1jdrnyqjj Thiruvaai mozhi Nootrandhaadhi 39
http://www.mediafire.com/?zjywmehmox2 Thiruvaai mozhi Nootrandhaadhi 38
http://www.mediafire.com/?mntqzw5lnjl Thiru vaai mozhi Nootrandhaadhi 23
http://www.mediafire.com/?zyozawnmzuk Aazhwaar - aachaaryaar's Vazhi thirunaamam & Mangalam

There was error in the URL of No. 10 and it is corrected now. Those who could not down load the same yesterday may do it now.

Fuel price recommendation triggered this exercise

This mail was sent by Mr, Muralidhar Chaturvedi and was very interesting to me to read. I thought all of you also may enjoy and so it is here.

Diesel (regular) in Mumbai: Rs. 36.08 per litre

Petrol (regular unleaded) in Mumbai: Rs. 50.51 per litre

Coca Cola 330 ml can: Rs. 20 = Rs. 61 per litre

Dettol antiseptic 100 ml Rs. 20 = Rs. 200 per litre

Radiator coolant 500 ml Rs. 160 = Rs. 320 per litre

Pantene conditioner 400 ml Rs. 165 = Rs. 413 per litre

Medicinal mouthwash like Listerine 100 ml Rs. 45 = Rs. 450 per litre

Red Bull 150 ml can: Rs. 75 = Rs. 500 per litre

Corex cough syrup 100 ml Rs. 57 = Rs. 570 per litre

Evian water 500 ml Rs. 330 = Rs.. 660 per litre

Rs.. 500 for a litre of WATER???!!! And the buyers don't even know the source (Evian spelled backwards is Naive.)

Kores white-out 15 ml Rs. 15 = Rs. 1000 per litre

Cup of coffee at any decent business hotel 150 ml Rs. 175 = Rs. 1167 per litre

Old Spice after shave lotion 100 ml Rs. 175 = Rs.. 1750 per litre

Pure almond oil 25 ml Rs. 68 = Rs. 2720 per litre

And this is the REAL KICKER...

HP deskjet colour ink cartridge 21 ml Rs.1900 = Rs. 90476 per litre!!!

Now you know why computer printers are so cheap? So they have you hooked for the ink!

Does the god deserve thanks for cars run only on petrol not HP deskjet ink

These prices are applicable only in Mumbai. Can you send the price at your city/place?