Lokabhiramam

Parween Sultana - Thumri

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:46:00 +0000

Shravanam - Thumri

Begum Parveen Sultana renders a Bhairavi Thumri

Let us enjoy great music!!
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Cleopatra - An Illustration

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:37:00 +0000

Here is a 19th century illustration of Cleopatra!

Notice the proportions in the image!
That is beauty?
Interesting isn't it!!
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Rasikapriya Award - 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:22:00 +0000

A rare Saveri song of Tyagaraja

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:02:00 +0000

Shravanam - Saveri

Thiruvengadu Jayaraman sings Samsarulaite

pallavi

samsAramulaitE nEmayya shikhi pincAvatamsu DeDuta nuNDaga

anupallavi

himsAdulella rOsi hamsAdula gUDi prashamsa jEyucu nE proddu kamsArini nammuvAru

caraNam 1

jnAna vairAgyamulu hIna mainaTTi bhava kAnanamuna dirugu mAnavudu sadA
dhyAna yOga utuDai nI nAmamu balkucu nAnAkrama phalamu dAnamu sEyuvAru

caraNam 2

krupapu yOcanala dUru cEsi dAraputrula paricArakula jEsi
sAra rUpuni padasArasa yugamula sAre sAreku manasAra pUjincuvAru

caraNam 3

bhAgavatula gUDi bhOgamulella harikE gavimpucu vINA gAnamulatO
Agamacaruni shrIrAgamuna bADucu tyAgarAja nutuni bAguga nammuvAru

Let us enjoy great songs!

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Vemana Padyam

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:45:00 +0000

After some gap, here is another padyam of Vemana.

mATalADagalgu marmamulerigina

pinna peddatanamu lenna valadu

pinna cEti divve peddaga velugadA

viswadAbhirAm vinura vEma

మాటలాడగల్గు మర్ముములెరిగిన

పిన్న పెద్దతనము లెన్న వలదు

పిన్న చేతి దివ్వె పెద్దగ వెలుగదా

విశ్వదాభిరామ వినుర వేమ

మాటలాడగల్గు = the capability of communicating
మర్ముములు = intricacies
ఎరిగిన = knowing
పిన్న పెద్దతనములు = the age differences
ఎన్న వలదు = don't take into consideration
పిన్న చేతి దివ్వె = the torch in the hands of a youngster
పెద్దగ వెలుగదా = would it not burn bright

If the person knows the intricacies of communication, don't consider his age.
(Listen to him even if he is a youngster)
The torch in the hands of the youngster would as well burn bright.
It's glow would not diminish just because the person holding is young!

Vemana suggest that the qualities of people are more important than the age.
One who is young, if good at his craft, must be respected as well like the others in the trade.
Here the poet is particularly mentioning the capability of talking.
He is going a little deeper talking about the intricacies in this skill.

These days communication skills are much talked about.
There are any number of institutions that teach all kinds of learning.
Hardly any teach the skills of talking and inter personal skills.
Even the so called finishing schools do not attach much importance to the faculty of communication.

When once the individual steps into the big bad world, it is the words from them that matter!
In an interview for a job they almost threaten you with questions.
Confidence no doubt is necessary.
With that, the skill of telling the world about your ideas and impress the others would ensure success.

Once this skill is there, one can compete with anyone in this world!

That is exactly what Vemana means here!
A torch is like the skill.
It does not burn better just because one is older!

The words of Vemana re relevant even today!
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Ghantasala - Navika

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:37:00 +0000

Here is an old song by Sri Ghantasala!

Navika by Ghantasala

Let us enjoy great songs!
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Madurai Mani Iyer - Kharaharapriya

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:32:00 +0000

Shravanam - MMI

Sri Madurai Mani Iyer sings a heart Pakkala Nilabadi

Let us enjoy great music!
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Sri Sri Poem

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:20:00 +0000

శ్రీ శ్రీ కవిత

తెలుగు స్వతంత్ర, అక్టోబరు 1948

ఔను, వాహనం మారింది

దూరానికి పూర్వపు టర్థం పోయింది

పూర్వం దూరం పోయింది,

వెనకటి వాహనం మారింది

ఆ సూర్యుడే నేడూ

ఆ చంద్రు డీనాడూ

అవే నక్షత్రాలూ

ఐనా కాలం మారింది

ఔనా, కాలం మారింది మరి

మానవుడా మేలుకో, నేస్తం

ఎద్దుబండితో కొలవకు దూరాన్ని

ఎగరవోయ్ చదలయెద చీలుస్తూ

రేపు బయల్దేరాలనుకున్నావు

నేడే ఇచ్చటికి వచ్చేశావు

విచ్చేసింది నీ తరుణం

పుచ్చుకో ఇది నీ భావి

ఇది నీ భావి, గ్రహించు

ఈ భావి నీకు నా ప్రెజెంటు

భూతకాలపు సరీసృపాలని

పాతరాతి యుగంలో పారెయ్

పాతెయ్ నీ సందేహాలని

తోలెయ్ నీ మందాక్షాలని

నిటారుగా నిలబడు నేస్తం

హుటాహుటిగా ముందుకి సాగు

హుషారుగా ముందుకి సాగు

ఊరికే వెనక్కి చూస్తావేం

దుప్పివీ కుక్కవీ కావు

తిర్యగ్దృక్కువి నువ్వు కావు

దూరం కరిగిపోతోంది

కాలం మరిగిపోతోంది

మానవుడిగా మేలుకో నేస్తం

ఏలుకో ఈ విశ్వం సమస్తం

Yes, the vehicle is changed.

The old meaning of distance has changed

Past has gone far away

Past vehicle has changed

the same Sun today

That moon today too

Same are the stars

Still times have changed

Isn't it, the times have changed

O Man, awake Friend

Don't measure the distance with the bullock cart

Fly high splitting the heart of the sky

You thought of embarking tomorrow

Today itself have arrived here

Your time has come

Get it, it is your future

This is your future, get it

This future is my present to you

The crawlers of yesterday

Throw into the stone age

Bury your apprehensions

Drive your slow axles

Stand erect Oh Friend

Proceed further majestically

Proceed further with gusto

Why do you again and again look back

Neither a deer or a dog you are

You are neither the birds view

Distance is melting away

Time is boiling away

Awake as a man Oh Friend

Rule this entire universe

- Sri Sri

Kahlo - Expression

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:11:00 +0000

Here is a painting and also a small write up about it!
It is self explanatory!
Art for what sake?
The question is age old!
Answer is as per what you feel!

Let us enjoy great works of art!

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Mehdi Hassan - Miya-ki-Malhar

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:56:00 +0000

Shravanam treads a new path!

Mehdi Hassan sings a Miya-ki-Malhar

All classical music enthusiasts!
Believe me and listen to this Ghazal!
You would be happy you did!

Some Animation This!

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:30:00 +0000

This is what animation is expected to do!
Not produce those silly cartoons!

Here you go!

We have no ways to directly observe molecules and what they do -- Drew Berry wants to change that. At TEDxSydney he shows his scientifically accurate (and entertaining!) animations that help researchers see unseeable processes within our own cells.

Balamurali - RTP - Charukesi

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:49:00 +0000

Shravanam - Charukesi

Dr Balamurali renders RTP in Charukesi

36 mts of pure bliss!

If you have patience!!

Let us enjoy great music!
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T N Rajarathinam - Kedaram

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:06:00 +0000

Shravanam with Nadaswaram!

Sri T N Rajarathinam presents a Kedaram

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Kaluguna - Poornalalita

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:45:00 +0000

Shravanam brings to you a rare item!

T P Vaidyanathan sings Kaluguna in Poornalalita

Kalugunaa padaniraja seva

ragam: Poornalalita

19 jhankaaradhwani janya
Aa: S G2 R2 M1 P S
Av: S N1 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Tyagaraja

pallavi

kalugunA pada nIrajasEva gandhavAha tanaya

anupallavi

palumAru jUcucu bramhAnanduDai baragE bhaktagrEsara tanaku

caraNam

vEkuva jAmuna nI karamunaniDi shrIkAntuDamrta pAnamu jEsi

pAkamulanu shrI rangEshuni karpaNamu jEsi tA

sItA karamulace bhujinci ninu sAtvika purANa paTana sEyamanE

sAkEta patini sarvAdhAruni prakaTamuga tyAgarAjanutuni gana

Kondapalli Seshagiri Rao - Sujata

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:22:00 +0000

Today the statue of Sri Suravaram Pratapa Reddy Garu is installed in Mahabubnagar.
Yesterday I came to know of this during my visit to the Palamooru University along with Dr K N Reddy, the VC in charge.

Only a few days back I had an interaction with an unknown friend about Suravaram through mails.
Long back I had discussions with Sri Sudhakara Reddy garu and his sister on separate occassions about the works of their father.

His language and dedication to the work are a legend!
Recently I stumbled on the cover page of the magazine "Sujata" run by Pratapa Reddy Garu.
The drawing is by Sri Kondapalli Seshagiri Rao Garu.
It is the Sujata episode from the life of Buddha!
The best part is that the picture is older than me!!
It was for the issue of Aug 15th, 1950.

This is my way of saluting the legendary figure Sri Suravaram, and also Sri Rao, who is interestingly still among us!

Bhartuhari and Tukaram

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:18:00 +0000

Read the following two works.
The similarity is really interesting!

Sant Tukaram Maharaj appears to be impressed by the Sanskrit poet!
And extended the idaes!!
Or, is it another example of great people thinking alike?

(From Bhartuhari's Neeti Satakam)

(Sant Tukaram's work)

I am on the Tube You See!

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:53:00 +0000

The other day I was walking towards a friends house. Two men were walking from the

opposite direction. They were talking to each other. One of them looked at me and slowed

down. With folded hands he wished me. I never knew this person. I think my face amply

gave the hint to the man. He came a bit closer and said " We saw you on the TV". He went

on appreciating my style on the TV and the patience that I show towards the children and

declared that even his mother likes the show. They walked back along me to my destination

and then departed with a promise of keeping in touch.The second gentleman hardly spoke.
He has not seen me on TV I thought.

I was at the post office for no fault of mine. A friend sent a bulky (Not really) parcel

by speed post and the postman asked me to pick it up from their office. He bluntly

refused to deliver the parcel at home. This is a subject for a discussion at a different

place though. Since I valued the material sent to me, went to the place without making a

deal about it. I was walking to my auto when there came a gentleman with the broadest

smile that you could have. He greeted me with all the respect. Then he went on to tell me

that they made it a point to watch my quiz show every week. He profusely appreciated me

till I was perhaps embarassed. I wished the postman has seen my quiz show on TV.

Some top scientists were being felicitated with an award or something like that and a

friend was particular that I should be there for the occassion. I was there. Unusually

there was food served after the program. I was there too because of my freind. There came

another gentleman once again with the warmth and a smile of the top order. I asked him if

he watched my quiz show. Yes he did and recognised me. We talked for a while and though

not long enough, we found a lot of common freinds and topics of interests. There is even

a chance of me being invited for a celebration in one of those places of our common

interest. We departed after exchanging phone numbers.

Interestingly none of them knew my name.

There are a lot of people who call and tell me about the quiz I am conducting on DD

Saptagiri. Some of them from unexpected quarters!

There was one who even pointed a mistake of mine out. I like that!

The best part is the gentleman who presses my wife's sarees regularly and my clothes too

once in a while wishes me with all the respect these days. Earlier he never even notice

my existence at my place.

It is different matter that my wife is more popular than me! But, I am also popular these

days!! I am on the telly you see!!

Nedunuri - Slokam

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:07:00 +0000

Shravanam with Slokam!!

Sri Nedunuri renders a Slokam

(Three Generations)





Vaidehi Sahitam salakshmana yutam kaika sutam sadhujam

sugreevasya vibheeshana anilasutam neelam nalam sangatam

viswamitra vasishta gautama bharadwajadi samsevitam

ramo maruti sevitaha smaratu maam samrajya simhasane

Thanks to an alert friend, I have now posted the correct text of the slokam.

Let us enjoy great Music!!

Balamurali - Disc

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:03:00 +0000

Here are the pictures of a Gramophone record and its cover.
There are many records at home.
The player does not work.
I want a turn table very badly!
Can anyone help?
I shall pay for it!!

My Column in Bhoomi

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:14:00 +0000

I continue to write this page even after a year and more!
This is the page that appeared today, 02 01 12

Dehi Tavapada Bhaktim

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:01:00 +0000

Shravanam with a rare song!!

Sri K J Yesudas sings Shahana Kriti

(Sri Akella Mallikarjuna Sarma 0n Violin and Sri Dharmala Venkateswara Rao on Mridangam)

(The picture has nothing to do with the track posted here)

dhEhi thava
raagam: shahana

28 harikaambhOji janya
Aa: S R2 G3 M1 P M1 D2 N2 S
Av: S N2 S D2 N2 D2 P M1 G3 M1 R2 G3 R2 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Tyagaraja

pallavi

dEhi tava pada bhaktim vaidEhi

patitapAvani mE sadA

anupallavi

aihikAmuSmika phalade

kamalAsanA sarasijAsana priyE

caraNam 1

kalasha vArAshi janitE kanaka bhUSaNa lasitE kalashaja gItamuditE kAkustharAja sahitE

caraNam 2

akhilANDa rUpiNi aLikulanibhavENi makha samrakSaNa rAni mama bhAgyakAriNi

caraNam 3

sharaNAgata pAlanE shatamukha mada damanE taruNAruNAbja nayanE tyAgarAja hrdsadanE

My Poem!

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:28:00 +0000

ఏముంది

పదిమంది రాసింది చదివినందుకు నేనున్నాను

పదిమంది పాట విన్నందుకు నేను మిగిలాను

అందరి ఆలోచనలు తలలో ఆడుతున్నందుకు

నేనింకా కదులుతున్నాను

కలం కన్నీళ్లతో కాగితాన్ని తడిపింది

గతంలోని బరువును ఊపిరి తుడిపింది

మెరుపు విరిగి

ముక్కలు తల నిండా పరుచుకున్నాయి

చిత్తడి నేలలోంచి

అక్షరాలు మొలకెత్తుతున్నాయి

వాన వెలిస్తే బాగుండును

పొగచూరిన ఆలోచనల వాసనలోనుంచి

సారాంశం వాక్యాలను వెతకగలిగే వాడిని

సంతకాలకు రంగులున్నాయా

ఎందుకట్లా మొరటు గొంతులు

కనుపాపల మీద నాట్యమాడుతున్నాయి

గీతలు కరగక ముందే

ఆకారాలను కలగలిపి

రేపటి కొరకు వంతెన కొనసాగించాలి

కనీసం మాటలకు

వైశాల్యం పెరుగుతుంది

లేకుంటే అంతా అయోమయం

చెప్పేందుకు నేనుండాలె గదా

Sea and the Coast

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:23:00 +0000

Sea and coast are things of awe to me.
I am born in an area where water is a scarcity.
A river is an idea.
Sea is a dream.
So, when I see sea, I am afraid.
So much of water!
I was in the backwaters at Veli once.
Even today I shudder to think of my feelings that day!
I was at Bheemili recently.
I captured a few scenes there!
Here they are!

Penku Purugu - Chaganti Somayajulu

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:17:00 +0000

Here is an interesting story by the master story teller Sri Chaganti Somayajulu.

I don't have any intention of infringing on the copyrights here.
This is a tribute by an ardent fan!

The Dung Beetle

Till yesterday or the day before Appayamma also eked out her living with scrubbing and cleaning utensils. In the Gunadalas street she is addressed as Appi.

She now ahs no need to clean utensils and other things. It is past nine months since she ahs come over that need. Appi took another birth and turned into Appayamma.

There are advantages in cleaning utensils. Family people give rice and curries to her. When a festival or an occasion, marriage or such comes up they would not let her go just like that. The work may eb menial but has its advantages.

Appi, till the other day went to cleaning work, in inadequate dirty stinking clothes. Now, after turning into Appayamma, her body is full of twines that bloom. Hair that was like jute because of no oil or such, now shines like a black bee, with curls and is hanging as a long plait behind.

Appayamma did not find anything to do in the street. That is a street of waged workers. Men and women go out for work. Alone, unable to spend time with the old and children left behind, she ventured onto the road.

She likes the cattle that stray on to the road. If the bullock carts come she would lose herself. She loves the carts too. Carts means, the bullocks and the he buffalos tied to them are dearer to her.

By nine the wagers street was deserted. Appayamma came on to the road and stood up. There is a line of carts coming up. She was waiting for them with ecstasy. On looking at the Naidus on the carts, her liking for the bullocks and the he buffalos increased. Carts are from Bhogapuram. That her mother’s village Lingalavalasa is half a mile away from Bhogapuram.

She asked the naidu sitting on the first cart “Oh! Brother! Which village are the carts from?”

“Bhogapuram” answered Naidu.

“Only since I could make out, I asked after all. Is Surinaidu of Lingalavalasa alright?” she questioned in turn.

“What about him. He is like a bullock. He is there on a cart behind” he told.

The line of carts was very long. The city businessman has bought the ground nut crop of three villages in one go. The carts from all the villages around Bhogapuram were there. Waiting for Surinaidu, Appayamma was examining each and very cart. She forgpt her purpose of coming onto the road and was pining for Surinaidu.

Surinaidu appeared. He was sitting on the front portion of the cart. Does he know Appi like one thing? They are from the same village. In dresses and diggings if he would not know her whoelse would know?

“Hey! Suriga!” she accosted him. Surinaodu could not recognize Appayamma. On listening to the voice he shuddered and looked at her. He jumped from the cart and stopped it. The whole line of carts came to a halt.

“Oh! Appi! Is that you?’ have picked up a lot of city style1 I mistook you for some Brahmin lady!” he said with wonderment. Appi laughed. Her eyes got closed. Her body shhok..

Suri mistook Appi for a Brahmin lady. It is two years since he saw her. Appi stopped going to the mothers palce sice two years.

“Would at least this year you come to the Mother God’s Festival?” he asked.

“I shall” said she. She thought it would be imperative to go to the village after Appi became Appayamma.

“Don’t ever forget Suri. OK” said Suri.

“Would I talk if I forgot?” she said. All the carts behind were stopped.

“Hey! Drive the cart!’ someone shouted.

For Naidu, driving the cart was sure difficult. He was aghast seeing Appi. What does she know that Appi is now Appayamma. What does he know that her body would be filled with twines, flowers and colours? What does he know that she would leave her pliats hanging with flowers in it? What does he know that golden pendants would be hanging from her ears?

Only that he would know, Appayamma stopped the bullock carts. Only to show the difference between Appi with the waterpot and the city Appayamma shining with twines and colours, she stopped the carts.

The carts went their way.

Appi’s husband is Kamraju. He established a brick kiln. Bricks fetched good returns. In the street where laborers never had a dime, Kamaraju became a man with papers. Now, there are color notes in handfuls. Appi came out of the tedium of cleaning utensils. Golden pendants came to her ears.

Appayamma came onto the road because she found the street sans any idea. She could see money scattered on the road. Why sit idle? If there is more money would it be bitter? Their street was the main road for many villages. All the carts go that way only. There would be dung all the time filling the road. There is money in the dung! If one makes dung cakes, there would be fistful of coins.

Appayamma is buying a lot of sarees. Now there are colors in all the sarees. Twines and flowers in them. Her hands are full of dung. There are dung heaps all around the house. There are wet dung cakes on all the walls. Her house is filled with the stench of the dung. The whole body reeks of dung.

Appayamma is good looking. She has the right age too. She is a blue shining lotus. She is the beetle in the dung. Dung beetle is a good looking creature.

Ituvanti_Samayana - Saranga

noreply@blogger.com (Vijayagopal) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:56:00 +0000

Shravanam with a rare piece!

Sri B V Raman and Sri B V Lakshmanan with a rare song

It must be a Veena Kuppaiyer song!

Let us enjoy Great Songs!!
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