It is quite a shocking news to hear Tamil poet Vairamuthu mention Andal's Devadasi reference from a book, which was a totally unknown resource until referred by Vairamuthu. It is shocking because it comes from Vairamuthu, a litarati, atleast until this mention. Would you go to a gathering of believers and talk non-sense about their beliefs? He should have the basic common-sense to study the place and situation and address the gathering wisely. The news portal Dinamani is not his personal blog. Further more, what is the need to refer Andal from a Muslim author's book? Especially, when the content is questionable whether it is praising or derogatory. Vairamuthu does not even seem to have done a research on the validity of his source of reference. A very glaring mistake indeed for a public speech and essay. This is the book referred by Vairamuthu in his essay on Andal: https://books.google.com/books?id=LurSAAAAMAAJ&q=Indian+Movements:+Some+Aspects+of+Dissent+Protest+a...
Review of Salem Sriram's carnatic music concert Time: 5pm, Jan 09, 2010 Venue: SSVT, Maryland Accompanists: Violin Sandhya Srinath, Mridangam Jayanth, Kanjira Vivek Chellappa Occasion: SSVT's annual Tygaraja Aradhana Festival, 27th year celebration Song list: 1. Telisi Rama, Ragam Poornachandrika 2. Dinamani Vamsa, Ragam Harikamboji 3. Bantureeti kolu, Ragam Hamsanaadam 4. Seethamma Mayamma, Ragam Vasantha 5. Bairavi Ragam, Tanam, followed by Koluvaiyunnade Kodandapani 6. Viruttam "Illaga Vilakku Adhu" in Ragamalika (Kamalamanohari, Sahana, and one more ragam) followed by Navasiddhi Petraalum, Ragam Karaharapriya 7. Muruga Muruga ena nee sol, Ragam Hamsanandhi, lyrics by Gomathy Ramasubramaniam 8. Gangadeeswaram Sankaram, Ragam Sindubhairavi, lyrics by Swami Surajananda 9. Jagadodarana, Ragam Kapi 10. Kumaran Thiruvadi Kaithozhuvaaye, Ragam Yamankalyani 11. Sri Tyagaraja's Mangalam This was the second opportunity for me to hear Salem Sriram in concert at the same ...
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