Ideas & Views

Time: Sunday, Oct 16, 4-7pm announced, 4:45 to 7:30pm actual Venue: Eleanor Roosevelt high school, Maryland. It is very rare that all good qualities about something gels so well into an amalgam. In Charanagathy Gadyam, last of the three GadyaTriyams, Saint Ramanuja describes qualities of Lord Renganatha in superlatives and submits to Him. I could not think of any better analogy when it comes to Bombay Jayashri's music. Her bhava, her brigas, her raga sancharams, her rendition of the kritis and more so of the Ragams are above and beyond.  As she sings from an altogether different plane of consciousness, it transcends the listeners too. Add to this , the very tone of her voice and the superior voice modulation she has developed.  It may sound like I am praising too much. But, the nuances of her music could be subtly observed and felt. Elevating soulful music. Unpredictable - Jayashree's brigas and endings are so so unpredictable. You cannot sing along. You will miss that s

ராகம்: ஸ்ரீ பல்லவி சீதைக்கும் கோதைக்கும் தாலேலோ ஸ்ரீதேவி பூதேவி ருக்மிணிக்கும் சத்யபாமைக்கும் சேர்த்து தாலேலோ சரணம் அரங்கநகர் துயின்றவனின் அருகில் அமர்ந்தாள் அந்த ஸ்ரீரங்க நாயகிக்கும் தாலேலோ திருமாலிருஞ்சோலை கள்ளழகனின் சுந்தரவல்லிக்கும் தாலேலோ உத்தமர்சீலியில் வேணுகோபாலனின் அரவிந்த நாயகிக்கும் தாலேலோ

A must read for the gadget-addictive and often-internet-browsing folks. The book might seem too preaching for the know-all but it's not. A read through at the least wakes up (should wake up) the consciousness of people to set priorities right in life and spend the most time at them. Though much hyped, it's worth a read and worth reflecting on our awareness of time and priorities. An essential read for some.   http://gregmckeown.com/essentialism-the-disciplined-pursuit-of-less/

Brindavan ki chanda Nanda Mukunda Vaasudeva Krishna Navaneeta Chora Achutha Anantha Damodara Sreedhara Sreekara Sreeniketha Madhaava Keshava Madhusudhana Pundarikaksha Purushothama

                                                              I have read quite a few books of Paulo Coelho and "The Alchemist" is the only fiction that I have read twice. I had developed enormous respect for the author over the years. His writing style is simple with no complicated vocabulary and lucid. That does not mean the content matter is frivolous. Very deeply reflected thoughts about life - self and relations, emotions carefully analyzed and solidified into words of wisdom. I have also read and come to know that Coelho writes from his own experience and not entirely fictitious. Once I started reading the Manuscript, I couldn't keep the book down. I stopped to reread and reflect many of the sentences and passages. Most of them struck me as wise sayings. I started reading it loud and discussing with my spouse, which I haven't done earlier. The book unfolded like Vedanta in bullet points. At this point,  I started reading simultaneously  few chapte

Ragam: Hamsanaadham                  Talam: adi பல்லவி குலதெய்வமே உன்னை துதி செய்தேனே வேணுகோபாலா  கானவிலோலா அனு பல்லவி வேங்குழல் ஊதிடும் யதுகுல நாயகா அரவிந்த நாயகியின் அழகிய மணவாளா சரணம் ராமனையே பாடிய ஹம்சநாதத்தில் ஸ்ரீ கிருஷ்ணா உன்னை பாடி மகிழ்ந்தேனே (ஜகன்)நாதனின் நாமமும் குழலிசை நாதமும் சேர்ந்து இனித்திடும் உத்தமர்சீலியில்