Journey with Music

Loc: Chennai. Date: Jan23rd 2010 Sunday. Time: Morning 9:00 am IST. Occasion: Tyagaraja Jayanthi.

My aunt was an active member of an association that conducts the function religiously every year without fail. I was been invited to sing few krithis of Tyagaraya by my aunt. Having heard the function is going to be conducted in a school auditorium, I initially thought the function would be as monotonous as they were organized in Hyderabad. A bunch of oldies who think they would spend their time in a routine way instead watching daily serials, and pass time discussing rotten gossips. Some seniors try mark their stamp not letting others to grow and pump all the money out as far they can. Anyways, this is a different story which I would brief in another blog.

I started learning and singing carnatic when I was in 3rd standard, at the age of 9 or 10. My mother happens to me my mentor, teacher and everything to me as far as carnatic music is concerned. She has provided a hard rock platform, strong enough to withstand harsh winds of Gamakas and slippery surfaces of Grahabhedhas

It was mind boggling when I witnessed 200 people turning on to the venue so devoutly, that too on Sunday morning 10:00 am. Children aged from 7 to 14 years displayed extra ordinary talent in percussions and singing

The air was filled with encouragement from gurus to their disciples on stage. Organizers made ample arrangements for accompanists and were fully equipped with all the instruments. It was 30 minutes that we have been allocated. It was my first time with full accompanists and they were marvelous with their own vayidyas. Me & my bro sang three kritis seamlessly starting with Ganesha prarthana krithi. Having been observing my Taala diligently accompanists and I ended the show even before I’m aware of the fact that 30 minutes were rolled off. The response from the audience was overwhelming and we were asked to attend the function and sing every year. Waiting for that big day when I do Alapana so called Manodharma in a striking manner. God give me courage, disclipline, knowledge and most importantly strength to come out of the clutches of Lethargy.
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Some Facts

Yet another hectic week comes to halt to start off another long weekend.
My timings are 6:00 pm to 2am in the night. Sometimes, I do not get time even to visit rest room once I switch on my laptop in the office.

Blogging completely came to stand still and I was terribly missing, but thanks to happenings around me which inspired to spend sometime on this activity on weekends.


Today is Holi and time is 7:00 am ist. Though I don’t play Holi now, I reminisce and relish the sweet memories of my childhood when myself along with bunch of friends hit the roads early in the morning, carrying color and water, return in afternoon, have a bath and take a sumptuous lunch out of hungry.

Today, all my friends are scattered and I hardly meet them except in some occasions.

I ‘m a news channel buff and used to spend time surfing media channels. The ridiculousness of media reached to unacceptably absurd levels wasting its precious time in airing the ludicrous Telangana movement.

KCR unveil a 10 day reality show in NIMS, and lit a fire Telangana.

Now a days, I switch on any media channel only to have fun for sometime and enjoy the comedy portrayed by peanut politicians.

Well, I would stop at this point as this too seems to be turning on as a ludicrous blog