Year: 2006

  • A trip to Gingee (Senji) Fort

    While on our way to attend a friend’s marriage in Villupuram, Tamilnadu, four of us (the youths in the group 😉 ) decided to visit the historic Gingee (Senji) fort which gets its name from the place where it is located viz., Gingee (Senji). It is located about 160 kms…

  • Charumathi Ramachandran on Srividhya, the actress/musician

    There is an article by famous singer Smt. Charumathi Ramachandran in Newindpress on Srividhya (the actress-cum-musician daughter of one of the legends of Carnatic music MLV) who passed away recently. The article can be accessed by clicking here. The line that struck me from the article is “It leads one…

  • TM Krishna @ Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Satguru Gnanananda Hall, Narada Gana Sabha, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 27th Oct 2006 Occasion: Sri Nedunuri Krishnamurthy’s 80th birthday celebrations Vocal: Sri T.M. Krishna Violin: Sri Sriram Parasuram Mridangam: Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman Khanjira: Sri B. Sree Sundar Kumar List of songs: 1) alarulu kuriyaga – shankarAbharaNam – Adi…

  • Its pouring

    Its been raining cats and dogs in Chennai for the past two days. It is quite normal that rains follow me wherever I go. It started drizzling in Chennai as soon as I came here. Hyderabad had a healthy rainfall when I was there last year. It rained in Bangalore…

  • Sugandha Kalamegam @ Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 24th Oct 2006 Theme: Dikshitar Day – Muthuswami Dikshitar Compositions Vocal: Smt. Sugandha Kalamegam Violin: Sri V. Srikanth Mridangam: Sri K. Arun Prakash Khanjira: Sri B. Purushottam List of songs: 1) rakta gaNapatim – mOhanam – Adi – muthuswAmi dIkshitar…

  • Gayathri Venkatesan @ Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai

    Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Mini Hall, East Mada St., Mylapore, Chennai Date: 23rd Oct 2006 Organizer: Ganamukundapriya Vocal: Smt Gayathri Venkatesan Violin: Sri H.V. Raghuram Mridangam: Sri Tiruvidaimarudur A.  Shankaran  Ghatam: Sri J. Ramdas List of songs: 1) vanajAkshi (varnam) – kalyANi – Adi – rAmanAthapuram srInivAsa iyengAr (S) 2)…

  • Shankari Krishnan @ Sri Parvati, Chennai

    Venue: ‘Sri Parvati’, 28, Eldams Road, Chennai Date: 22nd Oct 2006 Organizer: Music Education Trust, Chennai Chapter Vocal: Shankari Krishnan Violin: Amritha Murali Mridangam: J. Balaji List of songs: 1) dEvar munivar (varnam) – shanmukhapriyA – Adi – lAlgudi jayarAman 2) aingaran illAmal – kEdAram – Adi – periasAmi thUran…

  • HAPPY DIWALI !!!!!!!

    Wishing you HAPPY DIWALI !!!!!!!! Had an awesome Diwali experience this year … celebrated it along with all my kith and kin who are there in Chennai ….  the little ones in the family made the experience all the more special. Traveled to Bharani’s house with 3 more friends of mine from ISB…

  • Akkarai Sisters @ Sastri Hall, Chennai

    Venue: Shastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 19th Oct 2006 Organizer: Youth Association for Carnatic Music (YACM) Violin Duet: Akkarai Sisters – Subhalakshmi & Swarnalatha Mridangam: R. Sankaranarayanan Khanjira: B. Sree Sundar Kumar List of songs: 1) sarasijanAbhA (varnam) – kAmbOji – kanda ata – swAti tiruNAL 2) atukArAdani –…

  • TM Krishna @ The Music Academy, Chennai

    Venue: The Music Academy, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 18th Oct 2006 Organizer: Kala Mandir Trust Theme: “Sri Sharada Vandanam” – a collection of songs on Goddess Sharada Vocal: Sri T.M. Krishna Violin: Sri Sriram Parasuram Mridangam: Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman Ghatam: Sri T.V. Vasan List of songs: 1) bhArati maddishaNA…

  • Madhirakshi – An album of a different kind

    I bought “Madhirakshi“, an album by Sikkil C. Gurucharan and Anil Srinivasan which happens to be Charsur’s latest release, last week. The album is of a different kind in that Gurucharan is accompanied only by Anil on the piano. No violin, no percussion instruments. The songs chosen are also ones…

  • N Vijay Siva @ Raga Sudha Hall, Chennai

    Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, 85/2, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 15th Oct 2006 Vocal: Sri N. Vijay Siva Violin: Sri Mullaivasal G. Chandramouli Mridangam: Sri Palghat Raghu Khanjira: Sri Abhishek Raghuram List of songs: 1) vanajAkshi (varnam) – kalyANi – Adi – rAmanAthapuram srinivAsa iyengAr 2) rAma nannu brOvarA –…

  • On Jon. B. Higgins

    I first heard about Jon B. Higgins when I was a kid. I was listening to one of the All India Radio channels and after the broadcast ended, the announcement named the singer as Jon B. Higgins. I was quite surprised as back then I had thought only Indians, that…

  • Bangalore Ramamani @ Sastri Hall, Chennai

    Venue: Sastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 13th Oct 2006 Organizers: Balaganamrutam & Karnataka College of Percussion Vocal: Smt. Bangalore R.A. Ramamani Violin: Kum. Akkarai Subhalakshmi Mridangam: Sri Tanjore Kumar Ghatam: Sri H. Sivaramakrishnan List of songs: 1) sAmi idi vELa (varnam) – kannada – Adi- pattaNam subramaNya iyer 2)…

  • TM Krishna @ Sastri Hall, Chennai

    Venue: Sastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 12th Oct 2006 Organizers: Balaganamrutam and Karnataka College of Percussion Vocal: Sri T. M. Krishna Violin: Sri M.A. Sundareswaran Mridangam: Sri K.V. Prasad Khanjira: Sri B. S. Purushottam List of songs: 1) sAmI daya (varnam) – kEdAragOwLa – Adi – tiruvOtriyur tyAgayyar (S)…