Year: 2007

  • Office humor

    At work, almost all the guys who sit around me have got speaker phones on their desks (not that I don’t have one). So when the clock strikes 9 (AM), the entire floor is like a vegetable market with so many conference calls going on in parallel. Lot of people…

  • T.N.Seshagopalan @ Nayaki, Chennai

    Venue: Abhirami Chidambaram Community Hall, River View Road, Kottur, Chennai Date: 27 Feb 2007 Organizer: Nayaki Vocal: Sri T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) Violin: Sri M.A. Sundaresan Mrudangam: Sri Vellore Ramabhadran Tambura: Sri Vaidyanathan List of songs: 1) mAyAtIta – mAyAmALavagowLai – rUpakam – tAnjOre ponnaiyA (OS) 2) mAtE malayadvaja (daru varnam)…

  • T.N.Seshagopalan @ Ananthapadmanabhaswamy Temple, Chennai

    Venue: Sri Ananthapadmanabhaswamy Temple, Adyar, Chennai Date: 26 Feb 2007 Vocal: Sri T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) Vocal Support: Sri T.N.S. Krishna (TNSK) Violin: Sri V.V. Ravi Mrudangam: Sri Trichur C. Narendran List of songs: 1) aparAdamula nOrvA – rasALi – Adi – thyAgarAja 2) sAdinchanE – Arabhi – Adi – thyAgarAja…

  • T.N.Seshagopalan @ YACD, Chennai

    Venue: Mylapore Fine Arts Club (MFAC) Hall, Musiri Subramaniam Road, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 25 Feb 2007 Organizer: YACD & Sri Krishna Sweets – “Chennaiyil Tamizh Isai” Vocal: Sri T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) Vocal Support: Sri T.N.S. Krishna Violin: Sri S.D. Sridhar Mrudangam: Sri Srimushnam Raja Rao Khanjira: Sri B.S. Purushothaman List…

  • T.N.Seshagopalan @ Hamsadhwani, Chennai

    Venue: Youth Hostel, 2nd Avenue, Indira Nagar, Adyar, Chennai Date: 24 Feb 2007 Organizer: Hamsadhwani Dikshitar Day Concert Vocal: Sri T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) Vocal Support: Sri T.N.S. Krishna Violin: Sri M. Chandrasekaran Mrudangam: Sri Vellore Ramabhadran List of songs: 1) srI mahAgaNapatiravatu – gowLai – misra chApu – muthuswAmi dIkshitar…

  • The Southie’s Dhoti

    I received this a few days back from the Spam King of my ISB batch and can’t resist posting it. Whoever wrote this originally deserves the praise/pleasantries. So here goes “The Southie’s dhoti and how to rattle it” ……….   Other men gird their loins, Southie men gird their dhotis.…

  • Trip to Tirupati/Kalahasti

    Went on a 2 day trip to Kalahasti, Tirupati & Tiruchanur with all the kith and kin that could make it. We started from Chennai at about 11 AM in the morning on Sunday and took the Chennai – Poonamallee – Tiruvallur – Tiruttani – Puttur – Renigunta route. From…

  • Tribute to SVK

    I was shocked to hear about the passing away of music promoter Sri S.V. Krishnan (SVK) today. He appeared hale and hearty just day before yesterday at a concert by Vid. Amritha Murali. Though I neither knew him personally nor have ever spoken to him, I will always remember him…

  • (Side) Effects of the Chennai English

    You listen to Chennai-waasis (especially the youth of Chennai) speak English and you will invariably find at least one of the following three, if not all, in what is spoken: Sentence starts with the word “Man” Sentence ends with the word “no” or “right” (In fact “right” is common to…

  • Amritha Murali @ Naada Inbam, Chennai

    Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, 85/2, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 13th Feb 2007 Organizer: Naada Inbam Vocal: Vid. Amritha Murali Violin: Vid. R. Hemalatha Mrudangam: Vid. B. Ganapatiraman List of songs (partial): ………… * nAradamuni vEDalina – pantuvarALi – Adi (tisra gati) – thyAgarAja (A) * nIvErA kula – bEgaDa…

  • Awesome TNS Harikatha on Sadguru Saint Thyagaraja, Chennai

    There are very few people who can don multiple hats and yet manage to enviably excel in each of the roles they play. One such great person is Sri T.N. Seshagopalan (TNS) – vocalist, vainika, keyboard/harmonium artist, teacher, harikatha exponent, composer …. you could just go on and on. The…

  • The Return of Michael Dell

    Just a few days back I had written a post regarding an article on “Where Dell went wrong”. Founder Michael Dell has returned back, taken over the reins of the company and jumped into action rightaway. Wharton Professor Peter Cappelli speaks on Dell’s return here. Apparently the first thing that…

  • T.M.Krishna @ Asthika Samajam, Tiruvanmiyur, Chennai

    Venue: Amarabarati, 12, West Tank St., Near Marudeeswarar Temple, Tiruvanmiyur, Chennai Date: 07 Feb 2007 Organizer: Asthika Samajam, Tiruvanmiyur Vocal: Sri T.M. Krishna (TMK) Violin: Sri T.K.V. Ramanujacharyulu Mrudangam: Sri Karaikudi R. Mani Ghatam: Sri V. Suresh List of songs: 1) sarasUDa (varnam) – sAvEri – Adi – kothavAsal venkaTrAma…

  • T.Lokanadha Sarma @ Nadopasana, Chennai

    Venue: Dakshinamurthy Auditorium, P.S. High School, R.K. Mutt Road, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 04 Feb 2007 Organizer: Nadopasana Vocal: Sri T. Lokanadha Sarma Violin: Sri V. Sanjeev Mrudangam: Sri Parupalli Phalgun Khanjira: Sri Venkataramanan List of songs: 1) vighna nivAraNa vinAyakA – nATTai – Adi – ?? (A) 2) raghunAyakA –…

  • Float Festival @ Mylapore

    The Thai Poosam Theppam Thiruvizha, which I have crudely translated in English as “Float Festival” in the title of this post, was celebrated at the Karpagambal Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore. The atmosphere in and around the temple was electric and there was excitemement all around Mylapore Tank. I happened to…