Author: Ramkumar R

  • Indian Superheroes

    Indian superheroes for your viewing pleasure: Superman & Spiderwoman together. Spiderwoman even flies by herself: Superman in action: A Superman-like superhero performing cosmic dance (comes with English subtitles so that one can understand the technicalities 😉 ):

  • Chennai 600028

    Picture this …. you are watching a movie from DVD on your color TV (1989 make) at home with your family and friends, with the digital sound trying to come out from the TV’s speakers. You are sitting on the floor, having sugary, watery lemonade to beat the summer heat…

  • Prarthana Rao @ TTD Information Center, Chennai

    Venue: TTD Information Center, Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar, Chennai Date: 21 May 2007 Organizer: TTD Information Center Vocal: Vid Prarthana Rao Violin: Vid Karaikkal Venkatasubramaniam Mrudangam: Vid Erode Nagaraj Tambura: Vid Keerthana Rao List of songs: 1) inta mODi (varnam) – sArangA – Adi – tiruvOtriyUr tyAgayya (O) 2) vandE…

  • Gayathri Venkataraghavan @ Sringeri Mutt, Chennai

    Venue: Sringeri Jagadguru Pravachana Mandiram, Sringeri Mutt Road, R.A.Puram , Chennai Date: 19 May 2007 Organizer: Raja Annamalaipuram Bhakta Jana Sabha Vocal: Vid Gayathri Venkataraghavan Violin: Vid Akkarai Subhalakshmi Mrudangam: Vid B. Ganapatiraman Ghatam: Vid N. Guruprasad List of songs (incomplete): 1) Om namaha praNavArthAya ? (shlOkam) – hamsadhwani    …

  • SRJ Lec-Dem on Shyama Sastri @ NGS, Chennai

    Lecture Demonstration on Sri Shyama Sastri Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 18 May 2007 Organizer: Narada Gana Sabha (Golden Jubilee Year Music Series) Vocal: Vid. S.R. Janakiraman (SRJ) Vocal Support: Vid. Mangala Ravi Violin: Vid. Akkarai Subbulakshmi Mrudangam: Vid. K.R. Ganesh List of songs: 1)…

  • Chalo utro aur dhakka lagaao !!!!

    Have you ever come across a situation while traveling in a train where the train stopped at a signal for a long time and you saw children trying to push it from inside to make it move? Did you or someone else try to reason it out with them as…

  • Palghat Raghu – The next Sangeetha Kalanidhi

    It turns out that the rumors are indeed real !! According to The Hindu, Sri Palghat Raghu will be the next Sangeetha Kalanidhi. An award long overdue.

  • Who is the next Kalanidhi?

    Here is how our news channels would put it: —————————————- BREAKING NEWS: This comes to you straight from Mylaaaapppppooooorrrre, the place where all the action is happening (action? what action?). Rumor is abuzz among some key people here that veteran mrudangam maestro Sri Palghat Raghu is getting the next Sangeetha…

  • T.N.Seshagopalan @ Parthasarathi Temple, Chennai

    Venue: Parthasarathi Swami Temple, Triplicane, Chennai Date: 14 May 2007 Organizer: Arulmigu Parthasarathi Swami Temple & Parthasarathy Swami Sabha Vocal: Vid. T.N.Seshagopalan (TNS) Violin: Vid. B. Ananthakrishnan Mrudangam: Vid. Mannarkoil Balaji Tambura: Vid. Vaidyanathan List of songs: 1) sAmaja varadA – sudha sAvEri – rUpakam – rAmanAthapuram srInivAsa iyengAr (OS)…

  • Gayathri Venkataraghavan @ Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Kasturi Srinivasan Hall, Music Academy, Chennai Date: 13 May 2007 Organizer: Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha (4 Hour Concert) Vocal: Vid. Gayathri Venkataraghavan Violin: Vid. Charulatha Ramanujam Mrudangam: Vid. Neyveli Narayanan Ghatam: Vid. S.Karthick Tambura: Vid. Vijayalakshmi List of songs: 1) sarasijanAbhA (varnam) – kAmbOji – kanDa aTa – swAti tiruNAL…

  • T.M.Krishna @ Parthasarathi Temple, Chennai

    Venue: Parthasarathi Swami Temple, Triplicane, Chennai Date: 12 May 2007 Organizer: Arulmigu Parthasarathi Swami Temple & Parthasarathy Swami Sabha Vocal: Vid. T.M.Krishna (TMK) Violin: Vid. V.L.Kumar Mrudangam: Vid. Poongulam Subramaniam Ghatam: Vid. S.Karthick List of songs: 1) rAju veDale – tODi – rUpakam – tyAgarAja (NS) 2) srI rAmam –…

  • ISB Info Sessions – Class of 2009

    Indian School of Business (ISB) info sessions are in full swing. Click here for city-wise details in India and other countries and for registration. Details of sessions scheduled for the next few months are being posted below; please keep checking the link on the ISB site for updates: India Locations…

  • Mangalam Krishnamurthy @ Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 10 May 2007 Organizer: Narada Gana Sabha (Golden Jubilee Celebrations) Vocal: Vid. Mangalam Krishnamurthy Violin: Vid. Padma Shankar Mrudangam: Vid. A.V. Manikandan List of songs: 1) nalla vAkkuNDAm nalla manamundAm (invocation – Lord Ganesha) – rAmapriyA 2) rAghavam nAma smaraNam…

  • Check this out

    Check this web site for some amazing photographs: http://thetraces.aminus3.com/ Met this person today after a long time. So talented. Yet so humble !!

  • M.R.Subramaniam @ Raga Tarangini Trust, Chennai

    Venue: Sastry Hall, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 08 May 2007 Organizer: Raga Tarangini Trust Vocal: Vid M.R. Subramaniam Violin: Vid M.R. Gopinath Mridangam: Vid M.R. Srikrishna List of songs: 1) calamEla (varnam) – nATTakurinji – Adi – mUlaivITTu rangaswAmi naTTuvanAr 2) jaya jaya – nATTai – kanDa cApu – purandaradAsa…