Sanjay Subrahmanyan @ NGS,Karthik Fine Arts

6 Dec 2008

Accompanists:
Violin: Nagai Muralidharan
Mridangam: K Arun Prakash
Kanjira: B Sri Sundarakumar

Song List:
1.Manamohana (Varnam) - Mohanam - Ata - HMB
Swaras@Neekala
2.Sree PArvathi - Sree - Ata - Kunrakkudi Krishna Iyer

3. Naadadinamaatane- Janaranjani- Mishrachau- Thyagaraja

Raga Alapana, Neraval & Swaras @Thalaku Vachinia

4. Sri Dakshinaamoorthe- Sankarabharanam-  Mishra Jampai - Muthuswami Dikshithar

Raga Alapana, Swaras@ Sri Dakshinaamoorthe

5. RTP- Jayanthasena, Pallavi- Kavava velava... - Ragamalika

6. Manadirkugandadu- Sindu Bhairavi- Adi- Thanjavur Sankara Iyer

7. Kulam Tarum selvan followed by Narayananai Thudhipai- Komalangi- Adi- ( Dandapani                                                                                                       Desigar, Raghava Ramanuja Dasar)

8. Mangalam- Saurashtram- Adi

My favourites in this concert were , the RTP, as usual was super! No words! and Manadhirkugandadu has always been my fav!

 Sorry for the late post.. No time, with so many concerts n all!

First Concert of the season- Sanjay Subrahmanyan @ Chettinad Vidyashram (Jaya TV- MMU)

5 Dec 2008
Accompanists:
Violin: S Varadarajan
Mridangam: Neyveli Venkatesh

Theme - Compositions of Dandapani Desigar

Song list:
1. Vaazhndhiduvom Vareer - Arabhi -Adi
Svaras @ Vaazhndiduvom
2. Adiyenai Kaatharulvaai - Kamboji - Triputai
Raga Alapana
3. Paada Vendumey - Hamsanaadham- Rupakam
Raga Outline, Neraval@ Isai Paavil Unarndu, Svaras@ Paada Vendumey
4. Kadavulai Maravaadhey - Tandavam - Adi
Raga Alapana
5. Naavukkarasi Gnanakk-kozhundhai - Hemavathi-Adi
Raga Alapana, Svaras@ Naavukarasanai
Thani Avartanam

All the above songs are compositions of Desigar.

6.Urellaam Tunginaalum- Viruttam - Sahana
7. Oho Kalame - Sahana- Adi (Composer- Vedanayakam Pillai)
8. Thunbham Nergayil - Desh - Adi (Composer- Bharatidasan)
9. Narayananai Thuttipai - Komalangi- Adi (Composer- Raghava Ramanuja Dasar)

My favourites:
Oho Kaalame , of course and I loved the Desh piece too..

The Q&A session was very enjoyeable.

Listened to a Sanjay concert after a very very long time! Very satisfied!

Mumbai terror attacks.. But Lets stay united!

I'm really shocked by the recent happennings in Mumbai, the attacks in various sites. I love India and it grieves me to think this has taken place in our country, always known for it's unity among people, peace and tolerance. 

I don't understand why those ppl are doing this.. what is the cause... religion? politics? ......

Are they fanatics with not an iota of human feel. What do they gain from shooting the innocent

ones who have never done any harm to them? What grudge do they have against them?

I think they have cut off the compassion chord from their brain for only then  can they behave like this. yes it seems to be just a shooting  game for them.

Before we used to watch such thrilling  scenes in the movies with our mouths wide open. Now it is a live show for you in your neighbourhood. Atleast even in the movies the villians had a clear cut motive to behave as they did. But now what is the motive in reality...it is a million dollar question.Will we get the correct answer soon?  What do they gain from putting their life in danger for they know they are sure to die.  Yes the correct motive must be found out to

try and avoid such incidents which are on the rise. Before once in a way even one news of someone being killed somewhere used to create waves of  horror but now such incidents have become common and i think most of us are coming to terms with it which is the most dangerous  thing that can happen. 

OH DEAR  WHOEVER AND WHEREVER YOU ARE WE ONLY PLEAD WITH YOU TO NOT TO PLAY WITH THE LIVES OF THE INNOCENT . What harm have they done to you.

People may call you brave and bold but i only feel you are COWARDS COWARDS COWARDS:

Bravery is coming out in the open with what you want, confronting the people whom you have

grudges against face to face and not stabbing at the back like this. You have gained only the CURSES of all HUMAN BEINGS all over the world by this gruesome act and nothing else.

Be it the Gita, Koran or Bible , no religion has preached such revengeful acts and so instigation if in the name of religion is unjustifiable!

But now after expressing my feelings I feel that this incident has made us more united than ever.

for from every nook and corner of the country people are condemning the incident and showing their sympathy Yes after all the basic character of our india can never change!

BHARAT ZINDABAD 

My favourite songs sung be Sanjay Subrahmanyan

Okay, I've been wanting to write this one for a long time!!

Well, I basically love everythin what Sanjay sings but there are some which are really special to me..

1. Dikku theriyadhakattil - Ragamalika- Subramania Bharathi

2. Aarar Aasaipadar- Nadanamakriya- Muthuthandavar

These are two songs really really special to me.. I used to listen to these every morning durin my board exams, even if I was gettin really late.The song wud be automatically playin in my mind during the exam also.. I'm absolutely sure this was one of the things that helped me do my exams well..

Thank you Sanjay!!

Ok gettin back to the list..

3. Chinnanjiru Kiliye- Raagamalika- Subramanya Barathi (My recent favorite)

4.Manadhirku ugandadu- Sindu Bairavi- Tanjavur Sankar Iyer 

5.Bajare re Chitha- Kalyani- Muthuswamy Dikshithar

6. Manavyalakin- Nalinakanthi- Thyagaraja

7. Aarumo Aaval- Maand

8.I just love the Virutham in the Kshetra Chidambaram CD ( Mannadhi Boodhamodu)

9.Kanavendamo- Sriranjani- Papanasam Sivan

10. Maname Ganamum- Bhimplas- Papanasam Sivan

11. Thillai Sthalam- Sama- Gopalakrishna Barathi

12. Uppum Karpooramum followed by Innamum oru thalam- Behag

13.Engum Niraindhirukkum- Navaroj

14. Yaaro ivar yaaro- Bairavi- Arunacala Kavi

15.Vetta Veli- Kudumbai Siddar-Huseni

16.Kanthimathi Annai nee gathi- Kanada- Papanasam Sivan( Forgot to add this earlier, but actually its one of THE BEST!!)

 

These are only a few I could list down.. But there are lots more!

I hope Sanjay sings atleast some of these songs in the coming season, especially Chinnanjiru Kiliye!! 

 

??!!Lazy me!!

Basically, I love inactive blogs!!

And yeah! I love my blog!!

T.M.Krishna@Music Academy

HCL Concert

Singer: T.M.Krishna

Violin:Embar.S.Kannan
Mrudangam:K.V.Prasad
Ghatam:N.Guruprasad

Date:19/9/08
Time:7:00 P.M.
Venue: Music Academy

Songs:

1. Chelimikori Vachi( Varnam) - Gaula -Tiruvottriyur Tyagarajar- Adi
2.Upacharamu je sevaa- Bairavi-Tyagaraja -Rupakam (Raga outline and kalpana swaram at Ekaanthamu)
3. Saarade Veena - Devagandari-Papanasam Sivan- Adi (Raga Alapana)
4.Upendramaasrayami- Kamas- Mysore Vasudevacharya- Adi (Raga outline, Kalpana Svaras at Vasudeva)
5.Saraguna Paalimpa- Kedaragaulai- Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar (Raaga Alapana)
He started the Anupallavi ( Varaguna seshadri) once again,after he finished the whole song and sang Neraval and Kalpana svaras at Varaguna seshadri. Then there was the Thani ( Was excellent) and the finishing line was Varaguna Seshadri.. The Neraval was fantastic!!!!

6.Pahi Pahi Jaganmohana- Nadanamakriya- Narayana Theerthar- Adi (Raga outline)
7.Vande mataram- Desh (Raga outline) (The best part of the concert!!!)
8. Mangalam- Vaazhiya Senthamizh

Concerts of Sanjay Subrahmanyan, my favourite!

Well, I managed to attend quite a few concerts recently, Yeah most of them Sanjay's.
The one at Krishna Ghana Sabha,
P.S.Senior,
Bala Vinayagar Temple, Warren Road
and Ya long back the concert in Ayyappan temple.

I wrote the song list n all but I totally don't have the mood to type it in!
Basically I miss out some of the songs in the concert cos I get a bit too involved in it and later I forget what they were!
Well but my favorite was the concert in Warren Road.
In the beginning I though I surely wont be able to sit through the whole concert cos I had a temperature. But then I just didn't want the concert to end. Just wanted it to go on and on and on.The Sindu Bairavi and the Bahudari piece were just enthralling. And the best was Maname Ganamum in Beemplas.

And the day of the P.S. Senior concert, I had a tough decision to make. I had tickets for this Hariharan concert and the same day, there was this Sanjay concert which I just cant miss!
And yeah I chose Sanjay's concert.
I still regret a bit nnot attending the Hariharan live programme but still I was really happy cos Sanjay as usual did not let down our expectations. And it was on Krishna Jayanti and my parents were damn pissed of for not bein there for the evening Pooja. But anyway I loved all the Krishna songs and it was really worth being there missing everything else but was expecting that he'll sing He Govinda, hmm but no..

Yeah I'll try putting up the song list of the next concert if I'm not this lazy.
Yeah I tried attending T.M.Krishna's concert in Narada Ghana Sabha , but no seats only, what to do!

Im waitin for Sanjay to come back from the U.S and give us more and more of his concerts.

Now I've to try doin atleast a bit of my homework or I'll be sent outta class as usual.
And that too tomorrow is Monday the D-Day ( Dhavani day), worst day in the week!
WAAAh, don wanna go to schooool!!

A change!

Heyy!!!
Well I haven't been active for quite a long time..
Umm.. I've kinda been busy with school work n all..
Well, I've changed my school now,for ma 11th std.
My new school is Besant Arundale, in Kalakshetra.

Oh my God! I miss A.M.M soo much!! All those lovely days we had together, those free periods without any teacher, the times we used to play truth or dare, the whole class.. Omg, It was soo much fun! All those lunch breaks when we used to hang out at the canteen. I used to wait each and everyday for 11:00 when the lunch break used to go.. Now,here, I dont even want lunch break to come. Its no fun at all! The way we used to kalaichufy Vasantha ma'am and she used to be so sportive. And then our luck the rain used to come every friday during the monsoon and the way we used to go " Toiillet Ma'am" and before she could reply, the whole class used to run out and get ourselves wet! Our culturals, track and field events, sports day, the after school games n all!! Omg so much so much fun!!! Miss my Gandhi house so much! The way we jumped when we won anything and all those tears we spilt when we lost, the shouting and jumping and running we did when we won the over-all shield. I dont even wanna recollect all those memories. It makes me go waaaahhh!!

Ok, Well, You may ask me, " Then why the hell did you change your school?"
I'll tell you!
You know I'm really interested in music right?
Dont tell me you dont!
Ya so There's this group in 11th in this school called Fine arts and it has music as the main subject in it..
Ok First you should understand this.
I dont like Commerce, I absolutely hate science!
And I want to do either Journalism or Music.
So I absolutely went goo goo when I saw this group.
The subjects are Music, Dance, Painting and History.
But I wanted neither painting nor History. So I took maths and computer with music and dance.
Ok I know Im bugging you now. But you better sit and read.
Well this school, as you know is in Kalakshetra and its totally beautiful, the atmosphere n all, we sit under the trees n sing in the thapovanam.So many animals!
Its like WOOOW!!
But then its completely different.
U donno wat it takes me to try and adjust to this school and the ppl n all!
But the thing is I like what Im doin and thats what I want.

But then people used to say and still go " Enna maa ni! you became school topper, and ur doing this! there is so much competition in the music field! You can do engineering, medicine!""
Pls ppl stop. I dont want you to control MY life!
Ok Im little very crazy now!!
So now this is what my life is all about!
I wont bug you any more
Signing off!
Catch ya all later!!

Still can't believe it!

Results Results!!
My X std. Board results came out on May 30th.. Ok I was not that tense n all but there were still a few butterflies in my stomach..
Questions seemed to pop up from nowhere at all!
* What if I fail?
* What if I have to sit for the exams again?
* What if my papers are lost?
But then it was time for the results and I was surprised to see that I had scored 473/500 mm almost 95%..
I was surprised to see that Vishaal who usually tops in everything had scored only 465..
Then I went over to school as we were expected to be there to check our mark-list and it was a long wait for the marks..
And then guess what!?! I topped my school!
I actually came school first!
Just can't believe it!
I hadn't put in any hard work at all except before the exams..
I was just care-free and didn't care to just touch my books throughout the year.
But then school first is just too much for me..
Yeah I guess I have brains and a bit of luck too :)

Do or die for Chennai super Kings!

Though I'm this die-hard fan of Sachin, but I was not cheering for the Mumbai Indians. I was just hoping with my fingers crossed that the Royals would win, just because, I wanted to increase the chances of Chennai entering the semi-finals. But yesterday was a real close game! Thats what I call a proper T20 match!But the Mumbai Indians desperately needed a win! It was really unfortunate for them after the excellent 5 wickets taken in the beginning. I guess tension was just mounting up in the field! But that last ball! That WIDE turned the whole game around. Just when I thought Mumbai was gonna win! And I was hoping that there would be a bowl-out! But no!The Royals won their match and created a record by winning all home-matches!

My Meet and Greet Dhoni Experience!

Ok guys, I told you I won this Airtel contest and was supposed to meet Dhoni..

Ok, basically, I’ll tell you what happenned..

To all those Dhoni fans out there, please open your eyes and read fully!

This programme was already rescheduled one time and this Sunday I went over to Park Sheraton to meet him at 10:00.. There were some 20 other people there.. So we were taken to one room and we waited, waited and waited, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30.. No Dhoni or anything! Yeah now he woke up at 11:30, it seems, then we saw him in the swimming pool and then he went off for his exercise session.. And we were served breakfast next!

I’m saying “Omg, I don’t want breakfast, I want my Dhoni!” And then guess what happened, Dhoni refused to come of of his room as he was afraid that he’ll be bundled with questions about the previous lost match! But seriously guys, I don’t know if that’s true. I heard this from the airtel representatives. I’d had enough!

But then guess what, I went down for a stroll and I met most of the other players. I took a picture with Parthiv Patel, got autographs from him, Shane Warne, Morckel, Ntini, Fleming, Siddarth Trivedi, and lots others!

Ntini is this super cool guy! He doesn’t care about whos there.. talks to everybody as if hes not a celebrity at all! It was fun talking to him!

And coming back to the Dhoni part, he at last asked everybody to be there at the entrance and said he would wave at us when hes leaving to the airport! You think we are all mad cocks eh to sit and wait for so many hours and then he’ll wave and go!

At last guess the time when he came out, it was 1:15PM, but omg he wasss so cuute! Then he gave us a group photo, but then didn’t give any of us an autograph. I decided I’m not leaving him alone and ran behind him past the security line, patted him and said, “Please you cant leave without giving me an autograph” and so ya he smiled and gave me 1.

But all of us were thoroughly disappointed. We had planned on what all questions to ask him n all!But I guess tats what celebrities are all about!

Well, though I'm saying all this, it just doesn't mean I started hating Dhoni.. Hes still one of my favorite cricketers and one person who I treasure close to my heart.. I'll try and try and maybe I'll get to meet him again some day, some time,

* No offence meant through this post to anybody, I was just expressing my feelings..

Can you believe it? Im gonna meet Dhoni!!!!

Yeah true!!

I won this Airtel contest called Meet and Greet Dhoni and so I get to meet him for half an hour or so!

It was supposed to be today but then it got rescheduled cos CSK lost the previous match and so they are gonna discuss the strategies for the next match! So Dhoni is really really busy! Totally disappointed! But then I get to meet him next week! So no worries!

I'm totally excited about this!! Hes my favourite player after Sachin Tendulkar and I'm totally crazy about him! I'm in love with him seriously!!

And me meeting him?

Unbelievable!!!

Chennai Super Kings!

Well, Chennai has been doing really well in all it's matches except for 3 in the middle when the Aussies just went back!But now they have been gaining momentum and Dhoni's men are picking up on the points they lost. I went for two matches, the ones with Punjab and Bangalore.. Lol well the Bangalore match was unfortunate for us! 127 was really an easy target, I donno wat went into their heads.. I guess maybe there was a tinge of over- confidence. And I don't think Dhoni should have come in third. Maybe Badri or Raini must have been sent instead of Dhoni.

But anyway now I'm going for the next match too, with the Rajasthan Royals and I'm hoping they'll win. I'm expecting an exciting match, maybe a bowl-out will make it really really interesting!

Hoping for the best!!

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

Appadi!! I attended Sanjay Sir’s concert after a really really long time, almost 2 months! As usual, it turned out to be an excellent concert!! I’m really happy that I didn’t miss such a beautiful concert!

Well I’ll get on with the song list now!

Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

Date: 20 May 2008

Time: 6:30 to 9:00

Accomponists:

Violin: S.Vradarajan

Mrudangam: Thanjavur Ramadas

Song list:

1. Bhavanuthanaa- Mohanam- Thyagaraja-Adi ( Raaga outline with kalpana swaram)

2.Needhaya Raadha- Vasantha Bhairavi- Thyagaraja- Rupakam

3. Vinathaa sutha -Hari Kaambojhi- Thyagaraja - Adi (Raaga Alapana and swaras)

4.Neemathi sallaga- Ananda Bhairavi- Mathrubudayya - Adi

5. BhajareRe Chitha- Kalyani- Muthuswamy Dikshithar - Mishra chapu( Raga alapana and kalpana swaram)

6.Sivakaama Sundari - Mukhari - Papanasam Sivan - Adi ( Started with Anu pallavi)

7.Arumarundoru - Khambhoji - Muthu Thandavar - Rupakam

8. Durusukha- Saveri - Shyama Shastri -Adi (Fantastic Raaga Alapana and kalpana swaras at paramapaavani)

- Thani avarthanam

9.He Govindha- Madhuvanthi - Soor Das ( Raaga Alapana)

10. Ramanai Bajithaal- Maand- Adi - ( composer - will fill later)

11. Thillana - thodi -Adi

12. Mangalam - Saurashtram- Thyagarajar- Aadi

IPL IPL everywhere!

Aww.. These Ipl matches are quite addicting man!! Even One night doesnt pass without watching these matches!! I finally fulfilled my dream of watching it live in Chepauk! Chennai Super Kings
VS Punjab XI.
Was great!! Had so much fun! Badrinath was excellent.. I consider him an underrated batsman.
Balaji's Hat-trick only had to add to the team's excellence! Considering the fact that it was not a waste of time and money, Im quite satisfied..
Waiting for all the other matches!
I wish I could see Rohit Sharma's batting live.. Hes putting up an excellent show.. A steady batsman.. good boundary hitter.. what else does a team need?
Yeah and also wanna see Sachin playing soon!!

Mumbai Indians!!

Well, U know befor the IPL matches started, one another team I was supporting other than the Chennai super Kings was "Mumbai Indians" and the sole reason was that Tendulkar is the captain.
But now Sachin isn't playin and with Bhajji as the captain, the Mumbai Indians were sucking really badly at the game! Well I dont really blame Harbhajan, but still!
And Now, another good player, Bhajji is also not there cos of his racket with Sreesanth.. Well if Bhajji really slapped him, then he surely shouldn't have done that and should not even have tried covering up for himself! I donno where all this is gonna end up!!
I hope they just go right onto the field and hit some boundaries and get some solid runs!
Im sure if Sachin starts playing , we'll see a completely different and more confident team out there!
Please get well soon, Sachin!!Love ya!


And yeah this was sumthin I wrote long back! But now, The Mumbai Indians are rockin!! What with Sanath's excellent sixes and Sachin's captaincy, they've managed to travel to the top 5.
Six wins in a row.. Well the previous match with Punjab was really close.. But then 190 was a difficult target and I just couldn't believe Mumbai almost won!!
Sachin!! Half century! Wow.. I knew you would do it!!
Keep playin well!!

Sanjay's concerts

Well u no..i wasnt really interested in carnatic music till I listened to a concert of Sanjay’s. Well Ive been learnin music from 2nd standard or sumthin and now am in 10 th.. but hav never been really crazy about it..But Sanjay has brought in a complete change in me.. Now Im so mad about carnatic music that Ive opted for music group too in 11th..so..ya..I feel completely different when I listen to Sanjay Subrahmanyan’s music.. It calms me when Im tense, gives me back ma full spirits..U no Im really crazy about Sanjay! Ive attended most of his concerts recently and loved all of them.. Hes never ruined my expectations..

Recently,the concerts I attended were at

Music Academy

Ranjani Sabha, Nanganallur

Hamsadhwani

Bairavi Gana Sabha (hope I got the name right!)

Raga Sudha hall ( mylapore)

And ya yesterday ,-Nayaki (Kotturpuram)

The Hamsadwani concert:

Accompanists:
S.Varadarajan - Violin
Neyveli Venkatesh - Mridangam
B. Sreesundarkumar - Khanjira

Songs List: Anumanai- Malaiyamarutham ( one of my fav.ragas!!) , Manavyala - Nalinakanti , Soundararajam- Brindavana Saranga , taNigai vaLar - Todi , Maravakave O Manasa -Sama, Balasubrahmanyam - Surutti , nannukannatalli - Sindhukannada( I luv that song), Raagam Taanam Pallavi - Patdeep( a new raga)
Pallavi - thenpazhani vaDivelane deivaanai maNaaLane - Triputa taaLam
Mayamma - Ahiri ,dikku theriyaadha - Raagamalika ( aiyo, u dunno how crazy I am about that song aftr I listened to Sanjay’s Rasaanubhavam CD.. I was in full josh when he started that song that I went off to the front row),
Tillana - Khamas, mangaLam - Sowrashtram

Raga Sudha Concert

Accompanists:
S.Varadarajan - Violin
Mannargudi Easwaran - Mridangam
T.V.Vasan - Ghatam

Songs List:
1. Sami nee rammanave - Kedaram, Maravaku daya - Mohanam, kaappadhuve - Ananda Bhairavi , Enduku nirdaya - Harikambhoji , Jaya jaya - Manirangu, ennaLu - Subhapantuvarali( Fantastic Alapana), Sri Madhava - Behag, pootthavaLe (viruttam) - Nattakurunji
karu utranaaL (viruttam - Hamsanandi
kulam tharum (viruttam) - Abheri
Paluku tenela talli - Abheri (loved it!!), Tillana - Sindhu Bhairavi

Nayaki Concert:

Accompanists:
S.Varadarajan - Violin
Tanjavur Ramdass - Mridangam

Songs List:
Varnam - Kanada,2. polla puliyinum - Mayamalavagowlai , Enta ninne - Mukhari ,
Paramapavana - Purvi Kalyani, vandanamu - Sahana,kaakka unakkirakkam illaiya - Kharaharapriya , Mamavatu Sri - Hindolam,
Raagam Taanam Pallavi - Suryakantam
Pallavi - apakaara nindhaipaTTuzhalaadhe ariyaadha vanjarai puriyaadhe - kanda jathi triputa taaLam (2 kalai)
Ragamalika Swarams - Huseni, Kannada, Saravanabhava guhane -Kannada, vettaveLithannil - Nadanamakriya, tirisila giriyaar - Senchurutti, Vizhikku thuNai (viruttam) followed by - Jhonpuri
A wonderful concert, I even went and got his pic aftr the concert and talked to him..Seems like a very nice person by heart, very modest..hmm made my day for me..

I am forbidden from going to his concerts bcos I hav my boards comin up an I hav to study but I somehow convince ma parents and each time go off to all his concerts.. Hope I get to go to atleast one more concert b4 the boards..

I dunno how he keeps his audience mesmerised.. I guess theres noone who cannot like his music.. I saw his two children too..very cute lol..That too I love the parts in the concert when hes in full josh and fully smiling an all.. Really adds flavour to his music.. Told you already Im so so so crazy about him!

Sanjay Subrahmanyan really rocks!!

My email address: poornima_trustme@yahoo.co.in

Hats off to Sanjay