My Heart Goes For : Raagam : Vivahapriya/Sarangatharangini/Hamsanadam (carnatic)

There are many raagas with duel names (Eg: Divyabharanam/Rishipriya, Urmika/Suddha, etc). These are raagas which have same kind of lakshana. The names evolved over time by different composers. One of the most heavenly raagam is Vivahapriya. 

The Arohanam and Avarohanam are:Aa: S R M P D N SAv: S N D P M R S
Bandu reeti Koolu is Sri Thyagaraja's composition in this raagam.


Also,Thanks to ilayaraja for creating beautiful compositions in this raaga. 
Could site a few works like : Ever rocking Isayil Thodanguthama, Poo vaasam etc.


I remember a quote once i read 

"And the night shall be filled with music,
And the cares that infest the day
Shall fold their tents like the Arabs
And as silently steal away"

How true..!! blessed are those who can sing.... and bless those enjoy it!!
Its difficult to choose one raaga, but if I'm asked to, this one stands still and my heart goes around, goes around.....





 

Word with God

I have often wondered, what would it be like to be "God". I swear i dint ask this question because i watched Anbae Sivam lately. But i have always been curious to know, what God will be doing this moment. Let me guess, Worrying about global warming, Planning the weather, Formulating some strategy to handle growing population in earth, Wait a minute, Gosh! i forgot the other planets & Universe!! Man.. this man's got hell of work. Does he does all the work by himself, or he has like "angels" to do it. (I love to picture that!!). 

But if we relate to what Erich Von Daniken sates in his book called Chariots Of God, Gods are like space travelers who came to earth from distant parts of the Cosmos, Then what would they be doing right now? Are they still alive? If so, then why dint they never visited our planet again. May be they did, we never found that out. 

If i ever get a chance, i would love ask God, What's his nature of Job? What kind of database does he has for  all the living beings? Does he ever take break? Has he ever made mistakes, can he? How does he listen to all the prayers in every end of the world.?  I often find he hardly answers my prayer, has he left this whole thing on Auto Pilot.? 

Strange isn't it? We have not found answers for all these questions. Only one thing that gets proved here is, Everything has limits, So does Science!

Finally , If really  God Existed (Hope So) and he created & functions this whole system then, 

That man is Super Cool!! 

Something Brilliant I Saw Lately!!

Oh...Yeah!

ICC is spoiling the Love for cricket!! Just 10% of the seats....??
That too in the second smallest ground.....!!
Insanity!!

P.S: art by Satish Acharya

Miss/Ms/Mrs ??

When you are addressing a women; there is a confusion thats always pertaining, Miss / Ms / Mrs ?


The basic formula goes like this: 
Miss for some one who is not married, Mrs for some one who is married, Ms for some one you dont know whether she is married or not? or simply say it can be used for both married and unmarried women.


 In writing we can very well differentiate Miss and Ms. But the problem is, when it comes to addressing them face to face, How do we differentiate it? 


Are we to pronounce Ms as 'Miz' and Miss as 'Mis' ? Is that right?


There is also a pack of Male chauvinistic claiming that Ms is used by women to mask her marital status, and trying to prove her identity!  Poor things!! Think these people are too sickened about the fact that there is only one title, they will be addressed 'Mr' irrespective of their status. (Married/Divorced/Single/ Desperately single) lol.... :-))

This is Me!! Love.....it!

"Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes. She has problems with closet space because she has too many books. Date a girl who has a list of books she wants to read, who has had a library card since she was twelve.

Find a girl who reads. You’ll know that she does because she will always have an unread book in her bag.She’s the one lovingly looking over the shelves in the bookstore, the one who quietly cries out when she finds the book she wants. You see the weird chick sniffing the pages of an old book in a second hand book shop? That’s the reader. They can never resist smelling the pages, especially when they are yellow.

She’s the girl reading while waiting in that coffee shop down the street. If you take a peek at her mug, the non-dairy creamer is floating on top because she’s kind of engrossed already. Lost in a world of the author’s making. Sit down. She might give you a glare, as most girls who read do not like to be interrupted. Ask her if she likes the book.

Buy her another cup of coffee.

Let her know what you really think of Murakami. See if she got through the first chapter of Fellowship. Understand that if she says she understood James Joyce’s Ulysses she’s just saying that to sound intelligent. Ask her if she loves Alice or she would like to be Alice.

It’s easy to date a girl who reads. Give her books for her birthday, for Christmas and for anniversaries. Give her the gift of words, in poetry, in song. Give her Neruda, Pound, Sexton, Cummings. Let her know that you understand that words are love. Understand that she knows the difference between books and reality but by god, she’s going to try to make her life a little like her favorite book. It will never be your fault if she does.

She has to give it a shot somehow.

Lie to her. If she understands syntax, she will understand your need to lie. Behind words are other things: motivation, value, nuance, dialogue. It will not be the end of the world.

Fail her. Because a girl who reads knows that failure always leads up to the climax. Because girls who understand that all things will come to end. That you can always write a sequel. That you can begin again and again and still be the hero. That life is meant to have a villain or two.

Why be frightened of everything that you are not? Girls who read understand that people, like characters, develop. Except in the Twilightseries.

If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. When you find her up at 2 AM clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours but she will always come back to you. She’ll talk as if the characters in the book are real, because for a while, they always are.

You will propose on a hot air balloon. Or during a rock concert. Or very casually next time she’s sick. Over Skype.

You will smile so hard you will wonder why your heart hasn’t burst and bled out all over your chest yet. You will write the story of your lives, have kids with strange names and even stranger tastes. She will introduce your children to the Cat in the Hat and Aslan, maybe in the same day. You will walk the winters of your old age together and she will recite Keats under her breath while you shake the snow off your boots.

Date a girl who reads because you deserve it. You deserve a girl who can give you the most colorful life imaginable. If you can only give her monotony, and stale hours and half-baked proposals, then you’re better off alone. If you want the world and the worlds beyond it, date a girl who reads.

Or better yet, date a girl who writes."

P.S: this post was re blogged from "http://themonicabird.com" 

Dirty Drama

Finally, Congress and DMK have split up!


Is this for ever or just one more dirty drama of Indian politics?


Actually, trying to comprehend the reason for the split, it could have been anything like:


1. Last time Congress settled for 48 seats, this time they ask for 63? May be congress is asking for too much? 
2. To baffle the Opposition parties, having recently Vijayakanth settling for 41 seats with AIADMK? 
3. Congress had enough with DMK problem kids? Party was unable to take all trouble by Raja, Azhagiri, Dhayanidi maran, etc 
4.  Has Congress become ‘Mr. Clean’ and wants to wipe all dirt? 
5. If they don’t want DMK, are they going to join with AIADMK?  With Jayalalitha already welcoming their alliance with hands open?  
6. CBI raids in the close circle of MK causing all this drifts? Is MK making sure that his Family members not touched by CBI raids, by creating this drama with Congress?


Anything stated above could be the reason, but the only reason that can’t be is:
Congress split up with DMK for just ‘3 more Seats’!!!


Fact: 


Congress cannot stand alone in state like Tamilnadu; at least they can’t expect a win (Bihar, a prior experience). They hardly have any part to form an alliance with (as ‘J’ has already promised Vijayakanth 41, how much can it afford for Congress?). With CBI snooping with the money trail, it will be hard for the party to ‘Buy’ votes.


Climax of drama: 

Expect a reunion very soon! (அரசியல்ல இது எல்லாம் சாதரணமப்பா!!)

Lets wait and watch.....