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My old garland

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Wild winds roared like hungry lions Flood, furious fire, all at once. The roof was about to fly, the home about to flood Pitch darkness, death howled like wolves at backyard. Raising my paining head, I pleaded, ‘You are the Maker and Master Who can face your ire? Be kind to agree for a swap’ … Read more

I adore you, admire you, my mom.

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After an amazingly break less sleep, when I got up this morning with full vigor, I realized that there is no dearer friend or closer relative than sleep and penned this poem as a tribute. No other woman can take your place Incomparable is your grace Don’t know from where you land With feathers of … Read more

Stray thoughts

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“More you give, more you get”. What is it? ‘Help’ ‘No, abuses’ ”More you fill up, more you have space’ . What is it? ‘Cotton wool bag’ ‘No. Desire’ “More you gift ; more she asks for?’ Who is that? ‘Your wife’ ‘No, Chethal, wood worms’ ‘More wrongs ; more pinches ‘. Who is that? … Read more

Many times in our life we don’t talk when we should

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Singing is a Devine experience. Singing and hearing, fully understanding the bhAva of the composer and experiencing a bit of his feelings, is an inexplainable anuboothi, experience.
Those interested in Carnatic music should try to understand the bhAvam, the feelings of the composer so that they can enjoy the music, better.

‘Did you come all the way walking, to protect me?,’ asks Thyagaraja to Sree Rama, addressing Him as, ‘nA prAnanAthA!’

‘Nannu pAlimpa nadasivochithivo?’.

In another song, he asks, ‘Ela nEe dayarAdu?’

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Age difference

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Ammalu, what will be our age difference, approximately?’ ‘Why approximately? I will give you the correct figure. I’m older to you by 20 years’ ‘It can’t be 20. May be in the first digits only. 7,8,9?’ ‘Certainly not. I Remember my mom packing a dozen baby feeding bottles while seeing me off with you’ ‘I … Read more