Stray thoughts

“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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Manjadikuru

  We are all shining objects but with a black dot on our head! ‘Janma, mrithyu, jaraa thaptha Jana visraanthi daayini!’ is one of the namas of Ambal in the Lalithasahasranamam, one can meditate upon, for long. ‘You are the ultimate solace for the sufferers from the routine of birth, aging and death, Mother!’ The … Read more

Avial, Avaniavittam and others

Do you like our ‘avial’ ? Each ‘ kashnam ‘ piece of vegetable, maintains its identity . Despite their difference , when avial is served, it adds fragrance to the food and tickles our taste buds. I used to dislike our ‘avial’ Iyer ‘bhasha’ as a student in the midst of Malyalam- speaking friends but … Read more