-
Theatre Review: "Tansen"by Trialogue, Ranga Shankara, 010619
It's not common to have plays about music, or musicians; so when Ranga Shankara announced that Trialogue, a Delhi-based theatre group, would be staging "Tansen" on 1st June, '19, I was very keen on attending.
The introduction on the Ranga Shankara website was also tantalising. Dhurpad, khayal, and kathak to be part of the production...that would ( Read more... ) -
Heritage, Architecture, Classical Music....and Birding! INTACH World Heritage Day, 180415
On Saturday the 18th April, 2015, my friend and I decided that the "bandh" had died down, and we went to the Bangalore Fort to attend a photo exhibition,
( Read more... ) -
azhagAna poNnu nAn!
I suddenly remembered a song I'd heard in my infancy...after months of not wanting to learn new songs, Kavya is suddenly keen again, now!
The words mean,
"I am a beautiful girl;
I have the eyes for that;
The only thing I possess
Is my self-respect..."
The original song is here (from a 1956 film, imagine!)
and the lyrics are:
here
( You want to see the lyrics and their meaning? ) -
Dil hoom hoom karey, from Rudaali
This youtube video has the words and a good translation, too. What lovely music...and true to his name, Bhupen (Hazarika) has set the song to Bhup (or Bhupali) raag... -
Wonderful lyrics...
The lyrics ( Read more... ) -
A wonderful short video from a friend ....
Ravi Srinivasan has been my friend for a while now, but he had no way of knowing that I knew Karaikudi Mani well for a long time, before losing touch; he did not know that he was my late brother's mAnasIka (mentally accepted as ) guru....and yet, he chose a composition by him, performed by the string quarter...and he chose my photographs for the ( Read more... )
Click to view
