'Nam Virundinar'--Chat show with Carnatic musicians

[cacm]

Nivedita,
Congragulations & Good Luck. YOU deserve it. VKV

[thanjavooran]

Nivedita,
Today's program was excellent. Dr.Vijayalakshmi Subramanyam's efforts in documenting more than 100 composers and their kritis is praise worthy. She mentioned that outside India too, Rasikas of foreign origin know and understand Melakarta ragas. Congratulations Nivedita !
Thanjavooran 10 12 2011

[nivedita]

Thank you very much, everyone!

The episode featuring Dr Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam is available here:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZByjPgbpho

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkh9aIBCnQk

As always, I'd appreciate any kind of feedback!

[nivedita]

rajeshnat and kunthalavarali,

Akshay's renditions from the Pudhuppunal episode you discussed earlier in this thread are available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V4nJfXlEGY and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cw5FGWSI-I

As an aside, Ramnarayan sir (editor-in-chief of Sruti magazine) has reviewed the Carnatica Brothers' concert for my wedding reception here: http://srutimag.blogspot.com/2011/11/wa ... y-pnv.html

[nivedita]

Just noticed that the info is out on another thread already, but here I go anyway...

This Saturday's Nam Virundinar programme features...Arasi-ji! I met her for the first time on the sets of the show, and it was an experience I will never forget. Will write more about it once the show is telecast.

Meanwhile, tune in to Doordarshan's Podhigai TV at 7.30 am on Saturday, the 4th of February.

[maduraimini]

Nivedita,
Your interviews are very interesting for us, who live overseas. We listen to the artists on the computer, but don't see them in person. Your program brings them before us, with a face and mind. Waiting anxiously for your interview with Arasi. Keep up the good work. You do a very good job, and being so young. May God Bless you !

[thanjavooran]

Once again Nivedita congrats. excellent program.
Arasiji !
Vow! You are great. Learnt a lot about your musical back ground. You have fully utilised the slot w/o break. With wishes,
Thanjavooran 04 02 2012

[PUNARVASU]

How sad! Missed seeing this thread and hence the prog. I s there a repeat telecast?

[venkatakailasam]

The interview was posted by me at

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2045&start=350

to day morning at 09 AM

venkatakailasam

[priyaram78]

I was sad that I had missed the telecast in the morning, but I was so happy to see the repeat telecast at 7.30 in the evening. Arasi madam, very happy to know about you. Simple, unassuming and sweet inspite of achieving so much in the carnatic music field. All the best for all your future endeavors.

[aaaaabbbbb]

Simple living and high thinking,Arasi ji,May God Bless You.

[PUNARVASU]

Thanks to Shri venkatakailasam; I watched it on you tube. So nice to see our 'arasi' . As usual Nivedita did a wonderful job. Proud of our fellow members.

[kssr]

Interview with Smt.Arasi was quite interesting. I will try to buy the CDs by Sumitra Nitin and Neela mami, both bangloreans. Incidentally the explanation that the words Raji and Arasi mean the same was a bit puzzling. Raja is arasan. Rani is Arasi. But Raji is not the feminine of Raja

[venkatakailasam]

deleted as this seems to be old

[maduraimini]

Just listened to Nivedita's interview with Arasi on Venkatakailasam's site. Very beautiful. It was simple but eloquent. No veering off topics, griping about others but nice, easy going chat between the interviewer and the artist. Nivedita did a nice job, asking the questions pertinent to this show. Arasi's simple,straightforward answers were from the heart and endearing. Nivedita, like Abou Ben Adam, May your tribe increase! Looking forward to bright youngsters like you.

[maduraimini]

Sri Venkatakailasam,
Thank you so much for posting Nivedita's interview with Arasi on your site. It was very helpful for those of us who live far away and cannot see the show. We are very grateful to you. Thanks again for your service.

[arasi]

Thanjavooran, Priyaram, Punarvasu, aaaaabbbbb and Maduraimini,

Thank you all for your kind words. I had not looked at this thread for a few days, but have been reading the thread in the Vaggeyakaras Section.

Maduraimini,
Hope you caught my mentioning you somewhere

kssr,
Well, a stretch, I know, but raja=royal, arasan is rAjA, so arasi is Rajee?--that's what my cousin meant, and I agreed with her, I suppose

[kssr]

There was also a question about rhyming first and second letter in Smt.Arasi's compositions - (something like dwa..akshara, etc.,). A tamil interviewer /interviewee, discussing tamil poetry ,one would guess, would be more familiar with Eduhai and Monai than the dwa..

[arasi]

kssr,
Many words which are used in CM are sanskrit-oriented, aren't they? Nivedita was asking me about the songs (krutis) at that point. We still use expressions like svarAksharam, gamakam, pallavi, charaNam, and so many other sanskrit words. Was it dvi Sabda something ?
Sanskrit scholars on board to the rescue...

[sridhar_ranga]

The question was on dwitIyAkshara prAsam but Arasi's kritis being mostly in Tamil, edugai would have been apt.

[vasanthakokilam]

In a strictly lighter vein, just like how using french words in English bestows a certain cachet ( oops! ), Sanskrit words like 'dwitIyAkshara prAsa' have that effect in high art like CM. I learned that word in the past few years in this forum and I tried it in a few select circles with very desirable effect So, kssr, don't resist or mock, just join!!.
Nivedita sets up the context clearly that her question is about rhyme. I think that is the level most people relate to poetry and compositions. Most Tamilians only know that edukai and mOnai have something to do with rhyme, they do not know the details. I bet it is not their forte (oops!)

[thanjavooran]

Today's Nam virundhinar was with an Chitra vina artiste by Anuradha. As I switched on little late could not identify the Artiste and Podhigai also did not display at the end. An handy newly developed instrument with more features was the high light. His association with Kunnakudi and Harris Jayaraj was well recalled by him. It gives a different sound reminding Sitar. An excellent progrm co ordinated by Anuradha after a long time.
Thanjavooran 25 02 2012

[bagyamananthu41]

View Nam virundhinar at my uploads at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/bagyamananthu41

[aaaaabbbbb]

Arasi Ji,
In kannada 'arasi' means 'Queen'
You are a queen in deed.

[arasi]

Thanks, aaaaabbbbb, royal in name alone, I am!
Isn't arasati another name for queen?