The Dhanammal Legacy - with Family Photos

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SrinathK
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Here's a rare video of T Brinda singing along with Kiranavali Vidyashankar (right?) - taken just about 8 months before her passing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J4qXn8n7UY&t=234s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZnUHv_pwQU&t=2005s

SrinathK
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Documentary on T Brinda excerpt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrIveygyItc

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SrinathK wrote: 21 Sep 2017, 13:58 Here's a rare video of T Brinda singing along with Kiranavali Vidyashankar (right?) - taken just about 8 months before her passing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J4qXn8n7UY&t=234s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZnUHv_pwQU&t=2005s
This was a concert she sang at the Nanganallur Anjaneyar temple. It is indeed Kiranavali who is singing pin pattu. I remember seeing this video fully. The junior concert before Brinda amma's concert was by a young TM Krishna. The one-hour video had 10 min of TMK and remaining of Brinda amma. That khpriya varNam is etched in memory and gives me goosebumps whenever i recollect. Had missed this somewhere and was frantically looking for it, for years now. Much thanks for posting these links Srinath.

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Does anyone know where to get Dhanammal's recordings?

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Would like to share a very moving blog on VeeNai DhanammaaL by
SriramV today.
https://sriramv.wordpress.com/2020/01/2 ... al-wealth/
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Some excerpts.
"It was in the house in Ramakrishna Chetty Street that Dhanam’s famed Friday evening concerts took place. A reclusive personality who spoke little, the old lady’s house received visitors on this day and they quietly made their way to the tiny room on the first floor. There Dhanam held court, veena in hand. Near-blind by then, she was kept informed as to who had come and she would throw each visitor a curt word of welcome. And then the veena performance would begin. Nobody could speak, keep time, clear their throat, sneeze or clap. Vendors shouting out their wares would be turned away at the entrance of the street and neighbouring households would reduce all activity to a minimum to ensure perfect silence was maintained. The performance lasted till 8.00 pm when the cannon in Fort St George sounded the hour. The numbers that attended these performances were small – the room could not accommodate more than 30 people at any time- but they were all great scholars and aficionados of the art. Discreet donations and contributions by these people kept the old lady financially afloat.
Not that Dhanam really cared. It was said that on one occasion that a visiting Taluqdar of Awadh was so blown away by her veena recital that he placed Rs 116 at her feet. Dhanam immediately asked Ramaniah Chetty to fetch Abdul Kareem Khan of the Kirana Gharana who was then visiting the city and was a great fan of her’s. A performance by the ustad followed and the money was given to him as his fee.
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This was also the home to which several musicians came of an afternoon, to learn some songs. The names are legendary – Ariyakkudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Musiri Subramania Iyer, Parur Sundaram Iyer, Madras Lalithangi and Tiruvarur Rajayi. In some cases it was an exchange – Dhanam taught and learnt from Kanchipuram Naina Pillai. To some she gave freely – Calcutta Gauhar Jan and Abdul Kareem Khan learnt Carnatic songs from her and released discs of these. Some she adored and they reciprocated in full – Tiruvottiyur Tyagier and Tiger Varadachariar were two such. A younger musician whose talents she admired was the nagaswaram maestro Tiruvavaduturai Rajarathinam Pillai
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By 1937, Dhanam was sinking. A trio who regularly called on her and delighted in music at this time comprised TT Krishnamachari, then businessman and a leading light of the Congress (later to become Union Minister), SY Krishnaswami, ICS and ND Varadachariar, lawyer. Another regular was R Rangaramanuja Iyengar, the fiery and acerbic music critic and scholar, who learnt from her.
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it was at the home of T Jayammal, her third child, that she passed away in October 1938. The pallbearers included TT Krishnamachari, violinist Papa KS Venkataramiah and Kasturi Srinivasan of The Hindu.

Pratyaksham Bala
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Javali 'nArImaNI kainadrirA' by Veenai Dhanammal
https://youtu.be/Kf2eE-R_rko?t=1

For lyrics & meaning :-
viewtopic.php?t=12771&__cf_chl_jschl_tk ... NwRx9zDEkA

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Mridangam Solo (Video) by Sri T Ranganathan

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1187851351386441

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Smt. Dhanammal's vINA recital consolidated:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEB9vZpIIR4

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Smt. T Brinda interview here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfU2eH93bbE

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3k7frfM6vg

The rasali rendition is a relish - don't miss it! Vervy! So also dinamanivamsa.

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A SankarbharaNam Alapana by Smt. T Jayammal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0_Qbv57pRs

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This seems a full concert of the same?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sRLPqa ... oNarayanan

A vervy tanavaari (bEGaDa) and a charming venkatasaila (hamir KalyANi of SrI Subbarama dIkshitar).

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