DK Pattammal

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 07 Aug 2009, 20:55

gamakam,
Very well written tribute to DKP.
Went through your blog and was happy that you are here on the forum. Though called tamizhstudio, your blog includes other aspects of the arts too. I am going to learn quite a few new tamizh words! The format and the 'get up' of the blog is tastefully done. Thanks.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 07 Aug 2009, 21:34

gamakam
if you are lalitha ram then 'arasi' (our resident poet) will indeed give you a red carpet welcome to the forum..
Not that I do not join her in bidding you a warm welcome...

sramaswamy · Post by **sramaswamy** » 07 Aug 2009, 22:01

Gamakam

Excellently written article in a very professional way without too many hyperbole. Loved reading it especially as it is in Tamil. Is the entire site your blog? Amazing. I will try to go through other sections.

P.S. Just thought that I will point out a minor thing. The next (aduthu) from the first page still points to the same page instead of next page. It will be nice if it is corrected.

Gamakam · Post by **Gamakam** » 07 Aug 2009, 22:21

s_hari, cmlover, arasi, sramaswamy thanks for the encoraging words.

thamizhstudio is not entirely my blog. It is a portal for arts and cinema run by my friend. I write a weekly column on music. I also occasionally write on my blog http://carnaticmusicreview.wordpress.com/

cmlover: I'm Lalitha Ram. I've written a biography on GNB for vikatan publications.

I guess I can't blow my own trumpet any louder. Thanks again for the welcome.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 07 Aug 2009, 23:02

Thanks for that blog ref! Quite interesting....

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 08 Aug 2009, 04:03

Very good! I would encourage him to do so. His writing style is quite refreshing.
My apologies for mistaking the sex...

( Mod note: GNB related posts have been moved to http://rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php? ... nb-p8.html )

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 08 Aug 2009, 07:56

Well, I like 'his' writing too.

CML,
Thanks for thinking of me and about my wish that more women get interested in participating on the forum.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 08 Aug 2009, 12:47

gamakam(lalitha ram)
I have not had time yet to read your latest blog, since it is in thamizh I need more time to read , assimilate to understand despite thamizh being my mother tongue. One of the finest articles you had written about few years before was about GopAlakrishna bHarathi . That was just a top class one.

kedharam · Post by **kedharam** » 09 Aug 2009, 00:45

Moderators can move this discussion abt gamakam's book to GNB tread

( Done. http://rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php? ... nb-p8.html )

neelotpal.m.s · Post by **neelotpal.m.s** » 18 Aug 2009, 20:01

It seems to me that 'Mamava Pattabhirama' was composed by Sri Dikshitar for D.K.P.amma to render.As she renders each line the coronation of SriRama is conjured in front of our eyes.Indeed she is born to show to the world the majestic swells and magnificence of Dikshitar Kritis to the world.Like MS amma for Annamacharya,MLV amma for Purandaradasa,DKP amma for Dikshitar.Just experience her 'Pahimam Ratnachalanayaka' in mukhari.Her 'sowkhyam' in rendering is her hallmark.

girish_a · Post by **girish_a** » 18 Aug 2009, 21:31

Does anyone have recordings of DKP from her younger days? Except the Shyamala Dandakam, I haven't heard any other recording.

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 21 Aug 2009, 19:43

girish - You need to listen to her Yaro Ivar yaro in Bhairavi and Kamakshi in Bilahari!!! Try in hummaa.com

http://www.hummaa.com/music/album/D%20K ... amal/19862

-hari

ambika.sundaram · Post by **ambika.sundaram** » 18 Sep 2009, 17:49

I had the opportunity to wish her and watch a few of her performances in Chennai ...... Her "Ragam Thanam Pallavi" ..... Ohhh ..... I have no words to say ......

A too humble lady ..... We all are missing you Amma .....

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 28 Sep 2009, 16:50

Radhika-Rajnarayan · Post by **Radhika-Rajnarayan** » 28 Sep 2009, 16:58

neelotpal.m.s wrote:It seems to me that 'Mamava Pattabhirama' was composed by Sri Dikshitar for D.K.P.amma to render.As she renders each line the coronation of SriRama is conjured in front of our eyes.Indeed she is born to show to the world the majestic swells and magnificence of Dikshitar Kritis to the world.Like MS amma for Annamacharya,MLV amma for Purandaradasa,DKP amma for Dikshitar.Just experience her 'Pahimam Ratnachalanayaka' in mukhari.Her 'sowkhyam' in rendering is her hallmark.

We grew up listening to that rendition of 'Mamava Pattabhi rama' on a 78 rpm record. All of us practically know that kriti by heart just by listening to those records umpteen times in our younger days.
How sad it is that we need to correct the above post to read ' Indeed she WAS born....' and 'her sowkhyam in rendering WAS her hall mark' ...that is when the full impact - that she is no more, strikes you. This year has been particularly cruel to Indian music.

cpblog · Post by **cpblog** » 10 Dec 2009, 23:36

Posted a 1976 Concert of DKP-DKJ in "Parvathi" Mysore during the RamaNavami celebrations honoring Chowdiah at http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 30 Apr 2010, 21:23

A nice write-up of touching tributes: http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/04/30/stor ... 280200.htm

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 11 Jan 2011, 12:45

With reference to my post # 170, it appears that the old link has a problem.
Please find a new link for the same article.
http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2616/st ... 609900.htm

smala · Post by **smala** » 11 Jan 2011, 13:22

thanks for reproducing the frontline tribute.

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 14 Jan 2011, 22:58

A song that touched me was :

Padma Vibhushan DK Pattammal-Thamarai malar ondru kandenThilong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R_gfIlJ-0o

This Song was composed by Kavi Kannan on Maha Periava and popularised by Smt DKP

venkatakailasam

tkb · Post by **tkb** » 14 Feb 2011, 13:15

I happened to tune in to DD Podhigai today around 1130am and was surprised to see the progarm titled "Rasikapriya" anchored by Smt. Bhuvana Venkatesh. I was happy to know that it was an interview with Smt. DKP amma and for quiet some time i was totally struck to tv not knowing what was happening around! Then i realised i could have at least recorded it in my digital camera and all i could record was just the krithi Sri Parthasarathy in Suddha Dhanyasi sung by this Legendary Musician! I am sure this would be available in full length some where! but just to share my joy of having seen this programme i thought of uploading whatever i ahd recorded. You can view it in the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAFTPm1MFa4

DKP amma was talking about her early days of singing, her experience of learning couple of krithis from Sri Ambi Dikshidar and later from Sri TLV and so on.

It is a repeat telecast and hope this series will be repeated from this Monday. If any one has any news on Podhigai programs, please inform so that many can watch this great series where many great musicians have been interviewed.

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 01 May 2011, 22:06

Smt DK Pattammal:
Jaganmohini-RTP-AnjaadaIru NamPaavangal panjai paranthidum (Song Courtesy: Kasturi Mambalam)

Please hear the superlative rendition at:

DKP 48-Jaganmohini-RTP-AnjaadaIruNamPaavangal.mp3

There are 50 songs of SMT.DKP at for listening.

http://myblogkumara.blogspot.com/2011/0 ... an_30.html

venkatakailasam

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 01 May 2011, 23:14

Shri tkb :

Sri Parthasarathy in Suddha Dhanyasi can be listened at my blog at the following link:

http://myblogkumara.blogspot.com/2011/0 ... an_30.html

Sl. No DKP 001

venkatakailaam

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 27 Jul 2012, 15:18

listen to her...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMtXsWv2 ... t_received

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 16 Apr 2013, 15:00

A rare image of DKP...

டி.கே.பட்டம்மாள். தம்பூரா இசைப்பவர் தந்தை கிருஷ்ணஸ்வாமி தீட்சிதர். அருகில் தம்பி டி.கே.நாகராஜன்.
நன்றி: பாரதியவித்யா பவன் வெளியிட்ட Ganasaraswathi D.K.Pattammal புத்தகம் ( http://solvanam.com/?p=5322 )

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 16 Apr 2013, 16:24

Using Google Translate:

DKP, DKJ, Krishna swami Dikshitar (her father) on tambura,
Courtesy BVB publication Ganasaraswathi DKP

how did I do, folks!?

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 16 Apr 2013, 17:58

RSachi - just one small correction - it's not DKJ, but the third of the DK siblings, DK Nagarajan (who has lived in Washington DC for eons).

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 16 Apr 2013, 19:40

ok! In fairness, Google said King

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 16 Apr 2013, 22:15

Right. It took the rAjan of nAgarAjan and translated to King.

But if you put the various related pieces in a separte line, google does better

டி.கே.பட்டம்மாள்.
தம்பூரா இசைப்பவர் தந்தை கிருஷ்ணஸ்வாமி தீட்சிதர்.
அருகில் தம்பி
டி.கே.நாகராஜன்

translates to

Pattammal D.K..
Tampura icaippavar
Father kirusnasvami titcitar.
Near brother
Nagarajan D.K.

Though it does not know the contextual difference between "sitting nearby, brother D.K. Nagarajan" and 'near brother D.K. Nagarajan'

May be translation is a bigger hammer for this, transliteration would have been a better fit. May be both.

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 18 Jul 2013, 18:08

DKP 59-Adu_rAttE_Adu_rATTE_shUran-punnAgavarALi...

http://mfi.re/listen/svt8ubuehahw3e8/DK ... varALi.mp3

This was very popular during pre Independence days..Courtesy Dr. Manjunath

This, I think is a compo of Namakkal kavingar.

Shri Lakshman ...

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 19 Jul 2013, 23:43

It is by Namakkal Ramalingam Pillai. See the discussion here:
http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... tte#p46634

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 05 Aug 2013, 07:24

New website on Smt Pattammal. Has lots of information:
http://www.dkpattammal.org

semmu86 · Post by **semmu86** » 06 Aug 2013, 07:36

Wonderful website. Thank you

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 06 Aug 2013, 10:26

In first glance the site is great , should read more at it as I find more time . There was a mention about Smt DKP lending voice to even a hollywood 1940 movie
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp ... 990491.ece

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 02 Oct 2013, 15:00

MSS 045-With DKP--TNK-UKS-Mamava Pattabirama..Manirangu..

http://mfi.re/listen/nymzmgzmag3/MSS_04 ... irangu.mp3

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 21 Oct 2013, 18:23

To day is Muthuswamy Dikshadar's Mukthi Day...

Here is a Theme concert of his compositions by Smt. DK Pattammal..1.25 hours...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz51IM1CkvA

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 13 Apr 2014, 23:32

In Sri Pasupathy's blogspot, there is a piece on Smt. DKP: http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2014/04/34.html.

Pasupathy wrote:டி.கே.பட்டம்மாள் கச்சேரியில் பாடுவதற்கென்றே ‘கல்கி’ அவரிடம் நான்கு பாடல்கள் எழுதிக் கொடுத்தார். அவை : 1)குழலோசை கேட்டாயோ -கிளியே 2) பூங்குயில் கூவும் பூஞ்சோலையில் ஒருநாள் 3) திரைகடல் தூங்காதோ 4) இன்பக் கனவொன்று துயிலினில் கண்டேன்.
இவை 1940-களில் இசைத்தட்டுகளாகவும் வெளிவந்தன.

Kalki Sri Krishnamurthy had composed four songs for Smt. Pattamal to sing in concerts - one of which is the famous pUnkuyil kUvum. Are recordings of the other compositions available, by Smt. DKP, especially from the iSataTTugal (gramaphone records) that were realeased in the 1940s?

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 16 Jul 2014, 07:11

Concert 238-Smt.DK Pattamal

DKP..Mukthi Day..( 16 07 2014)

Listen at:

http://myblogkumara.blogspot.in/2014/06 ... -viii.html

Concert details:
001-kumara gurubara muruga saravaNa kIravANi_Tiruppugazh_Arunagirinadar
002-Tunni uno nara-Kalyani-MishraChappu-Purandara Dasar
003-Sarievramma Kamakshi-Bhairavi
004-NadachiNadachi-Kharaharapriya-Aadi-Tyagaraja
005-Biraanavara-Kalyani
006-aru marundhu oru thani-kAmbOdhi-rUpaka-Mutthu thAndavar
007-Enthanusu-Shankarabharanam

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 03 Sep 2014, 14:54

Concert 257-DK Pattammal

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the department of posts will be releasing eight commemorative postage stamps on Indian musicians including Smt DK Pattammal on September 3 2014, in the Port City Vizag

On this occasion :

Listen at:
http://myblogkumara.blogspot.in/2014/07 ... rt-ix.html

01-Pagavari-Hamsadhwani-Varnam
02-Rakshabettare-Bhairavi
03-Dasukovalane-Todi
04-Sri-Subramanyaya-Namaste-KAMBODHI
05-Rtp-Jaganmohini
06-Tiruppukazh

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 01 Nov 2014, 20:54

Five articles about D K Pattammal ( in Tamil)

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2014/03/33.html

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2014/04/34.html

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2014/04/35.html

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2014/04/36.html

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2014/05/37.html

bombal · Post by **bombal** » 03 Feb 2015, 17:08

pls chk the link below

http://www.dkpattammal.org/Fond-Memories.aspx

dhanyavaadaha
Bombay C N Balaji

satyabalu · Post by **satyabalu** » 29 Mar 2015, 02:23

https://mahaperiyavaa.wordpress.com/201 ... amacharya/

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 31 Mar 2016, 18:12

டி.கே.பட்டம்மாள் - 6
பாட்டம்மாள்
வீயெஸ்வி
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2016/03/6.html

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 31 Mar 2016, 18:20

rshankar wrote:In Sri Pasupathy's blogspot, there is a piece on Smt. DKP: http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2014/04/34.html.
Pasupathy wrote:டி.கே.பட்டம்மாள் கச்சேரியில் பாடுவதற்கென்றே ‘கல்கி’ அவரிடம் நான்கு பாடல்கள் எழுதிக் கொடுத்தார். அவை : 1)குழலோசை கேட்டாயோ -கிளியே 2) பூங்குயில் கூவும் பூஞ்சோலையில் ஒருநாள் 3) திரைகடல் தூங்காதோ 4) இன்பக் கனவொன்று துயிலினில் கண்டேன்.
இவை 1940-களில் இசைத்தட்டுகளாகவும் வெளிவந்தன.
Kalki Sri Krishnamurthy had composed four songs for Smt. Pattamal to sing in concerts - one of which is the famous pUnkuyil kUvum. Are recordings of the other compositions available, by Smt. DKP, especially from the iSataTTugal (gramaphone records) that were realeased in the 1940s?

Sorry, rshankar, for a late answer (partial) !

Listen to : ( kuzalOsai kEttAyO )
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/Fj7GTdCEce/K ... o_DKP.html

I got this info only lately. And have included it in my DKP-2 post also
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2014/04/34.html
.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 01 Apr 2016, 02:20

Thank you!!

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 03 Jun 2016, 01:30

Here is eppO varuvArO in khamAs.
https://soundcloud.com/raksha-1/eppo-va ... khamas-d-k

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 16 Jul 2016, 22:32

July 16. DKPattammal's Memorial Day.
A Tamil Article about DKP by Sri Nellai Bharathi [ courtesy: Kungumam Magazine ]
டி.கே.பட்டம்மாள் - 7
பட்டம்மாள் என்கிற பாட்டம்மாள்!
நெல்லைபாரதி
ஜூலை 16. டி.கே.பட்டம்மாளின் நினைவு தினம்.
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2016/07/7_16.html

kvchellappa · Post by **kvchellappa** » 17 Jul 2016, 03:17

Gist for some who may not be able to follow Tamizh script:
Born as daughter of Damal Sri Krishnaswamy who was a teacher in Kanchipuram. He encouraged her musical talent. She could sing slokas even at four years of age and win recognition.
She sang in a public meeting addressed by Gandhi and won applause.
Songs in films:
ThyAga BhUmi: Desa sevai seyya vArIr; Bandham akanru nam thirunAdu uytthiDa.
Nam iruvar: ADuvome paLLu pADuvome (this was broadcast on AIR on the 15th Aug 1947, for which she declined remuneration); Vetri ettu dikkumetta.
Mahatma Udankar: KANa Aval kondengum en vizhika; kunjitha pAdam ninainthurukum.
ThyAgayyA: Radhika KrishNA; Ninainthurukum ennai.
Rama Rajya: Enakkun irupadam.
VethALa ulakam: ThIrAtha viLaiyAttu piLLai; ThUndiR puzhuvinai pol.
Pizhaikkum vazhi: EngaL nAttukentha nAddu periyathu; mudalai vAyil; kottai kattAdeDA.
VAzhkkai: Bharatha samudAyam vAzhkave.
LAvanyA: Pazham BhAratha nannADu.
Vanasundari: NADu sezhitthiDavum uLLame nADu.
He Ram: Vaishnava Janatho.
In Tirunelveli, BhArathiyAr’s wife heard her sing BhArathiyAr’s songs and shed tears. She told DKP that BhArathiyAr would have been very pleased to hear it.
On 30th Jan 1948, when Gandhi was assassinated, she set SAnthi nilava vendum to tune and sang on AIR. She refused remuneration for it.
She has been awarded Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awards by GOI.

thanjavooran · Post by **thanjavooran** » 17 Jul 2016, 05:10

Shri KVC,
Excellent translation. Many thanks.
With wishes,
Thanjavooran
17 07 2016

CRama · Post by **CRama** » 12 Sep 2016, 12:12

Can somebody give me the following information urgently .
When was the last public concert of DKP
When was her last concert in MA
I require this to write an article on DKP. Thanks in advance

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