Top Fifteen in Rasikas....

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 18 Jan 2009, 00:16

What is music after all? It is just a jumble of sounds. Just because someody wrote a grammar codifying a particular arrangement we need not get carried away as to that being the gospel truth. No doubt our physiological system responds to certain sounds due to evolutionary mechanisms. A wild shriek will draw immediate attention than a low thud. As our systems evolved we tended to associate certain patterns of sounds as pleasant and soothing. This is indeed a conditioned reflex. The child responds to a 'thaalaaTu' not because of its music but because it is conditioned to associate it with its benevolent mother. Our love of CM is equally a conditioned reflex. Hence there is no need to elevate CM on to a pedestal and attribute a Divinity or sacredness to the jumble of sounds. Again there is no need to twiddle your noses at other forms of music such as FM and claim any superiority since they are equally a conditioned jumble of sounds

It is hedonistic to cling on to CM as the sole refuge in life. Some of you expect this Forum to be devoted entirely to your pet notion of CM which you particularly enjoy. Unfortunately most of what we discuss is only peripherally related to CM or at times not at all to CM. That is life! You cannot live on rice alone; but need the spices, condiments and essential vitamins included to survive. Hence bear with us if we add banter to CM some of which get incorporated as the essential spice of CM! You have every right like the proverbial swan to suck the essence and eschew the chaff; but then there are also the crows who come here who feed on the offal and eschew the cream and both are happy!

Live and let live!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 18 Jan 2009, 00:19

Nick
are you confessing your new driving experience

my car ma just ran over your dog ma!

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 18 Jan 2009, 02:05

cmlover wrote:Ragam-talam
I know you 'hate' me so much! But I don't know why
But you keep posting vigorously and you will be at the top since willy-nilly I will drop out one of these days

Duh? Not sure why you think I hate you! Besides, we are anonymous characters here (to borrow a point made on the TMK thread) so what reason would there be for any hate?

(he rubs his hands in glee on getting one step closer to the top-10 list...)

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 18 Jan 2009, 02:10

kannama wrote:Meanwhile the post-count meter keeps ticking!

Very clever! What a devious way to increase your meter reading!

kannama, well done

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 18 Jan 2009, 03:10

ragam-talam
I am trained to read the minds of people! I may be wrong occasionally

Thanks for helping me reach the top and as a favour I will push you above if you like

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 18 Jan 2009, 03:13

The Chennai dogs have better roadsense than to get in the way of my ka, ma!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 18 Jan 2009, 06:27

Nick
I know Chennai dogs have better roadsense
but what I am worried is whether
the Londoner you have better Chennai roadsense

(at any rate watch out for bhairavi

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 18 Jan 2009, 12:09

I keep my eyes open for the cows and goats ...and buses!

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 19 Jan 2009, 14:54

cmlover wrote:I am trained to read the minds of people!

Well, as for myself, I prefer to read the morning newspaper.
Tastes differ, I suppose.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 19 Jan 2009, 18:54

Professions vary and habits too. On icy mornings, I wish I had a dog which was trained to fetch me the morning paper, but then again, I am not a 'dog' person. The forum 'habit' that we all have in common--needs little effort. We can all peruse it in the comfort of our own homes, whenever we find the time.
To read other people's mind is not a bad hobby (profession) at all. Like a pop singer crooned years ago, 'I want to look inside your head, yes I do!' is the kind of activity which fascinates us humans no end...

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 19 Jan 2009, 19:04

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 19 Jan 2009, 21:55

mangaLavanu nuDisO, nAgarAja (rAma mantrava bhajisO, yE manuja)
A rODu I rODu, ellige hOguvudu?(A mantra I mantra...)

'Sing' or play a mangaLam? The UKS school mrudangams should be capable of singing too...

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 19 Jan 2009, 22:42

Arasi
You are getting quite versatile in Kannada. Can we expect more compositions in that lingo

cool is getting hot

and invoking phaNindra shayanam

(just sneaking in before srkris lifts up the axe

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 19 Jan 2009, 22:57

Not fair!!! CML sneaked in another one of those 'banter' posts while the mods were sleeping!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 19 Jan 2009, 23:08

mon ami,
irukkum pADalgaLaip pADubavar vENDum
innum punaindAl, kiRukkiya kAgidangaLait
tEDap pin pozhudum vENDum--mun vanda migap
periyOrelAm innum tam muRai varak kAttirukka, nAn
igam viTTaganRa Or aimbadu ANDugaLil en pADalgaL
OlikkalAm--pin mElum nIr pADach chonnAL??!!

You need those who would sing the songs which exist
If I sing more, then I need the time to find those papers
They are scribbled on--those greats who preceded me
Are still waiting their turn--in fifty years, may be,my songs
Have a chance to be sung--and you want me to create more??!!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 19 Jan 2009, 23:11

ragamtalam,
On my part, more lines, I'm afraid

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Jan 2009, 00:21

arasi
you Keep going..
ragam-talam is trying to settle his score with me which he can do using my personal e-mail than through the Forum

He needs my counselling

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 20 Jan 2009, 03:22

CML, let me repeat here again: I have nothing against you, just engaging in some silly banter. I don't even know who you are, so have no scores to settle.

Wonder if the shrink needs some counseling himself??

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Jan 2009, 07:52

Now we may be getting really close to closing this thread

But I would await our Nagaraj to sing the strokes UKS style with a mohra and muthtaaippu Ban(g)ter

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 20 Jan 2009, 13:03

The topic which AA Rodu , EE Rodu .... started to keep the members uyirOdu (active), moved towards mistaking the object of having, just a fun vErOdu (root).

Of course, way & road are things "go" together, but sometimes, alone....

This time, for some, this road is not their way!

But, what I think is, our forum makes one feel, that, though they are alone, they never feel lonely....

If it goes otherwise, sure, let us sing mangaLam and destroy the maN-kalam (vessel made out of clay or pot), which was created for fun (yes, it keeps cool), the eco-friendly and lets echo-friendly as ever...

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Jan 2009, 22:47

Beautiful!
Thanks 'erode' for that delightful ride on the road to happiness and the
'mana kalakkam pOkkum mangaLaM'

shubhaM

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 20 Jan 2009, 23:04

shubham indeed.