Hilarity in kutcheris

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 15 Jun 2009, 16:25

BILAHARI,Congrats for the600th post. I think UKS looks more handsome, his lips twitched into a perpetual smile . gobilalitha

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 15 Jun 2009, 19:17

GBL,
A perpetual smile cancels out an expressive face. I think UKS, besides being handsome, has an expressive face. Surely, we have seen pictures where he smiles even more.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 15 Jun 2009, 23:06

kunittha puruvamum kovvai muRu ithazhkaLum
panittha neTRi mEl pavaLa niRap poTTUM
inittha idhayam kavar Sollum cheyalum
thanitthuvam kATTuM eM UKS laya mannavarkkE!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 16 Jun 2009, 02:24

kaviyum azhagE

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 16 Jun 2009, 13:22

great shri cml...

here are some expressions of sir...

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 16 Jun 2009, 15:20

Erode sir, glad you have come back to this thread.what a collection of SRI UKS SPECIAL SMILES.!!!WONDER WHAT MADE HIM TO BE SO HILARIOUSLY HAPPY
we can expect nuclear jokes with mridangam gobilalitha

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 16 Jun 2009, 15:22

cml. kannadasan of rasikas!!! gobilalitha

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 16 Jun 2009, 19:01

Thanks Erode for that multi-faceted display of UKS sir!
Here is my tribute shlOka..

sangIta kalAnidhiM cAruhAsam
rangE tu rAjAnam kara kaushalam
nAgarAjAdi shiShyakOTi prapUjitam
tam vandE UKS prathita laya kunjaram ||

I pay my respects to UKS sir who is the prestigious laya expert (*note kunjaram means the best in that category*) who is venerated by the myriads of shiShyas like (our) Erode Nagaraj who has nimble fingers and who is the King of the (concert) stage and who sports a very beautiful smile as also who is a SangIta kalAnidhi

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 16 Jun 2009, 19:18

CML--the forum's own kavikunjaram, after the original one and kunjara dAsan! SaDja rishabhap priya gAndhAra madhyama pancama daivata niSada sadja rasika SikhAmaNi too?

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 16 Jun 2009, 19:53

Thx Arasi! My inspiration and co-associate of the MAS

kapali · Post by **kapali** » 19 Jun 2009, 20:17

I once remeber a funny incident during flute Mali's concert at Odukkathur mutt , Bangalore sometime in the early sixties. In the middle of the concert a woman shouted "Mali chithappa, can you play on your flute how a child cries! The audience was in shell shock due to disbelief. Ofcourse myself and a few persons in the audience already knew about her to be a mad woman in the Ulsoor locality of Bangalore cantt. The great point was that Mali without the knowledge that it was the shout of a mad woman , promptly responded by playing on the flute for about full 3 minutes the exact replica`of the cry of a child to the utter amazement of the audience!
I cannot envisage a more unique and hilarious incident in a carnatic music concert.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 19 Jun 2009, 20:23

...Mali crying makes people laugh...
... yet again Mali laughing makes people cry ...paradoxical

kapali · Post by **kapali** » 19 Jun 2009, 22:20

yes, you have nicely brought out the paradox! To digress a little from the sublime realm of carnatic music, the mad woman referred above in Mali's concert somehow happened to be amongst a crowd of nearly 20,000 watching the Ranji Trophycricket final between Mysore and Bombay a year or so earlier at Gymkhana grounds,Bangalore. It was a small ground and inspite of all the best efforts of all the policemen at the ground, the crowd overflowed across the boundaryline interrupting the proceedings. Then from the crowd emerged this hefty woman brandishing a stick and she walked along the boundaryline, a threatening solitary figure , the crowd which was till then trespassing the boundary line promptly withdrew in a disciplined manner leaving all police officers stunned .The match then continued to proceed !

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 19 Jun 2009, 23:58

peN!
SengOl piDitthaal 'arasi' AkalAM
thaDi piDitthaal rAkShasi AkalAM
ennE menmai! ennE valimai!!
naaDu(veeDu) kAppathum naDu^Nga vaippathum peNNallavO!

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 20 Jun 2009, 03:06

CML, why is arasi in quotes in your above verse?

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Jun 2009, 04:26

Any woman with a SengOl cannot be an arasi except in a name! It requires special character/knowledge/behaviour/majesty/.. like our 'arasi' who we all love and admire!
...and remember this is a hilarity thread

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 20 Jun 2009, 09:37

ha ha... sengOl pidiththAl... who dislikes that... ellOrukkum pidikkum...

33% vandhAchunnA, sengOl pidiththavargaL, thangal manaiviyarai arasi AkkalAm!

nAn kooda, was thinking of telling the DIG, that enakku veerappan pidikkum, give me the 10 lakhs... (veerappana pidichaa 10 L!)

now I understand.

lakhs + me is the basic desire of everyone and that might be the reason for the name, lakhsmi - goddess of wealth.

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 20 Jun 2009, 10:50

i was talking to a famous singer, she said, "aNNA... we can rehearse on monday... i am going to cook for you... it will not be so great... anyway you are destined to eat it"

"no probs... even krishNa paramAthmA would have undergone such experiences with the nivEdhanam offered by many devotees, had plenty of "experiences" and had issued a circular that thuLasi and a spoon of water is enough for Him"

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 20 Jun 2009, 10:51

IrODin mrudanga dvani kETkudu, taka takiTa--
maTRonRum varum mannAr kOyilininRum, tarikiTa taka!
ilaritiyin punstergaL pann(NN)il pozhiyum vELai vandadO?

By the way, Nagaraj,
Do read the thread by Krishna in the Bhakti Section about ilakkumi.

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 20 Jun 2009, 10:59

either paNNil or pun-NIL!?

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Jun 2009, 19:37

Erode
Did she offer 'elikkaRi and muTTai avial' the favourite of Nagarajan

Nagai rAjanukku vETTayADi thEDAmal 'piDiccha' uNavallavA

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 20 Jun 2009, 21:39

This is a music related 'kaDi' joke but invented on the fly for real....

While driving around, I was trying to keep the thala and always coming up a little short at the song ending. In frustration, I loudly remarked 'arai mAthrai koraiyardu'. The person next to me immediately quipped 'I wish I can help you but I left the pill splitter at home'!!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 21 Jun 2009, 00:36

OMG! You took your hands off the steering! I am worrried

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 21 Jun 2009, 01:15

cmlover wrote:Erode
Did she offer 'elikkaRi and muTTai avial' the favourite of Nagarajan
Nagai rAjanukku vETTayADi thEDAmal 'piDiccha' uNavallavA

may be L E -curry & mittAi avial! lovable and eatable...

[btw, if you keep your laptop on the dining table, it becomes e-table?!]

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 21 Jun 2009, 02:10

Ha! Now I know that you take your laptap when you ride your two-wheeler

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 21 Jun 2009, 05:35

As far as I know:
'sarppatthukku vaayu aahaaram NOT vaay aahaaram'
So though you can live on 'gas', your two-wheeler needs 'gas' (nIrAhAram) but your instrument needs real food (annAhAram) and we Rasikas are satisfied with just the 'sound' (SabdAhAram)!

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 21 Jun 2009, 09:00

cmlover wrote:OMG! You took your hands off the steering! I am worrried

I sometimes do which worries me too

But most times just a simple tap while holding the steering wheel will do, consistent with what Nick and I preach people should do in concert halls too. Not take a streeing wheel to the concert hall but a simple soft tap

But I do sense a reduced level of concentration while driving when focussing on laya whether keeping thalam or not, so it is definitely not advisable.

Half a mAthrai problem may turn into a life long mAthrai problem!!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 21 Jun 2009, 09:39

Wow, Kokilam, such humor! You needed a break and pun-percussionists and pan mozhip pulavar CML have inspired you.
Any stand-up comedian would have loved to have pulled off one gag after the other as you have done here!

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 21 Jun 2009, 11:12

vasanthakokilam wrote: But I do sense a reduced level of concentration while driving when focussing on laya whether keeping thalam or not, so it is definitely not advisable.

Half a mAthrai problem may turn into a life long mAthrai problem!!

Fantastic VK

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 21 Jun 2009, 19:02

VK
That exercise may work in chennai where there is melodic accompaniment from all sides. If you miss a mAthrai some auto-driver is bound to leisurely quip:
'ennA naina arai mathrai maRanthu pooTTay; thaNNi aDichi keeRiya'

But while driving in NA missing by arai mathrai can mean an eternity

(By the by taking the wheel with you to the concert is a good idea! By that ,nobody can steal your car in the mean time

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 21 Jun 2009, 20:12

And may come in handy as a Rasikas.org ID in place of a badge?

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 21 Jun 2009, 20:22

Super

Rasikas.org will 'steer' the concerts too!

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 21 Jun 2009, 21:30

arasi and CML,

What a sight it will be. The drivers of the next gen CM!!

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 21 Jun 2009, 22:07

'Music on wheels' like 'Meals on Wheels' -

vganesh · Post by **vganesh** » 22 Jun 2009, 09:54

It is very nice to read & enjoy when some big people of the forum discussing and making others to have hearty laugh.

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 22 Jun 2009, 11:35

My AhAkAram to cml and yes, punarvasu, I have personally enjoyed music on wheels... I use to play on the side cover of my energy (kinetic!) because, posture is important for us. Lap-tap and knee taps change position of arms and fingers...

Music lives in all our travels in the form of discussions and enjoyment and it is true, music is on wheels and it unveils the pleasure of living!

vk-ji, let us sing gowLipanthu krithi for mA-thirai matters...

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 22 Jun 2009, 11:41

cmlover wrote:VK

(By the by taking the wheel with you to the concert is a good idea! By that, nobody can steal your car in the mean time

even if someone steals, we can console ourselves, "pOyum pOyum, oru steering illAdha car thAnE eduththuNdu pOyirukkAn"nnu...

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 22 Jun 2009, 22:05

mAtthirai kuRaindAlum
mAttirai maRndAlum
mA tirai vilagumE
mAdhavan uRaviDam
nAmumE sErvOmE

(mA dayai nidhiyennum nI dayai purindaruL enRa meTTIl pADavum)

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 22 Jun 2009, 23:13

Erode
When your mridangam was not available, have you accompanied any artiste on unconventional equiments such as dinner table/dinner plate etc., If so let us know the episodes. it is like driving a vehicle without the steering wheel

mAtthirai (mAdharai

) maRandAl mA thirai vilagum mAdhavan aruL varum..
(good advice punarvasu

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 22 Jun 2009, 23:26

Good one Punarvasu! Upon Erode's reference to thirai and gowlipantu, I had to look it up to get the humor.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 23 Jun 2009, 07:34

mA tiribil mannan, mEDai amar mirudanga mannan nAgarAjan-
mA tirai tArai ivaL illaiyenRAlum, maTTilA vAnin tAraiyAm punarvasu
mAttirai enrAl, 'mAdarai' enavum pagarvaLO, panmozhip pulavarE!
mAtAvai oru nALum maRakka vENDAm enbadum nIr maRappIrO?

* mA tiribu (I mean pun)

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 23 Jun 2009, 08:25

vasanthakokilam wrote:Good one Punarvasu! Upon Erode's reference to thirai and gowlipantu, I had to look it up to get the humor.

VK/Erode
I am still dumb , I did not get the joke may be still not got the "taruNam eedappA".

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 23 Jun 2009, 09:23

rajesh:
Tera Teeyaga Raadaa - Raga Gauli Pantu
then punarvasu aptly states:

mAdhavan uRaiviDam
nAmumE sErvOmE

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 23 Jun 2009, 09:29

arasi:
mAdharai mAthAvAy ninaippavan yOgi
mAthAvai mAdharAy ninaippavan rOgi
mAtthirai uNDu maya^Ngupavan rOgi
mAtthirai maRutthu mathi theLipavan yOgi

MaheshS · Post by **MaheshS** » 23 Jun 2009, 17:03

This isn't hilarity in kutcheri, but I found it funny.

Part of his Australia tour Neyveli Santhanagopalan gavea demo on "Pinnal Swarams" which you can see in the link below.

http://sydhwaney.com/2009/06/plaited-notes/

Soon as the first set of swarams is over, he asks for a raga suggestion from the audience. Some one shouts Hamsadhwani when he had just finished singing it

vganesh · Post by **vganesh** » 23 Jun 2009, 17:15

@ MaheshS : got a hearty laugh. Definite number for inclusion in Hilarity.....

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 23 Jun 2009, 23:47

...nothing wrong! He said so politely instead of shouting 'encore'

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 24 Jun 2009, 00:11

It is quite funny. Sri. Santhanagopalan's straight-faced response to that is also amusing. On the content, spot on! He is quite an inspirational teacher. I am sure akellaji would be quite pleased. Such things are the foundation of his teaching method.

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 24 Jun 2009, 00:15

I find him to be hilarious in all his talks (even the ones where he was on podhigai I think teaching songs).

Something similar though happened to me a few years ago. There was a concert at the Balaji temple. I was sitting next to one of the top shots of the temple. The artist sang a (reasonably well known) annamaya krithi and ended it. During the short pause before the start of the next song, the man quips to me "You know what? We should ask her to sing some annamayya songs"

Arun

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 24 Jun 2009, 03:17

That was quite funny. And I got to learn about pinnal swaras too--it has a nice momentum and I like how NSG says it has everything in nothing or something to that effect.