Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri R K Srikanthan turns 90.

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ramakriya
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Post by ramakriya »

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/13/stories ... 480400.htm

Along with my best wishes, I would like to share the following links (Two interviews with RKS):

http://neelanjana.wordpress.com/2007/12 ... rikanthan/


http://hamsanada.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post_14.html

Many rasikas may have read them , but re-posting for those who haven't.

-Ramakriya
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cmlover
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Post by cmlover »

By God's grace
shatAyur bhavatu!
aye even more....

VK RAMAN
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Post by VK RAMAN »

May this jubilation continue for next few years!

thanjavooran
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Post by thanjavooran »

We all seek his musical blessings on this happy occasion. His recent concert at Ragasudha inconnection with PR's B'day celebration was excellent. In that Arul Raj the mirudangam crafts man was honoured.

Thanjavooran
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suma
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Post by suma »

Many Happy Returns of the day

cienu
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Post by cienu »

A stickler to tradition and undoubtedly the "Pitamaha" of CM today.
Wish Sri RKS a very very Happy Birthday :)

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Best Wishes for a Wonderful Birthday!

chalanata
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Post by chalanata »

just incredible! many more returns!

vijay
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Post by vijay »

Happy birthday to the veteran....amazing innings....looking forward to the century!

arasi
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Post by arasi »

NamaskAragaLu to the great vidvAn and may he live his life of music for many more years and share it with us all!

kmrasika
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Post by kmrasika »

Best wishes and I pray you live long to continue your service to CM.

About the function: http://rksrikantan.blogspot.com/2010/01 ... tions.html

Sreeni Rajarao
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Post by Sreeni Rajarao »

Wishing many happy returns of the day to the vidwan!

I could not resist the urge to upload this picture from an event in Bangalore on July 5th, 2009.

Seated left to right : Sri R K S, Smt R K S (and our fellow forum member V S Manjunath)

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cienu
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Wow! What a wonderful picture :) Thanks a lot for uploading Sreeni :)

veeyens
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Post by veeyens »

May Sri Rama bless you Sir from another 1920 model homo sapien

arasi
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Post by arasi »

veeyens,
Many happy returns, whenever your birthday happens to be!

srkris
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Post by srkris »

veeyens wrote:May Sri Rama bless you Sir from another 1920 model homo sapien
Are you 90 too?

bilahari
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Post by bilahari »

Best wishes to the vidwan!

veeyens
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Post by veeyens »

srkris you bet, in another couple of months, God willing, i hope to join nonogenerians club, not the elite group like Sri R.K Srikantan.s but some thing like R.K Lakshmans.s Mamooli Admi (common Man) in Times of India cartoons
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srkris
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Post by srkris »

Veeyens sir, that is a truly humbling experience to know about your interest and activity at your age.

uday_shankar
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Post by uday_shankar »

veeyens sir, that's most awesome and inspiring. Best wishes.

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Post by srikant1987 »

Best wishes to Sri R K Srikantan and Veeyens sir.

PUNARVASU
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Post by PUNARVASU »

My pranams to Shri R.K.Srikantan on the occassion of his 90th birthday.Agreat legend indeed.
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Sreeni Rajarao
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Post by Sreeni Rajarao »

Found another beautiful picture in my files!
This picture is also from July 5th, 2009, Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bangalore
(Veena Raja Rao Birth Centenary Celebrations)

Smt and Sri. R K Srikantan

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rrao13
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Post by rrao13 »

Can some of the rasikas post any anecdotes and personal experiences involving Shri RK Srinkantan?
I had posted a few years ago an incident narrated by Shri VV Sundaram in the Cleveland aradhana. At the cost of repetition I am writing it one more time and I hope forum members can share some of their experineces or "shruthi's" :

Shri RKS had agreed to conduct classes for the Sampradaya training prorgram for children and he has to travel from time to time from BLR to MAA. Shri VVS said that he received an urgent call one day and Shri RKS told him that he could not get reservation in BLR-MAA Mail so was it ok to travel by Brindavan Express. He was taking Shri VVS's 'permission' since Brindavan costs a wee bit more than the Mail. Shri VVS totally taken aback because he was willing to fly Shri RKS or even charter a plane in the exgtreme, to get him to Chennai; and here is the gentleman ringing up to get his approval for a nominal fare difference. What a story!!

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Post by munirao2001 »

I am sharing two of many anecdotes and personal experiences with RKS, the doyen of KM

1) RKS Sir told me that when he got the first opportunity to sing for Music Academy at PS High School,Chennai, Sandhyavandanam Srinivasa Rao, an intimate friend, feeling RKS anxiety to do well in the presence of Great Maestros ARI, MVI and MUSIRI and many other stalwarts, advised him to leave the focus on the GM's presence and sing with ease and to his own satisfaction. The high quality of RKS music will not fail to register and win the appreciation of all GM's. RKS did perform very well and received the appreciation and blessings of his idol, MUSIRI.

2) Few years back, RKS Sir was performing thematic concert at Ananya, Malleswaram, Bangalore- One Raga compositions-Darbhar. RKS Sir requested me to give him the notations for the Mudduswami Dikshita composition in Darbhar(a rare composition, rarely handled) to learn and perform this composition at the age of 86/87! I was moved by his commitment and dedication. RKS Sir constantly strives for learning new compositions and additions to his already rich and wide repertoire. This quality and values has to be imbibed all the musicians and students of KM.

munirao2001

PUNARVASU
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Post by PUNARVASU »

sreeni Rajarao,
a very beautiful picture.Thanks for sharing.

girish_a
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Post by girish_a »

It is a pleasure just to watch Sri RKS sing.
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rbharath
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Post by rbharath »

ananta kOTi sAshTAnga namaskArams to Sri Srikantan on the occasion of his 90th birthday.

as a humble rasika of his music, i would always seek more blessings and divine music from him :)

sivakami
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Post by sivakami »

we, the Hyd rasikas are eagerly waiting to listen to him next month (20th feb)!

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