B.V.RAMAN

[ganeshkant]

A couple of days before was listening to an AIR concery by Mambalam sisters and the opening no.was a varnam in 'Amritavarshini' which starts with the word 'Vandemataram' composed by BVR.Definitely there must be more.

[Lakshman]

vandE mAtaram. rAgA: amrtavarSiNi. Adi tALA. Composer: B.V.Raman

P: vandE mAtaram varadE vanajalOcanI vANIm
A: sundari shritajana pAlinIm vINA gAnAmrta varSiNIm
C: pAhimAm sarasvatI pustakadhAriNI

[rshankar]

WOW! How elegantly simple!!

[venkatakailasam]

There is another version of Vandematharam:

This is a Sanskrit verse that has been quoted since time immemorial; and is
very popular as a felicitation/sloka singing in south Indian carnatic
music.

Vande maataram Ambikaam Bhagavathi
Vaanee ramaa Sevitham Kalyaani Kamaneeya Kalpalathikaa Kailaasa Naadha Priyaam Vedaantha Prathipaadyamaana Vibhavam Vidhvan Manoranjani Sri Chakraankitha Ratna Peettha Nilayaam Sreeraja Rajeswari Sreeraja Rajeswari Sreeraja Rajeswari

This has been rendered by Shri BV Raman BV Lakshman at :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ_VY8nFGNc

E'-SWARA-003-BV Raman BV Lakshmn-Vadematharam-Ragamaliga Slogam.flv

Incidently, Shri BVR and BVL are my father in laws 's first cousins.

venkatakailasam

[smala]

Thank you very much Sri VKM - that was a very lovely b&w photo upload and the song of 13 plus mins. was an absolute delight. Such a pleasing voice and intonation.

Thanks for the lyrics dedicated to Ambikaam Bhagawathi. She is a deity worshiped in all over Kerala, including Palakkad.

Is Sri B. V Raman the singer here, same as the famous astrologer?

[venkatakailasam]

Is Sri B. V Raman the singer here, same as the famous astrologer?[/quote]

The Astrolager BV Raman was Bangalore venkatraman and was editing The Astrological Magazine.
S/Shri BV Raman and BV Lakshmanan were twin brothers belonged to the town of Bhavani, near Erode. Their father B.V.Subramaniya Iyer was the Deputy collector at Gooty when they were born.

They were offered scholarships and also the hospitality of Tiger Varadachariar at Annamalai University. They graduated in 1943 and were privileged to serve the Guru in Gurukulavasam and imbibed his incomparable bhani from which they never swerved till the end.
“The brothers B.V. Raman and B.V.Lakshmanan were the gentle giants of Carnatic music who strictly adhered to Sampradaya without indulging in undignified gimmicks and pyrotechnics.”
Sangita Kala Acharya B.V.Raman passed away on November 26-2006 in Chennai while Lakshmanan passed away in 1999.

venkatakailasam

[sramaswamy]

Does the B in Sri BVRaman / Lakshmanan stand for Bhavani?

[Krazy4music]

Yes, it is Bhavani.

[venkatakailasam]

There is an article in Tamil in Dinamalar -Anmeega Malar about BVR- BVL

http://www.dinamalar.com/E-malar.asp?nc ... m=07/10/10 which makes an interesting reading. Unfortunately it is in Tamil. The Gist is as below:
They agreed to perform at Kanchi madam on 3 rd day of Navarathri. They were asked to perform at Anantha Padama swami temple also which they regretted due to this performance at kanchi madam.
Subsequently ,they were, due to change in program , requested to perform on the first day of Navarathiri itself which they did. They were managed to come to Kanchi madam
for the Third day function in pouring rain by taking a bus to kanchi where only two seats were available.
After pooja was over , Periava asked them all about their performance at Padmanabaswamy temple, their plight in getting the ticket in the bus and the pouring rain
etc. They were wondering how Periava was able to know all about this! They told Him that it is only due to his blessings. Periava told them that it is all due to HER and She blessed them with Two mangos with a single stone.
This is not a translation. attempted Para phrasing.

venkatakailasam