Welcome to new members

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 16 Sep 2006, 09:16

I always find it uncomfortable to wish new members in threads that might otherwise get derailed. So I am going to welcome new members here. Others may also use this thread.

First I welcome our most recent member - Gitapriya. A warm welcome to you.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 16 Sep 2006, 21:15

sarvE sarvadA susvAgataM |
All all the time a warm welcome!
That will take care of it

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 03 Oct 2006, 04:15

We have reached 1000 users. Yippee..pettayil is the 1000th one.

krishnaxyz · Post by **krishnaxyz** » 10 Oct 2006, 17:59

just joined would like to explore wonderfull world of carnatic music.

krishnaxyz · Post by **krishnaxyz** » 10 Oct 2006, 18:00

I am user number 1054th

Anaconda · Post by **Anaconda** » 12 Oct 2006, 03:58

I am user # 1065

Anaconda

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 12 Oct 2006, 04:03

Anaconda wrote:I am user # 1065

Anaconda

shh!!!!!! The super sleuth is here

Welcome anaconda!

-Ramakriya

meena · Post by **meena** » 12 Oct 2006, 04:44

Anaconda 1065!

Welcome aboard, it did take u a longtime to find ur way here. Have u lost ur touch??? hee hee

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 12 Oct 2006, 06:16

Anaconda is very slow moving! But is very quick in reacting.

Now keep watching

Vocalist · Post by **Vocalist** » 12 Oct 2006, 17:46

...watching...

btw, welcome Anaconda.

Anaconda · Post by **Anaconda** » 13 Oct 2006, 04:01

thanks to you all..... true, no food these days, so I am really sluggish.

navarasakannada · Post by **navarasakannada** » 15 Oct 2006, 10:44

this is an interesting forum to understand and appreciate Karnatic music. I enjoy joining this forum. I wish and pray that this website would stiate my appetite or Carnatic music and enjoy the sonorous music of the vaggeyakaras

smithahemadri · Post by **smithahemadri** » 18 Oct 2006, 16:59

Smitha - new member. Have learnt music to some extent.

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 20 Oct 2006, 13:54

Welcome Smitha and Navarasakannada

chitra · Post by **chitra** » 23 Oct 2006, 17:56

hello.everybody goodevening

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 23 Oct 2006, 18:16

welcome back Chitra

nagavalli · Post by **nagavalli** » 24 Oct 2006, 08:08

Hello, Every body good evening

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 24 Oct 2006, 10:35

I would like to welcome shivkumar kalyanarAman , who has made just one post in nAttaikurinji thread, his id is shivkuma .

shivkumar
Please post more...

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 24 Oct 2006, 14:05

Welcome Shivakumar and Nagavalli

Musicfan · Post by **Musicfan** » 26 Oct 2006, 14:14

Hi..I am Musicfan...happy to be back . I can see many of the old timers in sangeetham.com posting here...Lets make rasika.org a great portal. All the best..

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 26 Oct 2006, 21:42

Welcome musicfan. Long time no see.

sandhyashree · Post by **sandhyashree** » 28 Oct 2006, 00:18

Hello everybody!!!!!!!
Let me introduce myself first.....
I am a student of music and my quest since childhood has been music of a higher order......
Here i would like to say that i have been associated with Shri Akella Mallikarjuna Sharma(Akellagaru as we fondly call him) for the past five years........
Though i dare not say that i am his disciple,i can proudly say that i am learning under him, so people consider me as his disciple. Throughout my quest .....i wished i had an oppurtunity to meet him and learn for him,it took several years before i encountered him in one of his workshops. Contrary to his image and much to my surprise, i found him extremely nice and accommodating.Since then,every session of mine with him has been been so educative,thought provoking and motivating. And i must tell you that he is an extaordinary singer too and i have benefitted so much by his book on raga alaapana and swarakalpana.I always wish that i could come close to his renditions of ragas with all nuances which he produces exactly the way he plays on the violin.Its AMAZING and MINDBLOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!! The way he works is something that one cant imagine...........
I have also assisted him in one of his workshops(though in a very small way)too.......I have recently ventured into Talasprastara and am working on it..........and have found it extremely interesting though it is a complex and a vast subject........and i pray i will learn the subject as far as possible...........
Now,having known him quite well.........i have come to realise that he hasnt been able to put things across in English successfully which is quite normal........'cause most us may find it difficult at some stage or the other when it comes to explaining or interpreting things in a foriegn language.But as you might have seen for yourself, his knowledge as a violinist,vocalist,musicologist is amazing.Its is also a fact that he is the sole authority on Talaprasthara. My attempt here is only to tell you that it would be ideal if any of you can get associated with him personally so that you will get to see for yourselves,the treasure that he is and learning it directly would be better since the subject is vast and complex.(but very interesting).I am not too sure if reading the book will suffice in anyway, though it would mean a step forward. I have also been using the electronic tambura that he has designed for the past few years and since then i think it has redefined singing itself................
Hope many of you would avail the oppurtunity of listening to his demo at the Music Academy ,Chennai........
Having known him quite well, i consider myself extremely fortunate even to have met him.
and i wish those of you interested in meeting him all the best!!!!!!!!!
Just that i wanted to share my experiences with you all..........which include plenty of fruitful arguements with him,with due respects to him........( there were days when i dreaded even meeting him

I take every oppurtunity to argue with him which points out to the fact that he is extremely accommodating..........To me he is the best teacher ever!!!!!!!!! Its a pleasure to see how he trains his disciples especially the Violinists.........
Thank you all an All the Best!!!!!!!!!!

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 28 Oct 2006, 00:45

Sandhyashree, welcome

munsarma · Post by **munsarma** » 13 Nov 2006, 19:18

Dear all,

I have been here from some time.. I ardent listener of carnatic music ( and also hindustani but limited to vocal and only particular musicians like Bhimsen Joshi ji etc). I have learned classical vocal for about 4 years under the able guidance of Late Sri VVL Narasimha Rao, violinist and music college lecturer. I have learnt this only to become a good and soulful listener of CM.

I am cursing myself to have missed this forum for this long.. I have been following the discussions here and find them highly knowledgeable and informative.

I wish this forum goes on forever. I thank you all for having created such a great forum.

Regards,

Sarma

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 13 Nov 2006, 20:04

Munsarma, you are welcome. Please share your music-knowledge and experiences with us. Since you say you are a vocalist, I'm looking forward to listening to your music online.

chalanata · Post by **chalanata** » 13 Nov 2006, 20:21

welcome munsarma!
(i've come of age now and a senior member patronizing a junior!)

munsarma · Post by **munsarma** » 14 Nov 2006, 11:06

srkris wrote:Munsarma, you are welcome. Please share your music-knowledge and experiences with us. Since you say you are a vocalist, I'm looking forward to listening to your music online.

Dear sir,

I have never come to the stage of giving concerts. As I told I learned my music at the age of 34 for the very reason to be able to appriciate it rather than singing. My music is basically limited to bathroom and for listening appriciation. I started listening to CM even before and used to be at loss when the audience say "Bhale" at the end of a good "sangathi" or in between "Thani-arvritham" and hence decided to learn it to appricate the same from my heart. Now I know why rasikas say "Bhale!" and I myself would say the same when I hear good sangathis. I would do the same thing here. Listen more to all learned men and women like you all and only comment if I am sure I know something about the same.

Regards,

Sarma

chalanata · Post by **chalanata** » 14 Nov 2006, 19:41

don't be surprised when you open your bathroom door and find an audience saying 'Bhale'! In any case your humility is appreciated!!!!

sunadha2003 · Post by **sunadha2003** » 16 Nov 2006, 05:23

Hi, sunadha here proud to part of the rasikas.org team.

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 16 Nov 2006, 08:31

Welcome Sunadha

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 21 Nov 2006, 21:43

here is a blistering Todi by nednuri ...
http://www.rogepost.com/dn/8rqf
Why am I putting it up here ??

BECAUSE THE ACCOMPANYING VIOLINIST IS A MEMBER HERE !!

For those of you who can't guess the name ,
Welcome to the Music Academy on 17th Dec Morning ..

chalanata · Post by **chalanata** » 22 Nov 2006, 18:11

i've never found you so excited!

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 22 Nov 2006, 19:29

Your right .Broadband at home has got me excited -after all the things which tempered me before !

Anyway since no one has guessed , let me announce it.
Akella Mallikarjuna Sarma ..
(I hope my concert listing is right .)

venkatpv · Post by **venkatpv** » 22 Nov 2006, 20:32

blistering and nedunuri are strange words in the same sentence... HAVE to listen to it!!!

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 22 Nov 2006, 20:37

second half ,to be precise..

musicsyndrome · Post by **musicsyndrome** » 26 Nov 2006, 17:43

hallo everyone. am a new member. this site is simply superb n wat a time for me to register when the dec season is round the corner!!!!

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 26 Nov 2006, 18:16

Welcome musicsyndrome, strange ID!

needhidevadai · Post by **needhidevadai** » 02 Dec 2006, 20:15

Hello Friends Vanakkam, Namaskaaram, Suswagatham!!!!
I am very much impressed by your forum.

I don't intend to write just reviews of concerts...I see many experts reviewing them with elan.

I would rather focus on the unfair and "aniyaayam" which is carrying on in the media related to Carnatic Music...with no one to utter a word of protest. I will expppppossssse them all.......

Hello...Bad guys (and gals) of music....!!! jus' watch out for needhidevedai

chalanata · Post by **chalanata** » 02 Dec 2006, 22:12

it sounds like the movie 'Anniyan'!

Veeraraghavan · Post by **Veeraraghavan** » 10 Dec 2006, 03:01

I have just joined today. I have been following this forum for the last few days - good discussions, exchange of views and a lot of information. Hope to benefit from all this and grow my little gyanam of CM. Great forum !

Regards,
Veera

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 10 Dec 2006, 06:47

Welcome, Veera.
Looking forward to hear more from you.

SJANASWAMY · Post by **SJANASWAMY** » 10 Dec 2006, 08:25

Hi there,
Just joined the group. Seems to be a pretty vibrant and active group. I have absolutely no knowledge of Carnatic Music. I however listen and enjoy lot of Krithi's. Gives me lot of cerebral pleasure. Hope to start learning Mrudangam at the age of 40! It is never too late to begin learning.

With warm regards to all the members and my pranams to all the Vidwans.

Srinivasa Sastry J

Vancouver, Canada

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 10 Dec 2006, 08:42

Hope to start learning Mrudangam at the age of 40! It is never too late to begin learning.

Absolutely...Good luck and welcome to the forum.

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 11 Dec 2006, 15:25

hi
i am Mannarkoil J.Balaji mridangist from chennai. I joined the group abt two weeks back. even before introducing myself formally to the group i just plunged into discussions and postings. Anyway better late than never. Only afterwards i saw this customary welcome information and i thought of saying HI to everyone. Moreover this group seems to be bent on encouraging healthy trend in building Rasika Base without sledging. I find most of the articles are of high value and the criticism rendered is very constructive. On top of all this whenever the topic or the members tend to go awry, the moderators put the whole discussion in place, which i like the most. Unlike other forums i find this very interesting and it is Very much ALIVE and current. Thank you.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 11 Dec 2006, 15:40

Phew !!
and Thanks

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 11 Dec 2006, 20:48

Thanks Shri Balaji, and welcome.

Augustin · Post by **Augustin** » 14 Dec 2006, 16:20

namasthe all, new member of this forum - augustin,

Karnaticfan · Post by **Karnaticfan** » 14 Dec 2006, 16:31

suswagatam augustin. aapki yAtra sangeethmy hO.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 14 Dec 2006, 18:14

karnaticfan
You forgot to mention about the seat belts !!:D

ravi2006 · Post by **ravi2006** » 16 Dec 2006, 04:18

I joined this forum a fortnight ago and just noticed this space for introductions. There always seems to be a healthy hum of activity and discussion here and I anticipate a worsening of my natural tendency towards insomnia.

So, greetings to all
Ravi