Raga Kadhanakudhuhalam

[sureshvv]

During the lec dem on KSK, Sanjay related an observation made by his late Guru that "Kadhanakudhuhalam veena poyuduthu" (Kadhanakudhuhalam is being wasted away). He didn't really expound on this or what precipitated this observation. Any conjectures on this?

PS: I think KSK has composed a varnam in this raga.

[Sivaramakrishnan]

It must be KATHANAKUTHOOHALAM - roughly meaning something which is joyous to deal with.

[rshankar]

kadanakutUhalam....
कदनकुतूहलम्
Right? Sri BMK's tillAnA includes 'madana kadanakutUhaluDu' (मदन कदनकुतूहलडु) in the caraNasAhityam

[arasi]

Suresh,
SaraNAgata vatsala is the varNam. A delightful one.

[Sivaramakrishnan]

rshankar,
Thanks for the reference.
I think Kadanam means sorrow & kuthuhalam, joy. How to connect both?

[Pratyaksham Bala]

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kathana (कथन) means : the act of telling, narration, relating, informing

kutUhala (कुतूहल) means : what excites curiosity, anything interesting, fun

[varsha]

Any conjectures on this?

Oh yes.He must have heard this tribute to Kolkatta and squirmed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHUBXVpVZn8

[Sivaramakrishnan]

Thanks for supporting my first post, pratyaksham! Yes, it must be KATHANA.

[vasanthakokilam]

Any conjectures on this?

Oh yes.He must have heard this tribute to Kolkatta and squirmed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHUBXVpVZn8

Connections, connections and connections. Varsha, that is one heck of a connection you made there.

[MaheshS]

Any conjectures on this?

Oh yes.He must have heard this tribute to Kolkatta and squirmed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHUBXVpVZn8

Reminds me of this song, especially the pallavi, Aruna Sairam - Kadanakuthuhala raga priye

[varsha]

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