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rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 17 May 2008, 17:56

And people object to 'punning' --- hmmm 'go figure'!

Kji,

Good one!

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 17 May 2008, 19:10

I would observe that not only do we, as as individuals, have hugely different capacities for humour, extending from zero all the way up, but we also have an enormous variety of different kinds of humour; they are not always compatible!

But we get by, and we get on...

And perhaps VGV is right that we shouldn't start straight in with the humour!

But, hey, there we go!

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 17 May 2008, 20:09

what about ragging. .shall we ask him to record a song ? gobilalitha

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 17 May 2008, 21:40

No... he has to present it live at a get-together!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 17 May 2008, 22:13

MP,
Welcome, and you have one of the simplest forum names to type. Just look at some of our names here. Apart from long names (which get initialized eventually), there are spellings that are difficult to remember and to type!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 17 May 2008, 22:17

Ravi,
'pun'num paNNum namadu viruppam
veRuppOr iruppinum, nAm iruppOm
enRum namudu vazhakkam pOL...

vgvindan · Post by **vgvindan** » 17 May 2008, 22:24

MP aRiyAdavaruDan pun seyvadu puNballa
(MP - munpin)

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 17 May 2008, 22:56

Great, VGV!
However, we did not pun with MP. Just welcomed him.

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 17 May 2008, 22:59

However, we did not pun with MP.

Perhaps those who pun should be punished?

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 17 May 2008, 23:05

You seem to be 'pun'nish too!

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 17 May 2008, 23:26

I wonder what 'pun'ish-meant?

pjguru · Post by **pjguru** » 18 May 2008, 08:15

Hi everyone. Though I have been active in this community I have never really made a formal introduction about myself. I'm a rasika like everyone here and benefitting a lot from knowledgable rasikas in this forum. Currently I'm pursuing my doctoral studies in USA. When in India I was fortunate to have had formal training in carnatic music (flute) from Vid B Shankar Rao, Bangalore.

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 18 May 2008, 08:29

Welcome

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 18 May 2008, 13:49

nick H wrote:I wonder what 'pun'ish-meant?

Well, you will have to go to puNNiya sthalas, spend time with puNDits, learn the ragam punnagavarali - and stop being puNNy overall!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 18 May 2008, 20:14

Rituals better than pun? Or, is it a funster's way of punning while bashing 'punishable' punsters?
Doctor's orders: don't indulge in pun when the fun in it is taken away...

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 19 May 2008, 06:43

Reading all the funny comments -the puns included- and laughing so much-
siriththu siriththu vayiru 'puN'NAnaduthan michcham.
Of course this 'vayituppuN' is not the stomach ulcer.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 19 May 2008, 08:39

punnagai is okay but not pun vagai--doctor's orders...

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 19 May 2008, 08:43

wonder what 'pun'ish-meant?

Nick ..
Probably it means that a Pun can be used as a prop or as an ornament..End Effect is the same.
Very much the way,MDR addressed this Issue in his composition...

http://rapidshare.com/files/115944718/A ... nament.mp3

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 19 May 2008, 14:23

So now I have to wonder what the orna meant!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 19 May 2008, 18:03

The pun virus has taken over the site and even Cool's trying to elevate the status of the word does not seem to work in some cases.
When the 'natives' play around with english, why not an englishman, says morsing bhAgavatar (Rajesh's name for him)!

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 19 May 2008, 18:47

At least here, I trust we're safe from the terrible travelling fish-name puns that attack English sites occasionally. I may carp about them, but there is plaice for them here.

And should it continue, I won't understand the names anyway.

I MEEN to say....

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 19 May 2008, 21:15

[quote="Punarvasu"][/quote]
Now that Punarvasu has joined the fray, everyone run for cover!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 20 May 2008, 09:45

Nick,
You can 'more' than 'sing'; you can 'spike' too! I 'meen', you are good in tamizh as well.
As for punarvasu, he is a good poet and I would not run for cover!

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 20 May 2008, 14:19

arasi wrote:Nick,
You can 'more' than 'sing'; you can 'spike' too! I 'meen', you are good in tamizh as well.
As for punarvasu, he is a good poet and I would not run for cover!

Arasi, thanks for the compliment; 'Vasishtar vAyAlE brahmarishi'.
I beg to corret you-see below.
As for punarvasu, SHE is a good poet and I would not run for cover![/

108talas · Post by **108talas** » 20 May 2008, 15:06

real 'pun-gent(le) people around. . no pun-itive action required. Everyone is a cool pun-ter and none is puny.

punniruvar minvaliyilE
punnAlAy punaindanarE.
punnu punnunnu (means doubtful)
innum vEnumO?

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 20 May 2008, 19:54

Punarvasu,
Thanks for correcting me. Happy to know you are my kind, though you call me vaSishTar (which is not fitting in the meritorial sense either).
Waiting for the real vaSishTar (CML) to join in....

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 20 May 2008, 20:45

Thanks Arasi; where is CML? Not seen any postings by him/her(sorry I d not know)

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 May 2008, 20:51

Yes indeed arasi!
vasAmi iShTha vAsE iti aham adya vasiShThaH
( since I am in my favourite abode now I am 'vasiShTha')

Having a wonderful time with my grandson! Will be back at the Forum in about a week!
au revoir!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 21 May 2008, 02:10

Great! Enjoy the company of the little one, grandpa! I am looking forward to spending some time with the littlest precious member of the family who is arriving soon.
We are blessed, indeed

Punarvasu, Now you know!

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 21 May 2008, 05:10

Arasi,
you have a way in everything you say!
Coincidentally I am also on my way to the US of A to spend time with my sons , daughter in law and also my little grandson who is a few months old.

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 21 May 2008, 05:30

CML, that is a nice explanation you have given.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 21 May 2008, 08:58

Welcome to our land (bhArath is our land too!) and congratulations!

neelotpal.m.s · Post by **neelotpal.m.s** » 26 May 2008, 21:00

hi! iam a student of central university,hyderabad. ihave joined this forum today. iam Neelotpal.I was a student of carnatic vocal for 2years. now iam in my civils preparations.I was overwhelmed by the interest in our own carnatic music on this forum.Being an avid follower of classical music i wanted to join this forum to clear my own doubts about music at the top of it the sheer wealth of knowledge about serious classical on this forum is something which lovers of carnatic like e woudn't get anywhere.I am happy that iam a part of this treasure trove of music

jayanthashry · Post by **jayanthashry** » 26 May 2008, 21:12

dear neelotpal
nice to know u r interested in carnatac music R u still learning. was it vocal singing r instrument?
jayanthashry

neelotpal.m.s · Post by **neelotpal.m.s** » 26 May 2008, 21:34

hi jayantasri! yes i was a student of vocal music.now i am being busy with my hunt for cracking the civils. by the way is your favourate ragam,jaynathasri? i am an ardent devotee of BHAIRAVI. Its an unexplicable joy that one experiences a delightful'raksha bettare' or a 'balagopala'. The rishabha and gandhara sung in upper register in bhairavi is a total bliss.

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 27 May 2008, 11:27

Neelotpal, welcome to rasikas.org

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 28 May 2008, 07:46

ardent devotee of BHAIRAVI.

http://rapidshare.com/files/118187853/S ... i-HOME.mp3

Here is a toast to Neelotpal .
And to Bhairavi.
A track that takes you to the Sanctum Santorum

pranathi · Post by **pranathi** » 28 May 2008, 08:56

Hi Everyone,
I am a new member here, I love music in its varied forms.. hope to enjoy the forums here. Thanks.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 28 May 2008, 19:32

coolkarni wrote:A track that takes you to the Sanctum Santorum

Kji,
Not just to the garbha griham, but we float on the 'Ahuti' of their musical prayers straight to........THANKS!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 29 May 2008, 09:48

Thanks for the treat, Cool!

neelotpal.m.s · Post by **neelotpal.m.s** » 30 May 2008, 00:26

thankyou very much COOLKARNI.it indeed a 'nomuphalamu' to hear this bhairavi. I've heard a Bhairavi of DKP amma and her "raksha bettare'. It was scholarly.it is available in'masters' series.

neelotpal.m.s · Post by **neelotpal.m.s** » 30 May 2008, 00:28

srkris hello! what is your favourate raga? is it kambhoji or hindolam?

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 30 May 2008, 05:56

Srkris' most favourite raga is called Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar
and the next best is called Alathoor Brothers .

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 30 May 2008, 06:04

Ravi ..
These last few seconds of the track was for you.
Semmangudi goading MS to sing " Paadamma'

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 30 May 2008, 08:53

When rAgA (color) nIl asked the question out of the blue (!), I wondered what srkris was going to respond. You made it easy for him

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 30 May 2008, 09:40

coolkarni wrote:
ardent devotee of BHAIRAVI.
http://rapidshare.com/files/118187853/S ... i-HOME.mp3

Here is a toast to Neelotpal .
And to Bhairavi.
A track that takes you to the Sanctum Santorum

How about this rendition : Upachara mUlanu

http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=1120009&T=4558

vgvindan · Post by **vgvindan** » 30 May 2008, 09:54

VKR,
It is not 'upacAra mUlanu' - it is 'upacAramulanu'
In a parallel thread we were discussing about artists paying royalty for the kRtis sung.
The greatest royalty that one can pay is to at least understand the meaning and sing it with proper diction.
Music is not just sa-ri-ga-ma-pa-dha-ni - It is only a tool to express a bhAva.

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 30 May 2008, 18:59

That is the way I sung and I apologize for the typo.

neelotpal.m.s · Post by **neelotpal.m.s** » 30 May 2008, 19:18

great thank you it is a rajopacharam to the ears to listen to this composition ramanji! do you have any bairavi alapana by rajaratnam pillai? i heard that nobody could bring out the beauty of a nuanced bairvi on an intrument as t.r.p. did?

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 30 May 2008, 19:24

No neelotpal. If you have one, please share with me.