Welcome to new members

vageyakara · Post by **vageyakara** » 08 May 2007, 15:40

welcome kki,
A hearty welcome to u and best wishes
I am sure and I wish u gradually transform from a rasikai to a VIDHUSHI , since ur ardent desire is quite admirable .God Bless you !!!
Ramaraj

kki · Post by **kki** » 08 May 2007, 15:56

Thank you Ramarajji! I am lucky to get your welcome and blessings.I had read about your compositions.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 08 May 2007, 16:10

http://www.sendspace.com/file/v5oxe8

Welcome kki.
Here is a Welcome-ghazal-drink.
A longtime favourite of mine.

vageyakara · Post by **vageyakara** » 08 May 2007, 17:04

Hallo kki,
I am a strong believer of the universal truth, that even to get an initial "RUCHI' in CM , one should have been blessed with the DIVINE GRACE OF THE ALMIGHTY and your penchant affinity will naturally take you along in your musical soujourn,for it is a great thing that even inspite of several distractions people like you evince interest ,will augur well for the promotion of the Divine art in our own humble way !!
Let there be melody throughout and ETERNAL BLISS all along !!!
Ramaraj

kki · Post by **kki** » 09 May 2007, 10:25

Coolkarniji-Thanks very much for the beautiful ghazal !

Ramarajji-Thank you!

vm · Post by vm » 11 May 2007, 20:23

hello..

i have been an ardent passinate soul of music, in any indian classic style. have learnt very little of it and quit due to lack of time to practice, but a very avid barathanatyam dancer for more than 23 yrs. nice to meet you all at this forum

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 11 May 2007, 22:14

Welcome vm.
Hope you will have a nice time here,
Here is a Welcome track for you.
Pasupathi practising a Tiger Varnam in the Company of Adyar Lakshmanan

http://www.sendspace.com/file/k39vhk

meena · Post by **meena** » 12 May 2007, 00:07

aha.. Kji
THANKU for the lovely shriranjani varnam -Ehi manmata koti .

Im A Skal Man · Post by **Im A Skal Man** » 12 May 2007, 23:18

Hello,
I've been evesdropping for some time, enjoying the conversations and learning a lot. I am not of Indian heritage and do not speak the languages, so much is lost on me, but I am eager to learn. I am a CM music fan and am getting started on the road learning veena.
Aren

mahakavi · Post by **mahakavi** » 15 May 2007, 07:16

Hi Aren:
Welcome to this forum! In our dictionary all carnatic music lovers, irrespective of nationality, are Indians. We adopt you. If you have any questions feel free to post and we will try to answer them here.

Im A Skal Man · Post by **Im A Skal Man** » 15 May 2007, 09:42

Thanks for making me feel welcome mahakavi.

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 15 May 2007, 11:20

Aren, you are not the only "non-Indian" here! Don't let it worry you at all.

Much of this forum is way above my head, and among its membership are many with very deep knowledge, even musicians.

But we are made welcome at whatever level we are able to engage, and elementary questions are never scorned.

Welcome

madhurya · Post by **madhurya** » 15 May 2007, 15:21

Hello everybody! its nice to be with musically knowledgable people!
i am Rupa Sridhar -a musician ..vocalist..and into teaching music and Musicology. have been in this forum since some time..but didn't see this intro part till today.

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 15 May 2007, 16:59

Belated welcome, Rupa.

sudharavi · Post by **sudharavi** » 27 May 2007, 15:01

i am a new memberto this forum. Can I listen to Carnatic ragas online. if yes How?
Sudha Ravi

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 27 May 2007, 15:03

Welcome Sudha, I guess you can try www.musicindiaonline.com

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 14 Jun 2007, 09:06

Members of rasikas.org will have an opportunity to meet cmlover on June 28th evening at a concert of PB Sriranga Rangachary -Disciple of Calcutta Krishnamurthy and TNS- Venue will be the residence of Mr Subramaniam in West Mambalam (where we had the concert of TV Ramprasadh).

In case CML gets delayed in his return to Chennai and is unable to attend this concert, members can catch up later on Sunday the 1st of July when we Intend to meet at Manakkal Rangarajan's Place

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 14 Jun 2007, 09:11

Wish I were there...

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 14 Jun 2007, 13:30

Oh, great! I'll be there

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 14 Jun 2007, 16:17

Thats a very good place to meet our best known senior citizen of the forum.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 14 Jun 2007, 16:58

Kji,
Wasn't/Isn't Sri Rangachari based in Pondicherry?

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 14 Jun 2007, 18:21

No Idea.He hails from Thirupathi.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 14 Jun 2007, 19:59

cmlover,
When coolkarni called and informed me about that you are arriving at madras and will meet with Shri manakkAl rangarAjan, it appeared nAdia comaneci perfect 10 and I was elated and called manakkAl Sriram, he appeared more charged than I am. Please do take care of yourself and avoid too much of travelling , Madras and all cities have long traffic snarls everywhere (just perhaps you will discover this to your shock every day it gets worse).

Meanwhile till I(we) meet you in person , we will be wondering who is older Shri Cmlover or Shri manakkAl rangarAjan in age, but certainly there is a tie in energy and enthusiasm.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 14 Jun 2007, 20:55

Rajesh,
I knew you would be elated!

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 14 Jun 2007, 22:00

July 1st... I'm going to have to put off my 4th July birthday trip!

Or maybe I should make this my birthday trip

Although that would be a little unfair on my wife!

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 15 Jun 2007, 05:59

Nick ..you can meet him on other days too.I will let you know.
dont change your birthday plans.

uday_shankar · Post by **uday_shankar** » 15 Jun 2007, 06:22

coolkarniji,
I would love to meet up with cmloverji too. Could you please post the address of the concert venue ? Thanks.
Uday

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 15 Jun 2007, 07:06

Uday
Venue on June 28th will be
6.00 PM
Residence of
G.Subramanian
Old No 7 , New No 15,
Balakrishna Mudali Sreet,
West Mambalam,
Chennai 33

But there is a small chance that CMl may not have returned to Chennai in time.(from the other leg of his tour)
If that happens , we will take the next opportunity at Manakkals home near Thiruvanmiyur.For latest details , members can leave their email IDs or phone numbers with me by emailing me at chennairasika@gmail.com

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 15 Jun 2007, 10:14

Would certainly be great to meet CML and Uday Shankar as well. Just hope I am in town on 28th.

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 15 Jun 2007, 12:41

Damn. I will be in Chennai from 22nd to 26th. Too bad I'll miss this

paddu · Post by **paddu** » 15 Jun 2007, 13:21

For people like me, who cannot make it to this event, we just have to use our imagination.
Wouldn't it be nice to know how all our dear member look like. I always imagine Kji to be like the young Prithviraj Kapoor (worldly and wise), listening to some HM surrounded by loads of CD's, books and cassettes .... (Kji pardon me, but when I read your posts, this is the image of you I get.).... So wouldn't it be nice if we had an option to post our photos in our profiles?

Thanks
Paddu

sbala · Post by **sbala** » 15 Jun 2007, 14:03

Holding onto the imagination helps. Photographs would spoil the fun. I have only seen Kji without his books or CDs but you are not very far off. He can certainly regale you with stories of his musical experiences that can elevate your appreciation skills a notch or two. Include a cup of tea and you have a perfect recipe for a beginner like me!

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 15 Jun 2007, 14:11

Well you would have seen most of us if you had followed the concert thread early on.CML certainly found out with his X Ray eyes that I was a bit like the older Prithviraj Kapoor (and I have been working hard since then to bring down my weight !!--even sporting a bald Yul Brunner look to divert attention from my waist)

But I do hope to catch CML on Video at Manakkals home and their lesisurely chat on July 1st.

vageyakara · Post by **vageyakara** » 15 Jun 2007, 16:25

CoolkarniJi
as suggested by u, have given my residential,E.Mail, and tel No:deatils to you thro E.mail
Ramaraj

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 15 Jun 2007, 19:51

Cool, Cool! Prithviraj, paddu says. The handsomest of the Kapoor clan!

Rasika · Post by **Rasika** » 21 Jun 2007, 02:16

just joined

shripathi_g · Post by **shripathi_g** » 21 Jun 2007, 02:42

Just out of curiosity. In an online forum like this, does the way we read a particular person's post change after meeting that person? It could either be the way we perceive the post or the actual way in which we read the post in our head.

mahakavi · Post by **mahakavi** » 21 Jun 2007, 03:49

Yes! If you read a post by a person without meeting/knowing him, you tend to read his/her post in any of 3 ways--neutral (at its face value), positive (if that person's view jibes with yours), and negative (if he/she expresses views contrary to your own viewpoint)
Once you meet that person, it is only two ways--- positive (if you have had good rapport with that person) and negative (if you were put off by that person's personality)

rajumds · Post by **rajumds** » 21 Jun 2007, 09:41

Very true Mahakavi. The other angle is , you form an opinion about a person based on his posts and this may distort your ability to understand the person when you meet in person.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 21 Jun 2007, 11:24

does the way we read a particular person's post change after meeting that person?

Ah !
The beauty of reading "84, Charing Cross Road " for the first time.Such a fine experience !!!
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/lr/2003/0 ... 450600.htm

Ahiri- You can look for the video version of this for me, in the London Stores.

On a cynical note , one can never forget the wisdom of Oscar Wilde who famously ,said

There is one thing infinitely more pathetic than to have lost the woman one is in love with.
And that is to have won her and found out how shallow she is. â€¦.in conversation.

MaheshS · Post by **MaheshS** » 21 Jun 2007, 14:57

coolkarni wrote:
does the way we read a particular person's post change after meeting that person?
Ahiri- You can look for the video version of this for me, in the London Stores.

Cool ji, I've got it

Bring it over next time I am in Madras.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 21 Jun 2007, 15:16

Thank You !!!!

sbala · Post by **sbala** » 21 Jun 2007, 18:37

The web has especially been a boon for introverts to express themselves. If you meet one of that kind, you might find a big difference between your model and the reality. In my limited experience, meetups with online friends begin cautiously with both parties trying to fit that person into their mental model and both parties trying to stay true to their online identity. In such cases, the whole thing becomes a tense affair.

On the whole, I don't believe anybody who say they can assess people over 2 mins or 2 posts. Those are all just illusions. Truly understanding another person without preconceived notions takes a much longer time and once you reach that level of understanding, the friendship continues through memories even without physical or online proximity.

Sorry for all the rambling...A tiring day at work and my brain automatically switches to philosophical mode when I'm forced to work harder than I want to.

mahakavi · Post by **mahakavi** » 21 Jun 2007, 18:54

sbala:
I concur. Many a time a relationship (either online interaction or a face-to-face) that starts with a tussle eventually develops into a wholesome one once the tiny wrinkles get ironed out in natural course.

On the other hand, some very good relationships can eventually sour once some deep-seated prejudice/disagreement comes to the fore. The human mind is a puzzle (I am not the first one to say so!)

shripathi_g · Post by **shripathi_g** » 21 Jun 2007, 21:33

mahakavi, I've been on both ends many a time.

. How do you decide if the meeting went well or not? Unless the other person does or says something totally offending, I could probably never perceive a person negatively on meeting him for the first time.

I've personally experienced that I begin to see a person's viewpoint more clearly or understand where he's coming from, after having met him.

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 23 Jun 2007, 17:15

Phew! I nearly came to the concert tomorrow!

So it is Thursday 28th? of June? [Blush]

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 23 Jun 2007, 18:23

Yes
28th of June-Same place where we had the first concert.

July 28th - Manda Sudha Rani-Vocal .. is also confirmed.Though we are yet to finalise the Venue.CML has arrived and is very keen to meet all of us.So if you like to spend some time with him on that day, it would be advisable to come early ,say by 4.30 pm.

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 23 Jun 2007, 19:51

First Concert?

Would have gone to the wrong place on the wrong day [Blush] !

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 23 Jun 2007, 20:00

The hall in the first floor.The house that will be history in a few months time , giving way to flats, remember ???
Anyway, as usual I will be available on the helpline on my mobile,for last minute blushes.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 23 Jun 2007, 20:07

Have to wait a long while before I attend a forum concert. Have a good one, all!
You get the cake, with the icing on the top too--greetings to CML! Hope he has a lovely time in India...