Hilarity in kutcheris

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 07 Apr 2009, 17:05

and path (of KS sir too) Kandaswamy sir .. My sir also had a lot of humour at his best of times.
Erode Nagarajan .. neenga Naalum terindavar adan and moonayum naalakki anda moonum naalum sendu 9 achu .. unga kai vannam.

JB

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 07 Apr 2009, 19:16

mothallE moonu! atthai moonnaalE perukkinaa ombOthu
avLOthaan vaathiyaarE!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 07 Apr 2009, 19:25

Or
UKS(3) + Nagaraj(4) = amirthalayagAnaM (9)
(The letter counts are in Tamil)

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 07 Apr 2009, 21:51

jb & cml...

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 07 Apr 2009, 22:11

A guru's heightened sense of humor can inspire a Sishya, but one has to be naturally endowed with a sense of humor as well to regale others.
To Cool's pathos, one can add a sense of philosophical resignation too, I guess...

vganesh · Post by **vganesh** » 08 Apr 2009, 09:57

I understand that both Mridangam and erode14 are famous mridangist and they were playing continously

but now CML sir also has joined. What is his specilisation

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 08 Apr 2009, 11:19

nattuvangam?

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 08 Apr 2009, 15:13

CML naduvAngam .. i mean he has been caught between me and Erode ..

J.B

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 08 Apr 2009, 15:13

vganesh wrote:I understand that both Mridangam and erode14 are famous mridangist and they were playing continously but now CML sir also has joined. What is his specilisation

Were Playing ? arent we still playing? dont make us museum pieces .. hahahah

J.Balaji

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 08 Apr 2009, 20:36

CML's profession? talaiyAyalar (talai+Ayalar--one who analyses)

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 08 Apr 2009, 22:12

One kalpanai with Nick ..

An auto driver takes Nick around chennai city when he came first to Chennai.

Auto drivers are always very excited to have foreigners with them as they will pay what is demanded.

The auto driver in his enthusiasm shows chennai around and he goes via mount road and then says "Idu Than Tallest bulding sir chennai la .. L I C "

Nick says "Oh I C"

Auto Driver says .."Idu O I C illa sir idu L I C"

Nick : !!!!!!!

J.Balaji

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 08 Apr 2009, 22:21

arasi wrote:CML's profession? talaiyAyalar (talai+Ayalar--one who analyses)

arasi,
'talai AyvALar'?

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 08 Apr 2009, 23:04

I once had a patient who complained he was was hearing constantly a ringing sound in his ears. I mentioned that was 'tinnitus' and was not my department and sent him to an ENT. However the ENT told him that there was currently no treatment available. Finally he came back to me and asked whether I could adjust the shruti to one kaTTai whcih will be Ok for him to sing since the sound was high pitched.

Me: ????

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 08 Apr 2009, 23:47

But, oh! tinnitus must be awful for musicians

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 08 Apr 2009, 23:52

.. and for physicians too! (..frustrating)

uday_shankar · Post by **uday_shankar** » 08 Apr 2009, 23:53

Nick
I've had chronic lifelong tinnitus. Ever since I can remember, it has operated 24/7 (of course I am not conscious of it when asleep) and gets more pronounced when ambient noise is absent and/or when the air pressure increases a notch as in closed spaces underground, etc..

It hardly bothers me and I have a good sense of pitch

.

Ever since childhood I've played "games" with my tinnitus...like "willing" it to change tones, loudness, etc.., even disappear (except it comes back with a resounding cacophony).

I simply filter it out in my normal awareness but can focus on it if I want to.

One more thing, it gets really palpable when I plug my ears.

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 08 Apr 2009, 23:57

I have it too. When I first started noticing it (probably 15 years ago), I got really worried. I am not sure but it may have started after being exposed to some heavy construction noise going on near my office. But since then I learnt, its no big deal. But it is a strange thing - you never hear it unless you consciously pay attention to it. Hmm... this seems to crossover to another thread

Arun

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 08 Apr 2009, 23:58

..Learning to ignore is the right approach. Sometimes hypnosis helps!
I have cases on record where patients have committed suicide...

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 09 Apr 2009, 00:33

sometimes, people complain, "I need to get back home in time.. or else, "she" will shout in ettu kattai!" I think, they easily ascertain the pitch because, they suffer "tinnitus".

no wonder if someone in the states complain about this, since these countries are used to frozen food or and woven with packed food
(tin - nit - US)

people from thamizh nAdu are supposed to suffer this kind of ringing, as "senthamizh nAdenum pOdhinilE inba thEn vandhu pAyudhu kAdhinilE" = you have a bee inside which gives you honey!

when you have in-built knowledge of sruthi, then you can identify the pitch of conversations too... but, when you feel that the sruthi rings forever,

1. try getting used to ramjhi,
2. enjoy the pleasure of mind boggling graha bEdhams or
3. celebrate parenthood as you have karthik already!

jb, indian ocean is L I C only.. (L I - ellai - boundary & c -sea).

one more regarding sea is about the problems we had in BOMBay recently... this was a picture I kept in my orkut profile...

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 09 Apr 2009, 00:46

That is why Indian flag has ' a shOka cakra' always at the centre

(our inabilty to counter 'hate' based disasters !)

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 09 Apr 2009, 00:58

you are squeezed into ashes, ash-O-kacakra!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 09 Apr 2009, 04:29

CML,
While I thought of asking you for the ENT specialist's name, shame on me, those much younger to me on the forum came up with sage solutions for me in dealing with it.

Punarvasu,
Ayal is ArAydal. So, Ayalar means the same, I would think.

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 09 Apr 2009, 05:13

cmlover wrote:I once had a patient who complained he was was hearing constantly a ringing sound in his ears. I mentioned that was 'tinnitus' and was not my department and sent him to an ENT. However the ENT told him that there was currently no treatment available. Finally he came back to me and asked whether I could adjust the shruti to one kaTTai whcih will be Ok for him to sing since the sound was high pitched.

Me: ????

Make music while the ear rings?

vganesh · Post by **vganesh** » 09 Apr 2009, 09:59

First time I am hearing this word "tinnitus". I thought another joke from CML sir and thought that he is writing on tintin ( comics)

But so much on google about this tinnitus..... :p

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 09 Apr 2009, 10:16

Punarvasu

Actually what you suggest is being experimentally tried. Electronic implants which make 'anti noise' to cancel the internal noise is tried with limited success. However if there are any underlying pathology (such as high BP) that should be medically tackled before trying other methods. I recommend folks not to try 'ayurvedic/natural medicine' techniques since that may aggaravte the conditions and some may be quite dangerous.

Having said that listening to good CM is a pleasant option to blanket the 'head noise'. Going to sleep listening to good CM maybe pleasant and make one forget the noise in the ears. To my knowledge no clinical trials have been done in that area. But Tinnitus is a highly prevalent condition which one may learn to overcome over the years but it is 'hell' during the intervening period. A non-invasive CM solution (maybe a particular raga) is worth experimenting ....

Purist · Post by **Purist** » 09 Apr 2009, 17:22

arunk wrote:I have it too. When I first started noticing it (probably 15 years ago), I got really worried. I am not sure but it may have started after being exposed to some heavy construction noise going on near my office. But since then I learnt, its no big deal. But it is a strange thing - you never hear it unless you consciously pay attention to it. Hmm... this seems to crossover to another thread

Arun

'you never hear it unless you consciously pay attention to it' -- absolutely right.
Try extending this gradually further to all ills/problems of life. The result is amazing.
Tinnitians are better placed to be Vedantins. I am one.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 09 Apr 2009, 19:31

Patient: Doctor! I have this constant noise in my ears. I can't hear what my wife says or whatever she sings!
Doctor: Aren't you blessed!

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 09 Apr 2009, 22:48

I played for Mohan Santhanam today at Chakra Vinayakar temple, Moosa Street, T.Nagar. The hall had a back drop of Parvathi Kalyanam statues.

The rishi seems to be high tech and holding keys instead of japa mAlai (someone has converted his hand to a stand for office key!)and the wire going to the speaker(yellow box) via his shoulders looked like hands free or music from ipod!

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 09 Apr 2009, 22:55

! Funny!

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 09 Apr 2009, 23:17

Nice imagery.

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 09 Apr 2009, 23:42

Our culture has always been avant garde!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 10 Apr 2009, 02:49

punnagai tarum pannaga mannan!
(punnagai=smile; panangam=snake, nAgam. So, the snake king who puts a smile on our faces).

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 10 Apr 2009, 04:48

vasanthakokilam wrote: Nice imagery.

The Rishi holds the key to our Salvation!

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 10 Apr 2009, 05:20

Nice one.

I have heard of 'pAmbuccevi; now I am seeing 'pAmbup pArvai'.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 10 Apr 2009, 07:43

This poor urban rishi has neither fresh air nor any access to those mountainous beauty spots that Uday has us all dreaming about. He is cursed to be--by some other rishi?--a key holder bound by wires--grin and bear it he does...

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 10 Apr 2009, 07:54

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 10 Apr 2009, 11:04

Arasi and Punarvasu,

aRuvai rasa by aravarasa?

aRuvai = blade = saw( oh... i see...)
aravarasa= aravu+arasa=snake king...

just like, playing, writing, drawing, "talk"ing, am I snaking?

BTW, is via a short form for vazhiyA? (thath dhwArA)

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 10 Apr 2009, 12:48

This poor man is like me... hard of hearing, and inclined to forget anything unless actually holding onto it!

Nice picture

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 10 Apr 2009, 20:07

Don't feel left out with all the fling of tamizh words. Nagaraj's immense capacity for pun and creative fun overwhelms even those who can follow him. As much as I would like to translate them, the two mrudangists take pun to such an extent one can't catch up with it. Punarvasu can, I think!
Then again, you have poor me stranded there when you all go into the intricacies of drumming...

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 10 Apr 2009, 22:18

arasi wrote:Don't feel left out with all the fling of tamizh words. Nagaraj's immense capacity for pun and creative fun overwhelms even those who can follow him. As much as I would like to translate them, the two mrudangists take pun to such an extent one can't catch up with it. Punarvasu can, I think!
Then again, you have poor me stranded there when you all go into the intricacies of drumming...

arasi,-

Yes,it is fun to listen to the 'pun-pair'; adu oru tani 'tani'; am trying to contribute something inbetween- probably like a 'upa-upa pakkavAdyam'.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 10 Apr 2009, 23:15

aho! aviSha nAgarAjam |
sa daMshati mridangam |
arasinA ArAdhitaM |
punarvasu prAptaM ||

( CML racita laghu kAvyaM = A little composition by the 'little ant' (cImalu = ant Telugu?)

Oh What wonder!
The non-poisonous/non-malicious King of Snakes.
He bites(provokes/stimulates) the dead/insensitive parts(mrita+angam) (of the Rasikas)
(alternately he provokes mridangam(Balaji))
Worshipped/praised/beseeched.. by the Queen
(Rasikas) Regain the wealth/vigour/vitality (punaH + vasu)

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 10 Apr 2009, 23:21

Pinnadi irukkara clock .. anda Rishi ungala ellarayum pathu "Ellam en neramda" nnu solra maadiri irukke ?

JB

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 10 Apr 2009, 23:42

CMlover...

the way I read your Tamil there, it is just a couple of syllables short of fitting the metre of Hiawatha!

...Which is probably nothing like you meant it to be.

Anyway... enjoyed in translation

mridhangam · Post by **mridhangam** » 10 Apr 2009, 23:52

Nanum nagaraj sirum .. Pun irandu per .. hahahah

JB

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 11 Apr 2009, 03:46

Nick,
How I wish I could write 'that' tamizh! Well, CML's poem is in sanskrit

I can get the drift, but punarvasu and others would appreciate is more because of their knowledge in sanskrit.

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 11 Apr 2009, 04:52

CML, enjoyed your laghu kAvyam.

But the ant did not bite. (kadikkalai).

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 11 Apr 2009, 05:27

Don't compare the ant bite to the bite by the snake

eRumbu kaDi thurumbu
nAgam kaDi uyir pOgum

Paradoxically we are enjoying the nAgam 'kaDis'

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 11 Apr 2009, 06:37

Anything but kaDi CML, as you say--if I understand the expression 'kaDi joke' (a boring one?).

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 11 Apr 2009, 06:41

Thanks! Didn't know that !

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 11 Apr 2009, 06:58

cmlover wrote:aho! aviSha nAgarAjam |
sa daMshati mridangam |
arasinA ArAdhitaM |
punarvasu prAptaM ||

iti SrI CML racita laghu kAvyaM
yEh paTanti manujAhA sarvAn hAsyam avApnuyAth.