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ganesh_mourthy
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by ganesh_mourthy »

I think we have to think out of the box now.

Out of the hundreds of Rasikas we have had and still have there are only a few members who occasionally read ( probably around 200 hundred ?) and around 100 I guess who could be contributing with posts, and out of these hundred it could be 40 who regularly contribute and still dwindled to 7 or 8 who now are fighting for an identity.

If it is just for the 7 or 8 of us we do not even need a lapel pin but can confirm a date and time within this post and meet for a coffee or rather call up.

My doubt is, how many are even aware of this lapel pin proposal. I am sure many would have overlooked this topic as another wishy washy rehash thread on some not so interesting Musicians life. How many people could even understand the terms insignia , lapel pin,( except the super intellectual group of we rasikas ;) ;) ;) ----- for the same very same reason other not so super Rasikas will not want to give us the time of the day :( :( .

Rsachi, I imagine as much that even a green dot on a white background is enough for us if it is just we chosen few ;) , but that is not our purpose. We miss to relate to people discussing in other subtopics. We are more of a General Topic only intellectual group now. I don't even think there are active members in Dance and other such sub forums.

Knowing each other will definitely reinvigorate our Rasikas.org and gives more comfort while writing and subsequently there would be more rasikas by word of mouth contributing to more musical insights and experience which is the prime purpose of the forum I guess and the " insignia "(cannot we simplify this term - I have come across this word not more than 5 or 6 times in my entire life ;) ) is just a tool kit to achieve it.

My idea right away here :

Why don't we tweak the site to start like this ( Vasanthakokilam , it is your call now)

"Hello Rasikas it is time for us to identify ourselves."

But , some ghost writing rasikas could be nto comfortable with this .

Or to put it rather softly

" HELLO RASIKAS, IS IT NOT TIME FOR US TO SAY HELLO TO EACH OTHER?"

This may be pedestrian to some , but easy for most of the rasikas without the intimidating jargons.

After a few seconds of this flashing , it then takes to the site and the first thread again in multicolor with the same exact topic which further as post explains the whole purpose of this mini projects with a word from the moderator ideally.

This can draw the attention of group 2 that Rsachi was mentioning , which can further pave way for roping in group 3.

The floor now is open .

Ganesh Mourthy.

arasi
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by arasi »

G_M (my, you are a big name in NA :) ).

What you say is what has happened over the years. Coffee, lunch, dinner too, here and there.

In every rasikAs meet, we introduce ourselves.

You are right though about the assortment of members. Some of us are regulars and a few among us rather verbose (a prime culprit, moi).

To really get an idea about fellow-members, one has to browse a cross section of the fora. Some that we know as those who frequent concerts by reading the reviews, contribute more. rshankar and Lakshman are very busy in the Sahitya forum and Dance.

Vasanthakokilam, our janitor supreme (as moderator), is so many other things.

I can go on, but you have already found other members who make the place a wonderful place to visit. The list is endless, and the young man who started it all, the rather shy srkris, a man of few words, and I first met over coffee ages ago, and he did talk then :)

Venkatakailasam is unbelievably industrious and brings material to most threads.

Govindan's tremendous work by bringing the trinity's works in every script and with meaning, though he did it all on his own, is also Rasikas' pride :)

These are examples. I could add stellar names to the long list, but for fear of missing a name or two, I am not, and I know they won't take offense :)

In a way, some of us know each other quite well, because of years of being members here, even though we live far away from each other. So, it's a pleasure to meet them in Chennai and Bengaluru :)

There are some who like the ready service Rasikas.org provides (main forum they go to is Sahitya).There are perhaps not many there who are that much interested in connecting with others there.

And so on and so on...

ganesh_mourthy
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by ganesh_mourthy »

arasi wrote:G_M (my, you are a big name in NA :) ).
"Arasi, what is NA?"

fingers crossed. :-\

See, this is just also to be aware and sensitive of that fact that a Rasika like me is part of Rasikas - Ignorant ...... rather innocent. :)

G_M

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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by Rsachi »

Folks, just an opinion, maybe out of turn and premature.

I don't think we will get interest in the pins etc. in sufficient numbers to make it anyone's effort worthwhile. I will report after one week.

ganesh_mourthy
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by ganesh_mourthy »

I was very apprehensive of this and the reason why I thought we could go with a pre made easily available one. We are surely not there yet.

The reason being simple...

1. Not everyone wants to connect to all and we are only rasikas for some not so serious music bantering ( at least that would have been the general notion).

2. Folks are not very clear with the objective of meeting each other and what it can substantially lead too , except for the fact that we are keen to see and know each other.

3.Not everyone is very keen to put a face to someone with whom they are going to be discussing only music.

4. Even with lapel pins on , I doubt if all Rasikas would forward themselves to accost a person and strike a conversation , especially if they predict the person to be not of choice and polemic in discussions.

The reasons are plenty and it is too early to make all accept it, especially when we do not even know if all are aware of it in the first place.

And again , since one Rasika may not need more than one pin, I doubt if we would need more than 30 or 40 for this year, at the current rate of reach and interest

ganesh_mourthy
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by ganesh_mourthy »

Hello Arasi

to get an answer for NA I found this page ...

http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/NA

Nick H
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by Nick H »

Some people want just to listen to music; some people want to listen and maybe sometimes write about it; for some others the whole concert-going experience includes that but also extends to social interaction. There is nothing wrong in belonging to any of those groups. I was asking another .org rasika, one day, "Who is Mr abc?" He replied that he had no idea --- but from the reviews, the three of us are regularly at the same concerts. (And apologies to Mr Unknown if I have met you and you did tell me your name: my hearing is bad, my memory is worse).

Every year, for the past several years, we have had rasikas meets in December. More than enough people turn up to make for a good party --- but I wonder how others are in Chennai and don't turn up. Some people just don't want to do such things... which is fine: what could be worse than forced socialising!

Then there is another rasikas.org segment, consisting of those who want to remain nameless and faceless. That's not fine by all our members, but it's fine by me.

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Re: rasikas.org insignia

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_ those who want to remain nameless and faceless - they are thayirsaadhams, stdt, etc.

VK RAMAN
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by VK RAMAN »

The discussion ON insignia is going GOVINDA GOVINDA; hara hara haro hara

arasi
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by arasi »

Nick, my friend,
Badge or not, sociable or not the rest of them, we will surely have a cuppa together with you and yours.This applies to other friends too.

There are a few occasions (like the GBL concert) where I'm counting on meeting many welcome familiar faces...

G_M,
You got GM, the old four wheeler maker of USA (well, used to using NA on Rasikas.org because there are several canadians on board and north america includes them!). Hoping to see those from different parts of our climes and Chennai folks, those from Bengaluru and elsewhere...

Thanks G_M for your list of NA-s Not Available to me before!

VKR,
Now, what is STDT??

ganesh_mourthy
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by ganesh_mourthy »

If the lapel pin did not materialize by this Rasika meet , our major discussion during this meet should should be on how to make it materialize by next Rasikas meet ;).

GM

Sundara Rajan
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by Sundara Rajan »

Ref. Post 58 : stdt = student of carnatic music ?

Nick H
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by Nick H »

stdt

stdout, stderr and stdt...

Standard output, standard error and standard terror?

(non-Unix people, just ignore and move on to the next post)

sridhar_ranga
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by sridhar_ranga »

VK RAMAN wrote:_ those who want to remain nameless and faceless - they are thayirsaadhams, stdt, etc.
stdt - nameless and faceless

surely they do (all the) trolling!

:)
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PUNARVASU
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

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Where is the meet on 29 th going to be? I know that this thread is not the one to ask for this info. Pl .can anybody direct me to the relevant/ right thread!

arasi
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by arasi »

Punarvasu,
The GBL concert is going to be on the 29th of December (organized by his son Mohan and rest of the family) at Ambalam, Kalakshetra Colony. Two of GBL's favorite artistes, Gayathri Girish and Suryaprakash are singing...

Oh, from what Munirao has written, for those who are in Bengaluru, Cienu is thinking of a Rasikas meeting on the 21st of December at his place :)

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Post by PUNARVASU »

arasi, thanks.

Rsachi
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by Rsachi »

Responses in 3 days:How many lapel pins/pendants will you order? Enter nearest city where you want the item delivered
1;0 BANGALORE
1;1 Oakland, CA
1; Chennai
1;1 Bangalore
1; Bangalore
1;1 Pondicherry
2; Chennai
2; chennai
2; chennai
1; Mumbai/chennai
1;1 Chennai
1;1 Bengaluru
1;1 Chennai
1;1 Chennai
1; Bengaluru

Rsachi
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by Rsachi »

for those who want to do the survey:
http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=24289

maduraimini
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Re: rasikas.org insignia

Post by maduraimini »

I like the pin idea. It is better than the card with our names. First of all, we do not want everyone on the street or bus to know our names. Also the card will tear and fray. We have to keep getting new cards. When it rains, the card will be soaked. The pin is made of metal and will last longer. .If it is small, and say ' Rasikas'. it will be easy to find a fellow Rasika. The letters can be in bold and bright letters. Both men and women can wear it. If we see someone with the pin, we can introduce ourselves.

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