Thirukural And Carnatic Music

[venkatakailasam]

It is unfortunate that the individuals who in my view are not competent enough to either comment on sanjay subramaniam's eloquent rendering of Thirukural nor the suitability of Thirukural for carnatic music renderings have chosen to comment on both.

Hear Shri. Sanjay Subramanyam

( E'-SWARA-004 Sanjay Subramaniam MMU 2009 Dec19
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gxY5nvtt8A)

For a few individuals, Music is only carnatic music and carnatic music is only with regard to compositions other than in Tamil.

Sanjay Subramaniam has proved how well Thirukural can fit in into Carnatic music scheme.

Thirukural was tuned initially by Mayavaram Viswanatha Sastrigal
(Worthy effort http://www.hinduonnet.com/fr/2003/02/28 ... 140400.htm)
and was popularized by Shri S Rajam.

MM Dandapanidesigar has also rendered Thirukural in his concerts.

MMD-012--AGARAMUDALA-HAMSADWANI.mp3:
Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/file/lq4rmyjy42t

Few more songs:
Thirukkural - uzhuthundu vaazhvaaRe vaazhvaar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPqIltEf ... DBE47AB2CD

Thirukkural - Kadavul Vazhthu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYBGZZcC ... re=related

Ranjani & Gayatri rendered at Sharada Cultural Trust, Secbad, 2 Feb » 04 Feb 2011 Thirukural Paniyumam enrum perumai sirumai
aniyumam thannai viyanthu RTP

It may be of interest to know that Manickam Yogeswaran a Sri Lanka-born, Tamil musician and teacher—who has worked in a variety of musical, dance and multimedia contexts, has rendered and recorded the Saint Thiruvalluvar’s aphoristic Thirukkural set to 133 ragams.

The CD was officially released at the International Movement for Tamil Culture’s World Thirukkural Conference in Toronto in 1998 (where Yogeswaran was felicitated with the title ‘Isai Vallal’).

In January 2000 Yogaswaran attended the ‘unveiling’ ceremony of saint’s statue—symbolically 133 feet high, a foot for every chapter—as one of the ceremony’s distinguished guests alongside the event’s host, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Kalaingar Dr. M. Karunanidhi.

"The mark of wisdom is to discern the truth
From whatever source it is heard."
- (Tirukkural—423)

The CD seems to be available at the following address:

http://www.india-instruments.de/pages/kontakt_e.html
Jens Eckert & Norbert Klippstein GbR
Fischerhüttenstr. 54c / Backsteinhaus
14163 Berlin
Tel.: 0049-30-6211724

USt.-Id.-Nr.: DE192639484 ( I am not an agent)

venkatakailasam

[Enna_Solven]

venkatakailasam sir,

It seems to be not available now:

Not available at the moment:
Manickam Yogeswaran (Vocal): Thirukkural in 133 Raagams by Saint Thiruvalluvar.
Order Number: YOGA 2000. Price: 15,00 EURO
http://www.india-instruments.de/pag/cdk ... sik_e.html