Gayathri Venkataraghavan @Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha,Chennai(13

ram · Post by **ram** » 13 May 2007, 23:49

Venue: Kasturi Srinivasan Hall, Music Academy, Chennai

Date: 13 May 2007

Organizer: Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha (4 Hour Concert)

Vocal: Vid. Gayathri Venkataraghavan

Violin: Vid. Charulatha Ramanujam

Mrudangam: Vid. Neyveli Narayanan

Ghatam: Vid. S.Karthick

Tambura: Vid. Vijayalakshmi

List of songs:

1) sarasijanAbhA (varnam) - kAmbOji - kanDa aTa - swAti tiruNAL (O)

2) varavallabha ramaNa - hamsadhwani - Adi - g.n. bAlasubramaNiam (OS)

3) vandE vAsudEvam - shrI - kanDa cApu - annamAcArya (OS)

4) ennagAnu rAma bhajana - pantuvarALi - rUpakam - bhadrAchala rAmdAs (ANST)

5) nannu brOcutaku - rItigauLa - tisra Ekam (tisra gati) - mysore sadAsiva rAo (A)

6) ennEramum - dEvagAndhAri - Adi - gOpAlakrishna bhArati

7) mAkElarA - ravichandrikA - Adi - thyAgarAja (S)

8 ) mAra jananIm AshrayE - nATakapriyA - Adi - n.c.krishnamAcAryulu (AS)

9) shrI mAtrubhUtam - kannaDa - misra chApu - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

10) mAyammA yani nE - Ahiri - Adi - syAma sAstri

11) mOhana rAmA - mOhanam - Adi - thyAgarAja (ANST)

12) mAnasa sanchararE - sAmA - Adi - sadAsiva brahmendra

13) rAgam tAnam pallavi - bhairavi - tisra tripuTa (4 kaLai & 2 kaLai)

pallavi wordings: "nIrajAkshi kAmAkshI, nikhila lOka janani niranjani"

kalpanA swarams in bhairavi, bahudAri, hindOLam, kEdAram, ranjani

14) ranjani mrudu pankaja lOcani - rAgamAlikA - Adi - tAnjOre shankara iyer

15) akhiyAn hari darshan kI pyAsi - behAg - catusra Eka - sUrdAs

16) bhAvayAmi gOpAla bAlam - yamunA kalyANi - kanDa cApu - annamAcArya

17) nAda vindu (tiruppugazh) - chenchuruTTi - Adi - aruNagirinAthar

18) nI nAma rUpa mulaku (mangaLam) - saurAshTram - Adi - thyAgarAja

19) swasti prajAbhyah paripAlayantAm (slOkam) - madyamAvati

(Key: O=raga outline, A=raga alapana, N=neraval, S=kalpana swaram, T=taniavartanam)

It is not often that one comes across a concert where every single artist on stage contributes their best and lifts the concert to great heights. Today's was one such performance. If I were to choose one word to describe this concert, it would be "satisfying". Every minute of the 4 hr 20 min performance was worth listening to.

Vid. Gayathri Venkataraghavan started her concert in her usual style by chanting "Om" thrice using the notes G3, R2 and S. Vid. Neyveli Narayanan and Vid. S. Karthick got into the act rightaway and played very well for the varnam. Their maturity and expertise was evident from the way they played for the songs. That they had significant concert experience backing them was very much visible from the way they played effortlessly and intelligently for all the kritis. "varavallabha ramaNA" saw the use of some very good bhrigAs by Vid. Gayathri. "vandE vAsudEvam", one of my personal favorites from among the songs Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi has sung was rendered next. When MS amma renders the song, Vid. Radha Viswanathan sings one octave higher for some of the lines. A similar, pleasing effect was produced with Vid. Charulatha Ramanujam playing one octave higher for the first few lines. I especially liked the way Vid. Gayathri sang the phrase "aravinda nAbham" from the first caraNam, the first time.

"nannu brOcutaku", "mOhana rAmA" & "akhiyAn hari darshan kI pyAsI" were especially rendered well. Vid. Gayathri worked magic with rItigauLa as she always does. She announced that the rItigauLa composition had been notated by Vid. Charulatha Ramanujam's guru, the great maestro Vid. R.K. Srikantan.

Bhairavi alapana was done in 4 stages by both the vocalist and the violinst and lasted about 18 minutes. Both Vid. Gayathri and Vid. Charulatha Ramanujam executed their respective alapana portions very well. The excellent tAnam itself lasted about 10 minutes with Sri Neyveli Narayanan and Sri S. Karthick also joining in the party here. Both the raga alapana and tAnam got lot of applause from the audience. If I remember correctly, the pallavi was sung in trikAlam in both 4 kaLai as well as 2 kaLai versions of tisra tripuTa.

The pallavi line "nIrajAkshi kAmAkshI, nikhila lOka janani niranjani" was structured as follows:

* 1 Avartanam of tisra tripuTa 4 kaLai = 7x4 beats = 28 beats
* B = beat
* starts 2 beats after samam

nI (2B) ra (1B) jA (2B) kshi (2B) kA (1.5B) mA (1.5B) kshI (+ gap = 3B) ni (1B) khi (1B) la (1B) lO (2B) ka (1B) ja (1B) na (1B) ni (2B) ni (1B) ran (2B) ja (1B) ni (1B)

I have always had a liking for taniavartanams played by Sri Neyveli Narayanan. There was all the more reason for me to be happy today with Sri S. Karthick, one of my favorite ghatam artists, joining him. Two taniavartanams were played, one for "ennagAnu rAma bhajana" in rUpaka tALam and the other for "mOhana rAmA" in Adi tALam. The first one (in rUpaka tALam) comprised the catusra and tisra naDais and kanDa kuraippu. The second one (in Adi tALam) comprised the catusra and tisra naDais and misra kuraippu.

The team got an extended standing ovation from the audience when the concert ended. Truly well deserved I must say !!

Source: http://ramsabode.wordpress.com/2007/05/ ... i13052007/

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 14 May 2007, 05:43

Sri Voleti Venkateswarulu has used the same pallavi line on a few occasions - I have heard his version in Begada & Shanmukhapriya.

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 14 May 2007, 05:45

Ram, what percentage of the audience was remaining for the mangalam? Was the concert advertised as a 4 hour concert earlier?

ram · Post by **ram** » 14 May 2007, 06:30

The concert was advertised in the morning papers as a 4 hour one. The hall was almost fully occupied even while the mangaLam was being sung. I guess some people might have left inbetween only to be replaced by others who came in late, but the vast majority that I saw when the concert started was still available when the mangaLam was being sung.

The fact that the concert was from 4PM to 8PM helped.

vsarmaiitm · Post by **vsarmaiitm** » 14 May 2007, 09:37

I am glad that she sang the composition of Shri NCH krishnamacaryulu. I like his compositions.
Are his compositions (audio,non-commercial) available on the net ?

sankirnam · Post by **sankirnam** » 14 May 2007, 10:40

Ram, thanks for the review.

What's the "korvai of the day" for this concert?

ram · Post by **ram** » 14 May 2007, 13:11

I should have seen this coming

Here is kOrvai of the day ... this one was played by Sri S. Karthick for Adi tALam:

tha dhi ; ki Ta ; tha ka ; dhi na;

tha dhi, ki Ta; tha ka, dhi na;

tha dhi, ki Ta, tha ka, dhi na,

tha dhi ki Ta, tha ka dhi na,

tha dhi ki Ta tha ka dhi na (2 beats)

tha dhi ki Ta tha ka dhi na (within 1.5 beats)

tha dhi ki Ta tha ka dhi na (double speed - within 1 beat)

tha dhi, tha dhi ki Na thom ,

(tha, dhi, tha dhi ki Na thom - 2 times) ,

tha; dhi, tha dhi ki Na thom - 3 times

Total aksharam count = 128

A kOrvai a day keeps math tuitions away

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 14 May 2007, 14:26

I was also there for the entire concert . Since it was a 4 hours and 15 minutes concert , the timelines could give a very good insight of the concert.The concert started at 04:15 pm. I will be ending with timelines for each of the krithis below with brief explanation, using the quote tag.

1) sarasijanAbhA (varnam) - kAmbOji - kanDa aTa - swAti tiruNAL (O)

Explanation:
If it is a 4 hour , is it a good idea to start with a varnam in a passive rAgam. or to start with an expressive vistAramAna kAmbOdhi. Smt gAyathri venkat did the option #2, it turned out to be a right move. - 04:24pm

2) varavallabha ramaNa - hamsadhwani - Adi - g.n. bAlasubramaNiam (OS)

Explanation:
The percussion department gelled very well in this hamsadhwani. Excellent swara pattern by gAyathri , particularly longer akaram in ni ni was lovely. - 04:35pm

3) vandE vAsudEvam - shrI - kanDa cApu - annamAcArya (OS)

Explanation:
The shruti suddham was not perfect in the KAmbOdhi and hamsadhwani. Well that is where shree rAgam comes into life . Smt GAyatri always excels in krithis and rAgams that have a life more centered on melody and bhakthi. This was the second best of the concert . - 04:45pm

4) ennagAnu rAma bhajana - pantuvarALi - rUpakam - bhadrAchala rAmdAs (ANST)

Explanation:
PantuvarAli was sung with a lot of energy. An excellent rAga alApanai and a lovely rendition of the BR's krithi. If there was a small crib , it was towards the neraval. I could notice a little overlap and repetition in the last 3 neraval patterns . - 05:14pm (includes 5 minutes of tani)

5) nannu brOcutaku - rItigauLa - tisra Ekam (tisra gati) - mysore sadAsiva rAo (A)

Explanation:
ritigowlai was lovely.The composition of mysore sadAsiva rao had very good cittaswara patterns too.There was one line "chAla kOpamA karunA choodammA" that was in 2 charanams, she bought the right melody and expression . - 05:36pm

6) ennEramum - dEvagAndhAri - Adi - gOpAlakrishna bhArati

Explanation:
The contrast of a tamil krithi was nice and was just good . - 05:43pm

7) mAkElarA - ravichandrikA - Adi - thyAgarAja (S)

Explanation:
This was only krithi that was sung averagely . - 05:49pm

8 ) mAra jananIm AshrayE - nATakapriyA - Adi - n.c.krishnamAcAryulu (AS)

Explanation:
Wow that is how I would explain her nAtakapriyA.Few people in the left thought it was a tOdi, few people in my right asked it was kharaharapriya.Well that insight I thought it was nAtakapriya. Both the swarams and alApanai were excellent - 06:03pm

9) shrI mAtrubhUtam - kannaDa - misra chApu - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

Explanation:
Shri mAtrubhutam was just good. - 06:10pm

10) mAyammA yani nE - Ahiri - Adi - syAma sAstri

Explanation:
Again she always scores in devotional aspect of singing .She sang Ahiri quite good, with very nice alankArams in the charanam. - 06:17pm

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 14 May 2007, 14:27

11A) mOhana rAmA - mOhanam - Adi - thyAgarAja (ANST)

Explanation:
Her alApana was excellent .The krithi was sung with a very nice diction .The neraval was in the lines "guri maimaraci sEvinciri vara" not the usual dhara manu and was excellent .The swarams were not very expansive but was for just 7 minutes , neverthelesss very good. Totally there was 9 minutes of Alapanai, 6 minutes of violin return,- 06:56pm

11B)tani

Explanation:
Tani was very good , both of them demonstrated a lot of chemistry and camraderie there.- 07:13pm

12) mAnasa sanchararE - sAmA - Adi - sadAsiva brahmendra

Explanation:
For some unexplainable reason smt gAyatri only sang half the krithi.- 07:16pm

13) rAgam tAnam pallavi - bhairavi - tisra tripuTa (4 kaLai & 2 kaLai)
pallavi wordings: "nIrajAkshi kAmAkshI, nikhila lOka janani niranjani"
kalpanA swarams in bhairavi, bahudAri, hindOLam, kEdAram, ranjani

Explanation of rAgam:
An excellent rAgam, An outstanding tAnam and a very good pallavi and just a good swara rAgamaligai is what I would characterise the RTP.Smt GAyatri sang the bhairavi rAgam in four stages(07:16- 07:20,07:22-07:25,07:28-07:31,07:33-07:34), between these the violin was played. I guess she did that as four stages more because of it being a 4 hour concert and also to have more lung space. But certainly I would have liked it as more 2 stage as what yesteryear jAmbhavans because this gives me a feeling of little not lost in continuity.But hey wait,my crib is bit unfair.. - 07:34pm

Explanation of tAnam:
Her tAnam was for full 10 minutes .Outstanding one it was , only using the phrases of tAnam no rAga alApanish tAnam. The tAnam was non metered and metered , both were outstanding.-07:44pm

Explanation of pallavi:
Her pallavi rendition was very good. But however her swara kalpana was somewhat a mixed bag . It was a too short bahudAri and KedAram just enough for me to write the rAga names.hindOlam and ranjani were very good.-8:10 pm

14) ranjani mrudu pankaja lOcani - rAgamAlikA - Adi - tAnjOre shankara iyer
15) akhiyAn hari darshan kI pyAsi - behAg - catusra Eka - sUrdAs
16) bhAvayAmi gOpAla bAlam - yamunA kalyANi - kanDa cApu - annamAcArya
17) nAda vindu (tiruppugazh) - chenchuruTTi - Adi - aruNagirinAthar
18) nI nAma rUpa mulaku (mangaLam) - saurAshTram - Adi - thyAgarAja
19) swasti prajAbhyah paripAlayantAm (slOkam) - madyamAvati

The ranjani rAgamalika in ranjani,shriranjani,megharanjani and janaranjani were all very good.She excels in MS SUbhalakshmi's renditions.She gave that feel to me in the surdAs bhajan and in yamunakalyAni.tiruppugazh was just ok - 8:30pm

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 14 May 2007, 14:29

About the accompanists:
The percussionist were very good and they lifted the concert.They did not appear to idle and play as it was a long marathon concert.Particularly narAyanan's speedy korvai and effortless play by karthick was impressive.

Smt Charulatha was very good in responsiveness and filled up well, but just her tonal quality of her violin was not that great.

Overall a very good to excellent 4 hours and 15 minute concert. Thank sarvAni sangeetha sabha in providing these mega marathon concert which was a norm 5 decades before. I did not feel bored even for a single moment either this year's or the last years gurucharan's concert.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 14 May 2007, 14:42

ram wrote:Gayathri worked magic with rItigauLa as she always does. She announced that the rItigauLa composition had been notated by Vid. Charulatha Ramanujam's guru, the great maestro Vid. R.K. Srikantan.

I dont think this is correct. "nannu brOcuTaku inta tAmasamA sannutAnga SrI candraSEkhara" was notated and published by SrIkAntam nAgEnndra SAStri under the auspices of Ananya, Bangalore in the book "apUrva sadASiva". This was about 8-10 years ago. R.K.Srikantan-avhA did critically appraise the notes prior to publication IIRC.

This kRti is a lenghty one replete with swarAkSharas that sadASiva rAyaru had a penchant for.

rajeshnat wrote:Explanation:
ritigowlai was lovely.The composition of mysore sadAsiva rao had very good cittaswara patterns too.There was one line "chAla kOpamA karunA choodammA" that was in 2 charanams, she bought the right melody and expression .

It is "karuNa jUDumA". The song is on Lord ISvara.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 14 May 2007, 15:10

drshrikaanth wrote:It is "karuNa jUDumA". The song is on Lord ISvara.

Drs,Tx for your corrections.In my notebook I have noted as choodumA, she certainly did not add that extra m , i added by mistake .

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 14 May 2007, 15:11

Sounds like a fantastic concert. Thanks Ram for the detailed review!

ram · Post by **ram** » 14 May 2007, 15:49

DRS,

Can you please post the lyrics of the rItigauLa composition in case you have it? Even though I couldn't get the meaning of the complete song, the way the rAgA was made to come out itself seemed to speak volumes about the composition's beauty.

In case I could ask you for one more help, can you also please post the meanings whenever you get some free time?

Thanks for your help and apologies for troubling you with all these requests from time to time.

Ram

hindolam · Post by **hindolam** » 14 May 2007, 17:04

As all the earlier writers have mentioned it was a brilliant concert by an amazingly talented artist with a fantastic voice. On the mridangam side Neyveli Narayanan showed that he is a worthy disciple of the great maestro Shri UKS. His playing was an aural treat !

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 14 May 2007, 18:19

nannu brOcuTaku inta tAmasamA |
sannutAnga SrI candraSEkhara ||P||

anni tappulanu manninci brOvumani nE |
vinnapambu jEsina vinarAdA nApai dayalEdA |
kannataNDri nIvEgAdA ||AP||

ciTTeswara sAhitya
pAvanamainA nI sAnnidhyamu jEra valasi kOritirA |
pAvakanayana nI katAkShamulEni nAdiyokka |
jIvanamA vinumA umA mukhasumakAma nIrajavairidhAri madanAri |
ninnE kOrina brOvavA karuNatO nanu girijAdhava parAku sEyarAdikanu ||

jagamulella brOcE nIku nEnu bhArama |
sadAaSivuni brOvumA nApAli daivamA |
suguNadhAma umAsamAgamapriya maruva samayamA |
cAla kOpamA karuNa jUDumA nAtO palukumA ||

madhyamakAla sAhitya
nI mahimula teliyalEnurA brOvakuNTe viDuva lEnurA |
sOmaSEkharA jAlamElarA durusuga nannElarA ||

sraja · Post by **sraja** » 14 May 2007, 18:44

I do think Gayathri and the accompanists combined to give a truly memorable concert. Just a note of difference with what one of the board members has written. I thought Maa Kelara was rendered wonderfully and the swaras were captivating. A little raga sketch would have made it even more resplendent. One more noteworthy point was her correct splittng of the words in the anupallavi of the song---Saa Keta Raja Kumaaara instead of making it into Saaketha Raa Jkumaara as unfortunately even some jambaavan's have sung. I totally agree with what has been written about Neyveli Narayanan. He is indeed the torch bearer of the incomparable UKS --coupled with his tutelage under another maestro--the late Tanjore Upendran--- Narayanan is indeed a top notch mridangist today.

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 14 May 2007, 22:31

ram & rajeshnat, fantastic reviews. Thank you both.

DRS, is avha equivalent to avargaL? In tirunelvEli tamizh, we have the usage of avaha instead of avargal. Nice to note that similarities lie over 500 kms apart.

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 14 May 2007, 22:34

Yes ksrimech. avhA is the sankEti equivalent of avargaL. And the similarity with tirunelvEli tamizh is not just coincidence I should think.

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 14 May 2007, 22:43

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 15 May 2007, 01:21

sraja wrote:One more noteworthy point was her correct splittng of the words in the anupallavi of the song---Saa Keta Raja Kumaaara instead of making it into Saaketha Raa Jkumaara as unfortunately even some jambaavan's have sung.

Raja,
Which is the inappropriate splitting? It is sAkEta rAjakumAra (prince of ayodhyA) and not sA kEta...unless you are referring to rA jakumArA...

VGV/Divakar/Shishya,
Doesn't 'mAku Elara vicAramu' become 'mAkElara vicAramu'?

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 15 May 2007, 04:44

meaning of nannu brOcuTaku

nannu brOcuTaku inta tAmasamA sannutAnga SrI candraSEkhara
O candraSEkhar, why this delay in protecting me?

anni tappulanu manninci brOvumani nE vinnapambu jEsina vinarAdA
Is my plea to you to forgive all my transgressions and protect me not heard?

nApai dayalEdA | kannataNDri nIvEgAdA
Is there no pity on me? Are you not indeed my father?

pAvanamainA nI sAnnidhyamu jEra valasi kOritirA
I have come seeking proximity of your hallowed presence.

pAvakanayana nI katAkShamulEni nAdiyokka jIvanamA
One with bright/purifying eyes! Without your benevolent gaze, is my life even worth mentioning?

vinumA umA mukhasumakAma
Can you not hear? You Who desire the flower that is umA's face

nIrajavairidhAri- You who are adorned with the moon; madanAri- foe of manmatha;

ninnE kOrina brOvavA karuNatO nanu
I have come seeking You alone. Will you not protect me with compassion?

girijAdhava- Husband of girijA;

parAku sEyarAdikanu- It is not right on Your part to ignore me.

jagamulella brOcE nIku nEnu bhArama
Am I a burden to You Who protects and sutains the whole world?

sadAaSivuni brOvumA- Protect this sadASiva; nApAli daivamA- O my Lord;

suguNadhAma- Repository of all good qualities; umAsamAgamapriya- You Who is pleased by union with umA;

maruva samayamA - Is this time to forget me?

cAla kOpamA- Are you very angry?

karuNa jUDumA- wont You show compassion?

nAtO palukumA- will you not talk to me?

nI mahimula teliyalEnurA- I do not know your greatness

brOvakuNTe viDuva lEnurA- But I will not let go if you do not protect me.

sOmaSEkharA jAlamElarA- why this hide and seek?

durusuga nannElarA- Come quickly and protect me.

ram · Post by **ram** » 15 May 2007, 05:59

DRS,

Thank you so much for taking time out and posting the lyrics and meanings.

Regards,
Ram

sraja · Post by **sraja** » 15 May 2007, 07:01

Raja,
Which is the inappropriate splitting? It is sAkEta rAjakumAra (prince of ayodhyA) and not sA kEta...unless you are referring to rA jakumArA
rshankar you are right.I was referring to the plit in the word rajakumaara

divakar · Post by **divakar** » 15 May 2007, 10:15

Doesn't 'mAku Elara vicAramu' become 'mAkElara vicAramu'?

shankar
yes. that is correct.
in fact there is an extension to 'a' in Elara. it is ElarA. it is 'mAkElarA vicAramu'

harimau · Post by **harimau** » 15 May 2007, 16:32

This was a brilliant concert that I wished just did not have to end.

I re-read the song list a couple of times to assure myself that I was not imagining things. This was a concert where every major composer was represented with one kriti, with the exception of Sri Annamacharya with two kritis (and Sri Thyagaraja with the traditional mangalam as a second composition) yet the presentation was such that one felt one had listened to a concert dedicated to the great Trinity of Carnatic music. What amount of planning has to go into a concert like this to make it so successful, one wonders.

Smt. Gayathri's previous concert was an all-Shyama Sastri concert and the next one planned is an all-Swati Tirunal concert. In between, she manages to present a concert like this which is a veritable smorgasbord of Carnatic composers!

This concert will rank among the best sponsored by Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha, who must be congratulated for choosing to showcase an artist of great talent who is sure to break through the artificial ceilings imposed by various sabhas.

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 15 May 2007, 16:42

Arificial ceilings, yes. They abound everywhere.
Sathej

jagan · Post by **jagan** » 15 May 2007, 18:24

Thankyou Rajeshnat for your comprehensive coverage.

I am however surprised by your statement that Smt Gayatri did not sing Manasa Sancharere in full.

In fact she did sing it fully. After Manasa Sancharere she sang the lines Madachiki Pincha and followed it with Sri Ramanikucha and concluded with Parama Hamsamukha. As a matter of fact, she gave a glorious inflection at Sevaka Jana Mandira Mandare.

I am writing this after verification with the audio recording.

This however does not detract from your knowledgeable in-depth review.
It beats me how you were able to note the timings so minutely.

sankirnam · Post by **sankirnam** » 15 May 2007, 19:37

Jagan. if the recording is available, would you mind sharing it please? Not sure if this is allowed by forum rules, but worth a shot...

jagan · Post by **jagan** » 16 May 2007, 07:23

Sankirnam,
I do not have the tape. I was sure that Smt Gayathri had sung the kriti in full. But before writing,I wanted to be doubly sure and had the tape played by my friend over the phone.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 16 May 2007, 07:28

jagan wrote:I am however surprised by your statement that Smt Gayatri did not sing Manasa Sancharere in full.

In fact she did sing it fully. After Manasa Sancharere she sang the lines Madachiki Pincha and followed it with Sri Ramanikucha and concluded with Parama Hamsamukha. As a matter of fact, she gave a glorious inflection at Sevaka Jana Mandira Mandare.

I am writing this after verification with the audio recording.

Jagan,
Thank you , if you have verified then it should be right . It was quite fast, possibly I did not catch all lines. My apologies if I have misguided.

jagan · Post by **jagan** » 16 May 2007, 17:09

Rajeashnat,
Though i was certain about it, i wanted to double check it with the audio tape ,only because it was you who had made that remark.
Absolutely no need for you to be apolegetic about it

Mangalam Krishna · Post by **Mangalam Krishna** » 24 May 2007, 00:20

A great concert indeed by Smt. Gayatri V and the accompanists. I was present for the full concert. There wasn't a single dull moment. A wonderfully written review by Sri. Ram and thanks to rajeshnat for the timelines.

Thanks a million to Dr for the lyrics and the meanings. I managed to write the lyrics till anupallavi, but, got lost in Reetigowlai sukhanubhavam.