Bye Columbia and University of South Carolina

It is indeed daunting to look back and reminisce.

It was August 3, 1998 when I was picked up by CECRI seniors Dandy (Anand Durairajan) and Bend (Venkat Srinivasan) from the Metropolitan airport of Columbia along with Gump (Gomadam Manavala Parthasarathy). As we were driven down the streets the first thing that struck me was the sun shining brightly even at 8:30 pm - a thing unheard in tamilnadu. It may be worthwhile to recap that my first ever flight experience was international, which was not unusual for the Indian bourgeois in 90s. ( The visible resurgence in wealth started in India only after 1999).

Columbia was a small city and the roads were well laid out (which later I understood is just a basic feature of a developed country). From then columbia had become my second home whether I liked it or not.

There had been a lot of good and bad memories associated with this city as the boyish mind of mine grew manly. Circumstances which subjected me to a treatment akin to the heat treatment of iron. But, I guess it was all for good in the end.

I have met some of the most wonderful people in my life here. To name each and everyone and detail their impressive character will take a series of articles (which may not be of interest to many either). I have derived many lessons from various people from various walks of life and I am eternally indebted to all those who have positively influenced my life.

When I leave Columbia, and possibly USA forever, what I take with me is a better chiseled character and invaluable relations (of course financially the stay was hardly rewarding). With the core of my personality shaped by the people in Columbia, I believe I am ready to take the plunge in unknown territories (Melbourne and Berkeley).

Thank you Columbia for giving me the opportunity to learn, both for my professional and personal life.

Visiting San Francisco and Berkeley - 1st Jan 2008 to 8th Jan 2008

A lot has changed in the past two months in my profession. Will write about it soon. I will be visiting SFO, Berkeley and Bay area before I leave for Melbourne on 9th. Meera has agreed to coordinate a meet with bloggers in the SFO area. Would like to meet as many as possible. Thanks Meera.

Visiting Melbourne - Australia - 5th Dec to 15th Dec

In what would be my first step towards moving to Australia, to work for the next three years, I will be visiting Melbourne between 5th December 2007 and 15th December 2007. This blog will not find any musical update until I am settled in Melbourne and that would be in February 2008 hopefully.

Any folks in Melbourne who visit this blog and interested in music ?

Download all the Karaoke Tracks I have

I have been sharing my Karaoke tracks with many friends. But esnips has given me the leverage to expand this further to make it available to all.

Please note that all these tracks were downloaded from the net. I claim no rights except on those I make. Feel free to download and use them

http://www.esnips.com/web/IndianKaraokeTracks

Reckless Ramblings - Out of the world Recipes

In the early days of discussions in TFM page I masqueraded a bit as Velaiyaththavan just for the sake of fun. This thread was opened in the recipes section - (the boothagi mami avadhaaram was also done for this thread )

puraa lEgiyam and allied recipes

Topic started by Velaiyaththavan (@ 129.252.23.185) on Fri Sep 15 18:39:04 .
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

(1) puraavai reNDaa neeLavaakkila airinju athODa kudalai eduthu athil "sappidumpOthu solla mudiyaatha" vatrai neekkavum
(2) suththam senja pin rekkaiayai 2 kaiyaalE piyththu eriyavum. appO puraa kaththinaa, nalla puraannu arhttham.
(3) irakkai pinju kaththk kittu irukkum puraavai thOl neekki aaviyil appadiye vEga viakkavum
(4) eeral kulai ventha pin pallaalE kadiththu masala saamangaLai adaiththu siriththu nEram kaiyaal psisiyavum, raththam uRaiyum varai.
(5) ippOthu pura lEgiyam thayaar. pallaalE kadiththu kObammana paarvaiyOdu saappittal pEi kooda aNdaathu. virunthaaLigaLukku kodukkumpOthu mattum kudalillirunthu neekkappatta special items i thattil thaniyaaga uppu pOttu parimaaravum.

Please subit more.thx

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Responses:

* From: maayaandi (@ ts003d32.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Sat Sep 16 01:51:03 EDT 2000


Intha recipeyai vAsal kathavilE ottivaiththAl pEi, pisAsu, pilli soonyam, marunthu, seivinai, kAththu, karuppu, ooru, uRavu ethuvumE aNdAthu.


* From: maayaandi (@ ts003d32.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Sat Sep 16 01:51:39 EDT 2000


Intha recipeyai vAsal kathavilE ottivaiththAl pEi, pisAsu, pilli soonyam, marunthu, seivinai, kAththu, karuppu, ooru, uRavu ethuvumE aNdAthu.


* From: Velaiyaththavan (@ 129.252.23.185) on: Sat Sep 16 16:04:28 EDT 2000


maayandi - do you know any maayaandi vilas recipes ? Please chare your knowledge here.


* From: Velaiyaththavan (@ 129.252.23.185) on: Sat Sep 16 16:13:16 EDT 2000


typo chare = char = pagirvathu


* From: maayaandi (@ ts001d18.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Sat Sep 16 19:45:11 EDT 2000


Velaiyaththavan,

maayaandi vilas recipegaLai veLiyil solvathaRkillai. meeRi sonnavan raththam raththamAi kakki sAvAn.


* From: vetti (@ ts005d27.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Tue Sep 19 22:34:47 EDT 2000


Recipe for kaLimaN uruNdai:

Ingredients:
ghee - 1 litre
ElakkAi - 50 gm
vellam - 2 kg
raisins - 100 gm
cashew - 100 gm
pottukkadalai - 250 gm
kOyamuthoor kaLimaN - 1 kg

kaLimaNNai eeram kAya veiyilil ularththavum. kAintha kaLimaNNai hammerAl thatti nallA podi seyyavum. podiththa kaLimaNNai salldaiyal saliththu nice podiyaga edukkavum.

vellaththai hammerAl thatti nallA podi seyyavum.
ElakkAiyai hammerAl thatti nallA podi seyyavum.

kaLimaNNaiyum vellaththayum Elaththaiyum pottukkadalaiyaiyum onRaga kalakkavum. crispAna pottukkadalai pArththu vAnga vENdum. illAvittAl nallA irukkAthu. nilakkadalai kooda vaRuththu pOdalAm. intha kalavaiyudan gheeyil vaRuththa raisinum cashewvum kalanthu pirattavum.

pirattiya kalavaiyil konjam konjamAga ghee urukki ooththi uruNdai pidikkavum. oru kilo kaLimaNNilE sumAr nooRu uruNdaigal seyyamudiyum. ungaL kai perithaga irunthAl sumAr 80 uruNdaithAn pidikka mudiyum.

intha kaLimaNN uruNdaiyai thinamum kAlaiyum mAlaiyum sAppittu vandhaal maNdaiyilE nanRAga mudi muLaikkum.



* From: mooLaiyaththavan (@ 129.252.23.185) on: Wed Sep 20 01:40:20 EDT 2000


Will it be helpful for me ?


* From: vetti (@ ts001d22.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Wed Sep 20 13:37:28 EDT 2000


Thans for the enquiry. kaLimaN uruNdai will help mooLai grow. But aRivu will not grow, only mudi will grow. May be my friend Dr.vEthALa moorthi can answer your question.


* From: Velaiyaththavan (@ cache1.infoave.net) on: Thu Sep 21 12:36:37 EDT 2000


some tips:

Instead of sodium cholride, the recent chemical called vector chloride can be added for taste. If you are not very particular about the direction which you should face while eating, you may try scalar chloride.

Also, instead of ghee, castor oil can be used. It helps "clearing" the digestive tract which may be blocked because of the excessive intake of kaLimaN uruNdai. It is probable that a US company will patent this and claim the recipe is indigenious. Please donot restrain yourslef from informing Dr.Mashelkar about it if you find an infringement of such sort.


* From: Velaiyaththavan (@ 129.252.23.185) on: Fri Sep 22 17:16:19 EDT 2000


does anybody know how to make raththa soup ? thx.


* From: vetti (@ ts006d34.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Mon Sep 25 00:02:05 EDT 2000


Velaiyaththavan, Thanks for that extra tip about about castor oil. It will also be very helpful to the bulimics who like to purge somehow.

Recipe for Halaal raththa soup:

Crush 5 pounds of plump-as-rambha tomatoes and pour it in a saucepot. The seeds can be removed to make a smooth soup. Leave the seeds to get a crushed bones texture. Add 1 litre of spoiled milk and 1 pound of mouldy parmesan cheese.

Place the saucepot on the stove and bring the liquid to a boil. Stick your finger in to check the temperature. If you are not sure stick another finger. When you have made sure it is boiling dice up a pound of black soggy onions and add to the liquid.

If you wish you can dice up and add any leftover stale and rotten vegetables to the liquid. I personally would prefer adding those vegetables because it adds to the nutritional value of the soup.

Let simmer for 30 minutes.

Now comes the best part, adding the raththam. You can add any raththam you want. It is left to your imagination. But since this is a Halaal recipe you have to pray to your favorite God and add 2 bottles of Shingar Santhu Pottu. Then add salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and let it simmer for another 30 minutes.

While the soup is simmering, boil a few whole ears of corn. Take some really stinky karuvaadu and fry it in oil to bring out the aroma. Remove the saucepot off of the stove and pour it into very large serving bowls. Let a whole corn float on the each bowl of soup. Then top the surface of the soup with the stinky karuvaadu. If corn is not available you can use rat meat. If karuvaadu is not available you can use karappaaan from under your kitchen counter.

This soup is very healthy, very inexpensive to make, very flavorsome and colorful. Being Halaal makes it even better.


* From: Velaiyaththavan (@ 129.252.23.185) on: Thu Sep 28 15:29:23 EDT 2000


naakula raththam ooruthuppaa..semai taste !


* From: boothagi maami (@ 129.252.23.185) on: Thu Sep 28 15:40:09 EDT 2000


I think karappaan poochchi chips would make it complete. ahtODa, soupla reNdu palliyai thalai kiLLi pOttu kothikka vittaa varra maNam irukku paarunga..mmm gama gama..

palliyai thalai kiLLip pOda kashtamaa iruntha (vazukkum) lesaa kothikkira venneerla pOtta negiznthu vidum. appuram, oomaththangaai oru thuNdu, paambu (oru pal pOthum), miLagaai pazam ithaiellaam vaichchu ammiyil nandraaga maiyaaga araikkavum. lEsa nakki paarththal pOthumaana kaaram irukkaannu theriyum. ithai soupl pOttu kothikka vidalaam. If you are interested in lady's finger soup, you may ask your maid/gf to provide you with some. This way you will get a free supply of raththam too ! neeLa neeLamaa, muzu viralai vetti pOttu venthaal aahaa...bread crumbs maathiri moru morunnu illainaallum nalla brittle (uLLa elumbu irukkaNum) aaga irukkum.

ithu en anubavaththil kaNDa uNmai.


* From: boothagi maami (@ 129.252.23.185) on: Thu Sep 28 15:45:45 EDT 2000


ooops - oru mukkiyamaana point vittuttEn. virunthaaLikku kodukkumbOthu athula naalu thadavai thuppittu koduppathE naagareegam !


* From: samayal maamikku advice.. (@ host231.marriott.com) on: Thu Sep 28 16:02:54 EDT 2000


en maami, aralivethaiya maranthu poitteLe. soup mela thaaLichi potta maNam innum thookume !!


* From: vetti (@ ts006d09.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Thu Sep 28 23:56:26 EDT 2000


maami,

kAram sariya irukkAnu pArkka ammiyila araichcha masAlai lEsA nakki pArthEnA. adadA enna tastu pOnga. masAlai vazhichu kiNNaththula pOttuttu, ammiyaiyum kuzhaviyaiyum nakki nakkiyE thodachuttEn.


* From: boothagi maami (@ 129.252.23.185) on: Fri Sep 29 09:11:42 EDT 2000


romba nallathaap pOchchu. evLo naaL intha mathiri paNrEL ? ammiyum kuzaviyum thEnju pOi irukkumE ? Madrasla avLo thaNNi kashtamaa ? hmmm..


* From: boothagi maami (@ 129.252.23.185) on: Fri Sep 29 09:12:34 EDT 2000


advice : maNam thookuthO illiyO, piNam thookalaam.


* From: therukkOdi thAdagai (@ ts001d14.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Fri Sep 29 22:33:25 EDT 2000


ha ha ha ha. pOnga maami. ungalukku ellAmE viLayAttuthAn.


* From: mr perfect (@ star.zapsurf.com.sg) on: Thu Oct 5 06:07:53 EDT 2000


don't talkk nonsense


* From: maayaandi (@ ts005d20.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Thu Oct 5 23:24:09 EDT 2000


mr perfect,

do you have the recipe for aamavadai?


* From: Velaiyaththavan (@ 129.252.23.185) on: Sun Oct 8 02:34:25 EDT 2000


maayandi, yen thread oomaiyaa irukku ? oomai vadai saapttuttengaLAa ? pEsunga..puthu recipe kodunga.thx.


* From: maayaandi (@ ts006d03.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Fri Oct 20 19:53:10 EDT 2000


Velai,

mr perfect en manasai romba kaAyappaduthittAr. kOzippongu vechchu Ottai ellAm adachchu kONi oosiyAl thaiyal pOttu manasu ARi vara nAL Agivittathu.

innaikku intha threaddai romba arumaiyAi use panneengal. good job. aanaal admin eduthtu vittargal pola irukku.

x-0-x



ithO oru puthu recipe. ellOrum arunthi magizungal.

Recipe for Maayaandi Vilas Digri Kaappi:
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First we have prepare the water used to make our Digri kAppi.

Fill up a plastic bucket with cold tap water. Use this water to mop your kitchen floor at night before you go to bed. Do NOT sweep the floor before mopping it.

Rinse the mop in the bucket of water and squeeze the excess water back into the bucket. Be careful not to waste even a drop of water. After you have finished mopping, cover the bucket of water with a plate and refrigerate it. If you forget to refrigerate, then the water will ferment overnight.

adhAvathu buckettil irukkum thaNNi puLiththu nurai thatti vidum. sila pErukku puLiththa kAppi pidikkum. avargaL puLikka viaththu kAppi pOttu kudikkalAm.

Next day in the morning boil the prepared water in a steel pot. Depending on the color and consistency of the prepared warer the boiling point may vary. Since the tempearture (in degrees of course) varies every day depending on the water this is called "Digri kAppi" (now you know how it got its name).

Use the boiled water and prepare kAppi with your favorite kAppi podi and sugar. Do not use milk because the moment you add milk to this coffee the milk will split. But if you like it that way you can add milk. This is called "thirinja Digri kAppi".

This makes a a very strong, tasty, thick (even without milk), aromatic (oh yeah) kAppi.

Special tips:

- Use an iron bucket while mopping, this adds irumbu chaththu to your kAppi. This will make you strong as irumbu.
- Use a piththaLai bucket and the kAppi will add polivu to your mEni.
- Reuse the bucket of water for one full week every night and then make kAppi and offer it to your guests, this kAppi will be so strong and tasty your guests will praise you like hell.
- If you make this kAppi in the morning and keep it out in the sun all day and drink it at night, it will act as an aphrodisiac....hubba hubba.


* From: bhoothagi maami (@ 129.252.23.185) on: Fri Oct 20 20:46:27 EDT 2000


maayaandi - that was great pa. oru chinna tip. For extra "flavour" we can add some amount of the water prepared for "vaasal theLikkirathu" - you know what it has - some saththulla substance like...yeah.

you can add kolap podi too. after all, it will not make it worse.

# From: maayaandi (@ ts006d34.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Fri Oct 20 21:43:52 EDT 2000


boothagi maami,

ungaL tip abAram. maNam ippavE mookkai thuLaikkuthu....aahaa !


# From: Velaiyaththavan (@ 129.252.23.185) on: Sat Oct 21 15:00:10 EDT 2000


I will soon be writing about "kazani kanjaamrutham"


# From: KITKAT (@ pm-102-31.tm.net.my) on: Sat Oct 21 20:44:35 EDT 2000


How about OOmatham poo oorugai and AraLi vidhai Alwa?


# From: vetti (@ ts001d27.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Sun Oct 22 22:33:20 EDT 2000


Velai,

Ungal dish peyarai copyright protect ceithuvidungaL. illEnnA S.V.Shekar athai avaraOda atuththa nAtakaththukku title AkkituvAr.

kanjAmrutham seekkiram pisaiyungaL.


# From: JayBee (@ bkj-cache81.jaring.my) on: Mon Oct 23 00:27:23 EDT 2000


KITKAT, if you send your email address, I will post a very interesting anecdote about Oomaththam boo sherbet. Real one, mind you.


# From: KITKAT (@ hlr-81-77.tm.net.my) on: Mon Oct 23 21:18:08 EDT 2000


May be that would be a good chance to get to know you Dr. JB. I am sending you my ID thru NOV.


# From: JayBee (@ bkj-cache81.jaring.my) on: Tue Oct 24 06:04:55 EDT 2000


That 'oomaththam boo sherbet' is to be found in the Agathiyar Forum's archives, in the following URL-

http://www.egroups.com/message/agathiyar/6611

I decided to write a full article on it. Its in Tamil, so you will need Inaimathi TSCII fonts.


# From: maayaandi (@ ts003d17.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Wed Nov 22 20:29:39 EST 2000



Maayaandi Vilas-il irunthu ungaLukku sila thanksgiving recipegaL. samaiththu magiZungaL.

Menu:
Stuffed Turkey
Mashed Potato
Cranberry Sauce
Pumpkin Pie


- Turkey vAngum pOthu nalla kozuththa turkeyyaaga pArththu vAnga vENdum. seththa turkey koodaathu. seththu romba nAL AgiyirukkalAm. athanAL uyirOdu uLLa turkeyyai paNNaikku pOi vANgavum. paNNaikAran vetti tharuvEn anRu sonnAl vEndAm enRu sollividavum.

- turkeyin kAlgaL reNdaiyum onRaga katti ungaL pickup-truckil pinnAl niRka vaiththu veettukku koNdu varavum. sila samayam athu thOgai virithtukkondu varum. kuzanthaigal pArththu magizvArgaL.

- ungaLidam pickup truck illai enRal ungal car-il backseat-il turkeyyai vaithtu veettukku kooti varalam. AnAL athil oru praccinai uLLathu. turkey pinnAl irunthu koNdu tokku tokku enRu ungaL thalaiyil koththikkonDu varum. pada pada enRu raKKaiyai veRu adikkum. neengal bayanthu pOi ethiril varum vaNdiyil mOthividuveergaL. appuRam ungaL maNdai mashed potato Agividum. ungaL raththam cranberry sauce-Aga Odum. intha praccinaiyai thavirkka turkeyin in beakkai (alagai) kayiRu koNdu kattividavum.

- baththiramAga veedu vanthu sernthathum ungal veettup peNgaLai vittu turkey-yai Arathi etuthtu varavERkavum.

- turkeyyai bathroomukkuL kondu sellavum. Plunger koNdu turkey thalaiyil orE pOdAi pOdavum. turkey prANanai vittuvidum. appadi vidavillai enRal innum reNdu Ongi Podavum. Bathtub-il venneer vittu nirappavum. ungaL veettil bathtub illai enRal agalamAna vAI uLLa venneer aNdA ubayOgikkavum. turkey-yin rakkai ellAm pidungivittu athan udambu muzuvathum manjal podi pOttu thEikkavum. manjaL podi illai enRal Ajax podi kooda pOdalAm. appuRam turkey-yai Bathtub-il venneeril ooRa vaikkavum. nanRaga 10 maNi nEram ooRiyapin turkey-yin uLpuRam muzuvathaiyum kaiyai vittu pidungai eduththu vidavum.

- ippOthu mukkiyamAna paguthi. Stuffing seivathu. ungaLudaiya pazaiya vEshti, banian, pazampudavai ellAvatraiyum thaNNeeril nanaiththu, surutti turkey-kku uLLE stuff seyyavaum. ovvoru kalar pazampudavai stuff seyyumpOthum athaRkEtra jinguchA pAttai ungaL veettu kuzanthaigaLai vittu pAdachchollavum, vElai aluppu theriyAmal irukkum.

- Oven-ai 350 degreekku pre-heat seyyavum. Stuff seitha turkey-yai baking trayil pOttu oven-il thiNikkavum. araimaNikku oru muRai bathtub-il turkey ooRiya neer koNdu baste seyyavum. sumaar 10 maNi nEram oven-il venthathum turkey-yai veLiyil edukkavum. ippozuthu turkey thideer enRu ezunthu Oda ArambiththAL neengaL turkey-yai sariyAga samaikkavillai enRu arththam. appadi athu Oda nErnthAl meeNdum atahi pidiththu Arathi edukkum step-il irunthu repeat seyyavum. AnAl ungaLAl thanksgiving atuththa nALthAn koNdAda mudiyum. appdai athu Odavillai enRAl athanai dining table-in naduvil kAl rendaiyum viriththu mallAkka kidaththavum. kavichi kooraiyai thookkum... AhA! stuffed turkey ready.

- nAn recipiyai ezuthu mudippathaRkuL thanksgiving mudinthuvidum pOl irukkiRathu. athanAl frozen sectionil mashed potato vAngikkoLlavum. Canned sectionil cranberry sauce vAngikkoLLavum.

- Pumpkin pie seivathu eLithu. nalla periya 30 pound pumpkin vAngikkoLLavum. kAmbu pakkam thuLai pOttu uLLe irukkum vithai, nAr Agiyavatrai eduththu vidavum.

sarkkarai 1 kilo
nei reNdu padi
naRukkiya vengAyam 1 kilo
arai kilo pooNdu
arai kilo inji
kAl kilo pacchai miLagAi
100 gm munthiri
100gm raisins
50gm yElakkAi
reNdu thakkALi
oru AzAkku uppu
uruNdai vellam 1 kilo
oru AzAkku miLagAi thooL
reNdu padi kadalai maavu

Agiyavatrai veLiyE etuththa vitahi matrum nArudan kalanthu, kaiyAl nanRAga pisainthu, meeNdum pumkin-ukkuL adaikkavum.

adaiththa pumpkin-ai oven-il vaithtu 375 degree-il 35 minutes bake seyyavum. nalla venGaya maNam vanthathum veLiyE ethuththu table-il vaithtu ARavaiththal pumpkin pie ready.

romba athigamAi samaiyal michcham AgivittAl kavalai vEndAm. maayaandi vilas recipe ethuvum ARu mAsaththiRkku kedAthu.

ellOrukkum Thanksgiving vAzththukaL.


# From: Claire (@ ip9.79.blca.blazenet.net) on: Mon Dec 18 12:27:34 EST 2000


My husband keeps asking for "yaanai thumbikkai chips". Does anyone have a recipe?

Please email that to me.

PS: Onaan Chops and Naay Biriyaani recipes also needed.


# From: therukkOdi thAdagai (@ ts006d16.har-ct.concentric.net) on: Mon Dec 18 19:34:05 EST 2000


Claire,

vAnga vAnga. neengathAn mooNAm number veettukku puthusa kudi vanthirukkeengaLA? recipethAne? boothagi mAmi thAn yAnai recipilE expert.

boothagi mAMi,

Did you go on a vacation or something? namma theruvukku puthusa or ammA vanthirukkAnga. avangaLukkAga you have to post your famous yAnai recipes like "thumbikkai chips" and "yAnai thOl poriyal". seekkiram vANga mAmi. ennOda kuttigaL ellAm ungaLai pArththu romba nAL Achchu. maranthE pOyittEnE. koodavE "lathi rice" recipeyum maRakkAma post paNNunga.


# From: Claire (@ ip9.79.blca.blazenet.net) on: Wed Dec 20 12:43:27 EST 2000


I forgot to add this. I don't speak Tamil. My husb. does.

Could you please send the recipe in English?

Thanks!


# From: therukkOdi thAdagai (@ ) on: Mon May 14 21:03:58


Boothagi Maami,

eppadiyO puliyai vetti kiLiyai vetti aatchiyai pidichuttInga !


# From: yAnaippAgan yEzhumalai (@ h-64-105-35-164.snvacaid.covad.net) on: Fri Mar 29 04:28:20


Claire, here is the recipe for 'yAnai thuthikkai chips'. First of all you need to get hold of an elephant (you may confirm this with your hubby, 'yAnai' is 'elephant' in English). Most importantly, the elephant needs to have a trunk (check this out too). Once you have managed to do this (which is no mean task), kick yourself for getting the idea of 'yAnai thuthikkai chips'.


# From: Skanthavelu Nadarajah (@ edtntnt5-port-184.dial.telus.net) on: Fri May 24 22:33:30


vetti, could you provide me an ankiLam translation of what you said in tamizh?
I am trying to learn tamizh myself, but, still have a ways to go yet. My email address is:
rajneesh@telusplanet.net


# From: Ammani (@ ) on: Sun Mar 7 05:41:23


Hi what is this Oomatham Oorugai. that is interesting. write to me.
Ammani


# From: kuzhambaadavargal (@ cs17022-189.jam.rr.com) on: Sun Mar 7 16:10:41 EST 2004


Anbe,yaar yaar nee yaaro...!!
puriyaadha, theriyaadha makkalai enn veenaaga kuzhappugirai...?
purindhadhaa?
Nandri,

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மனதினிலிடையினில் மயங்கிடுமிதயமும்
மருகிடுதேசெய லிழக்கிறதே

தலையினிலேயொரு பூவுடனே-யவள்
வருகையிலேகண் படுகையிலே
தறிகெட்டு நெறிகெட்டு அலைகிறமனமதும்
குவிகிறதேதலை கவிழ்கிறதே

மலையினிலேவரு நதிகளைப்போன்றவள்
குழலினையேபிறர் பார்க்கையிலே
உலையினிலேசுடும் நீரினைப்போலுளம்
வெடிக்கிறதேமிகக் கொதிக்கிறதே

வலையினில்சிக்கிடு மீனினைப்போல்-தினம்
தவிக்கிறதேநிதம் துடிக்கிறதே
வஞ்சியின்நெஞ்சினில் தஞ்சம்புகுந்திட
விழைகிறதேதின முருகிடுதே

ஆறு

1993 இல் DAV 'இல் படிக்கும்போது எழுதிய ஒரு கவிதை.

ஆறு 
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மலைமுகட்டில் உதிக்கின்ற கதிரவன் தன்னை
  மடந்தைபோல் தொடர்கின்ற பேராறே நீர்
அலைவீசிக் களிக்கின்ற கடலொடு நீயும்
  அத்தமிக்கும் வேளையிலே சங்கமிக்கின்றாய்!
வலைவீசிக் கயற்செல்வம் தன்னை அள்ளும்
  மீனவர்தம் வாழ்வினிலே இன்பம் தந்தே
நிலைமாறிப் போகாமல் நாளும் ஒற்றைப்
  பயணம்தான் செய்கின்றாய் சோர்வே இன்றி!




கருக்கின்ற வானமதில் திரியும் பறவை
  கவினோடு காட்சிதரும் கானப் பறவை
பருக்கின்ற தேய்கின்ற நிலவை நோக்கி
  பாட்டென்றும் பாடிச்செல்லும் பறவை மற்றும்
இருக்கின்ற உலகுதனை விட்டே இன்ப
  உலகுக்குச் செல்லுமுல் லாசப் பறவை
பெருக்கெடுத்துச் செல்லுகின்ற பேராறேநீ
  பெருமையுடன் இவை பார்த்துச் செல்லுகின்றாய்




காற்றேதான் கார்முகிலின் தாளத்திற்கு
  கருநீல வண்டோடு கானம் பாட
நாற்றேதான் அப்பாட்டின் தாளத்திற்கு
  நாற்புறமும் சாய்ந்தேஓர் நடனம் ஆட
சேற்றில்தான் வீற்றிருசெந் தாமரையாளோ
  செம்மைசேர் முகமலர்ந்து விரிந்து நோக்க
தோற்றேதான் போகுமடீ தேவர் சபையின்
  ஏற்றமிகு புகழ்வனப்பும் எழிலும் இங்கே!




சிரிக்கின்ற சிறுமலர்தம் மூடே மெல்லச்
  சிந்திவரும் பகலவனின் ஒளியேஉன் மேல்
தெறிக்கின்ற நற்காட்சி கண்ணைக் கொள்ளும்
  கவிஞனவன் உள்ளத்தைக் கொள்ளை கொள்ளும்
விரைகின்ற வேளையிலே வீரம் காட்டும்
  கற்களினைப் புறம்சாய்த்து சென்றாலும் நீ
மரிக்கின்ற மலருக்கு வாழ்வும் தருவாய்
  மனதுனது என்னென்று அறிவார் யாரோ ? 

Chenthar Mizhi - With Rashmi Nair - A tribute to Sahana

Song : Chentharmizhi
Movie: Perumazakkaalam
Singers : Madhu Balakrishnan, Chithra
Composer : M. Jayachandran

Performed by : Murali Venkatraman, Rashmi Nair


It is rare, in the current trend of predominantly cacophonous songs, to find a gem which emphasizes the beauty of classical ragams. Sahaana is on such ragam and M.Jayachandran is one such great contemporary composer. He may rightly be termed the successor of Raveendran. Deep classical knowledge and high creativity distinguish him from the rest. His songs in the movie perumzakkaalam are wonderful and he has mixed hindustani and carnatic styles throughout the movie. The movie itself was a beauty and the music just elevated it.

When this song came in my mind, I asked Divya if she would be willing to sing it. She told me " Chetta - I have already sung this Murali Ramanathan !" (See here). The most comical thing is that I had commented on her blog about their rendition myself. Such is the state of my great memory. Pradip can tell some other stories about my memory too :) So I thought may be rashmi would be interested and here it is.

When I started listening to the song I was wondering why Madhu had imparted a heavy dose of classicism in the brighas and sangathis. I expressed this to Rashmi and she said : "that is because it is a duet between iyer aathu mami and mama". Then I saw the video and subsequently saw the movie too. Frankly Madhu's voice in this song is like how dew covers the garden smoothly in a beautiful morning - it can hardly be felt by the leaves, flowers and the trees. But it is there in all glory. The rendition is supremely serene and inimitable. I told rashmi - "I dont think I will be able to do a great justice to the song, but I will try". And here it is for you.

Kalyaana thenila - With Rashmi Nair

Song : KalyaaNa thenila
Movie : Mounam Sammadham
Singers : K. J. Yesudas, Chitra
Lyrics: Pulmaippiththan
Composer : Ilaiyraja

Performed by : Murali Venkatraman, Rashmi Nair





Few days back, I received a blog-update from Jo saying that there is a new singer by name Rashmi Nair. Jo has been instrumental in bringing to light so many new talents and I always listen to his recommendations. Rashmi proved to be another very good find. She had sung KalyaaNa thEn nilaa in her blog all by herself and it was beatiful rendition. Hence, I asked her to send me the voice track and karaoke without telling her what I was planning.

I cut out the portions of Rashmi which were originally sung by KJY and I sang them. When I sent it to her, she was surprised that I did it. So here it is - a duet version of KalyaaNa thEnila.

The song is self-evident in compositional, lyrical and renditional (of KJY, Chitra)beauty and hardly needs an explanation. I did attempt a couple of improvisations. Please let us know how you feel.

Karaigindra mEgam - My composition rendered by Sindhuja Bhaktavatsalam

Song : Karaigindra mEgam
Singer : Sindhuja Bhaktavatsalam
Lyrics: Murali Venkatraman
Composition : Murali Venkatraman
Genre : Meera Bhajans

Meera-Krishna is one of my favorite themes. Being a skeptic, I have asked myself so many times :

"Was Meera a deranged lady who sought the invsible Krishna in spite of all the wealth and pleasures that a palace had to offer ? Or was she a true representative of the concept of a devotee established to realize the invisible fabric of cosmic consciousness ?"

I have not been able to satisfactorily answer myself either way till today. However, when I look at some of the beautiful poems by Meera Bai, I could see Meera representing a selfless, although unrequited love. She was definitely not deranged. So what was she ? I have wondered many times how this basic emotion - love - especially when unreturned could be explained scientifically. It is an unresolved question still. Till the day it is understood Meera has all my appreciation.

Sindhuja - one of my favorite singers - has been a singing force in the blogs. This particular song was composed by me with Vani Jayaram in mind. Sindhu has done a vey good job in capturing the soul of the song in a different but pleasing manner. Please let us know what you feel about it.

பல்லவி:
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கரைகின்ற மேகம்
தருகின்ற சாரல்
சுழல்கின்ற பூமிக்கு அமுதம் - என்

கரைகின்ற கண்கள்
தருகின்ற நீரும்
மறைகின்ற மாயனுக்கின்பம் - என்
நிலை கண்டு மாயனுக்கின்பம்

சரணம் - 1:
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பூமியில் நீ பெண்ணாய் பிறவியும் பெற வேண்டும்
நீயாக நான் பிறந்து உன்னை மயக்க வேண்டும்

ஒரு முறையேனும் நீ காதலில் விழ வேண்டும்
பிரிவெனும் துன்பத்தை நீ உணர்ந்தழ வேண்டும்
நீ உணர்ந்தழ வேண்டும் நீ உணர்ந்தழ வேண்டும்

சரணம் - 2:
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மனம் எனும் மாளிகை வாசலின் முன் வந்து
மண்டியிட்டுன் அன்பை மன்றாடிக் கேட்டாலும்

கணமேனும் நீ என் காதலை உணராமல்
கருணையே இன்றி எனைக் காண மறுக்கின்றாய்

இத்தனை இன்னல்கள் எதற்கென்று நான் உன்னை
விலக நினைக்கின்றேன் சபதங்கள் செய்கின்றேன்

உன் முகம் நினைவினில் நிழலாடத் தோற்கின்றேன்
நானே தோற்கின்றேன் நானே தோற்கின்றேன்

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en mEl vizundha - With Sindhuja

Song: En mEl vizundha
Movie : May maadham
Composer : A. R. Rehman
Singers : Jayachandran, Chitra
Lyrics : Vairamuththu
Performed by : Murali Venkatraman, Sindhuja





Enmel vizundha mazaiththuLiyE |

The movie may maadham had too many good songs with maargazi poove being the most popular. This song was another beautiful melody from Rehman soulfully rendered by JC and Chitra.

Sindhuja - with whom I had some of the most memorable discussions in music over the years - has sung this song with me. The song has more sangathis by Chitra than by Jayachandran and I sincerely believe Sindhuja has done a great job in rendering them. Our version is up for you to to listen and let us know how good it is.

Vaadaatha Rosapoo

Song : Vaadaatha Rosapoo
Singer: SPB
Movie : Gramaththu Atthiyayam
Composer : Ilaiyaraja
Performed by : Murali Venkatraman



In one of my blog posts, I had somebody requesting me to sing this song. I was utterly unfamiliar with this song. The person who did not reveal him/herself sent me both the karaoke and the original mp3 so that I could sing. I think this happened months ago. I got this recorded a month back and this is for that person who had taken an interest to make me sing this lovely rustic number.

The song is apparently simple. But when one sings lines like "ammaadi" one would come to know how difficult it is to match the master singer's expressions. The quality of the karaoke is not that great. And my version is up for your panning.

AalolankiLi thOppilE - With Sowmya

Song : AalolankiLi
Movie : Siraichaalai
Composer : Ilaiyaraja
Lyrics : Vaali
Singers : SPB, Chitra
Performed by: Sowmya and Murali Venkatraman



The move was a masterpiece from IR in terms of background music. and it was really unfortunate that although the movie bagged every award possible a the national level, the national award for music was left out. One of the grandest scores of IR after Guru (Malayalam) with complex symphonic arrangements and gripping BGM. Especially the song "vande mataram" was a soul stirring number.

This song was a simpler melody and it was a bigger hit in kerala than in tamil nadu. Sowmya and I have tried to sing this. Please let us know how you feel abut it.

Pon enpadho

Song : Pon enpadho
Composer : Ramanujam
Singer : SPB
Performed by : Murali Venkatraman





Probably around 4 years back, when Napster was obsolete and there was hardly any way to get a hand on some forgotten great numbers, I was chatting with Rajaraman - the admin of tfmpage on Yahoo Messenger. There used to be some space in the tfmpage server (about 8 MB) which we both would use to transact songs (Just 1 song could be present in the server at any time). We used to dig a lot of golden oldies. RR was a big fan of golden oldies and used to collect these from obscure sources ( Well..Saravanan of dhool is the absolute master in this regard..nevertheless there were other souls like Mano, RR who knew a big fraction of the Walking Encyclopaedia that is Saravanan). He uploaded this song for me one day and I was caught in a trance because it was probably after 20 years that I was hearing that song. I remembered the song coming through Srilankan radio when I used to be in 6th Grade. I savoured the song every bit and also decided to sing sometime.

The greatness of SPB, as I have seen, is in giving life to compositions of even lesser known composers. This song was sung by him for Ramanujam and I took a liking for this song even as a child. It is relatively obscure but with google pretty much creeping into every crevice of the world, nothing seems impossible to get. It is a beautiful melody embellished to perfection by SPB. I have given a shot at it.

Listen to the original here

SPB yin kuralai Pon enpadho ? Poo enpadho ?

Thanks to Aravind for modifying the original file to soften the rendition.

Ponnira Vaanam - Tamil version of Mallelu poose

Song : Ponnira Vaanam
Original Song : Mallelu Poose (Telugu)
Singer : SPB
Composer : Rajan-Nagendra
Movie : Intinti Ramayanam
Tamil Lyrics : Udhaya
Performed By : Murali Venkatraman

Mixed By : Pradip Somasundaran

Nearly 5 years ago, Raja Govindarajan - a popular telugu and tamil stage singer in North America sent me an assorted collection of songs in 2 cassettes. One contained great numbers from Shankar Mahadevan, Hariharan, Ghulam Ali and Ajoy chakraborty. The other one had a collection of SPB's , what I think, are the finest telugu songs. And it included:

1. oh cheli idhi toli pata
2. madhumaasa vELalo
3. aNuvu aNuvula
4. naa hrudayapu kovilalo
5. pooche poolalona
6. nenoka prema pipaasini
7. kadhile mEgama
8. ee divilo virisina paarijatamu
9. shivaranjani navaragini
10. mallelu poose

Although every number is very dear to me, it is last song that took my breath away. I had not heard a melody so captivating in telugu till then and I ended up playing the song over and over the entire day ! Every note oozes romance (in telugu of course which I have not a clue a about), but you could feel every note's warmth in the enchanting rendition of SPB. Language was immaterial to understand or let me say, feel the song. I can, without any element of exaggeration, say that this song provoked the composer and singer in me. Honestly I was outraged by the disparity in creation - the bundle of talent that were Rajan-Nagendra and the silken voiced supremo SPB and the banal musical pretender that I am. I think I said loudly in the car:

"mavanE..eppadi..eppadi paadaraan paaru..yENda ennai ellaam padichchaan ? !@#$..eppadi oru tune pOttu irukkaan paaru..ippadi oru tune pOttutu seththu pOidaNum"

And I have found myself mouthing similar words when I hear MSV's compositions. Please regard my appreciation in singular address as the love for the artists I worship. I have always heard envy never brings love. But when it concerns me, I think in the case of SPB, MSV, KJY and IR, I make an exception. My envy is simply an extension of the deep affection I have towards their musical creations.

I did have the temerity to perform this song a couple of times on stage - once in telugu and once in kannada (aaseya bhava)

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If mallelu poose's linguistics cannot be fully appreciated by me, I know who I need to turn to. Udhaya. Impressed heavily by the song, he wrote tamil lyrics albeit with a philosophical overtone and not the romantic overtone the original has.

# 219 பொன்னிற வானம்
மல்லெலு பூசே என்ற தெலுங்குப் பாடலை தமிழில் கேட்க நினைத்ததின் விளைவு இது.

பொன்னிற வானம்
போடுது மோடம்
ஏனிந்த மாறுதல்?
இதயமுமே அந்த வானம் போல அல்லவா?

பொன்னிற வானம்
போடுது மோடம்
ஏனிந்த மாறுதல்?

சரணம் 1
எதிர்வரும் காற்றினிலே
எவருக்கும் மாறும் வழி
மாறிடும் பாதையிலும்
ஊன்றிடு உன் கொடி (2)

சதுரங்க ஆட்டத்திலே
நகர்வது முறைப்படியே
வாழ்கையின் போக்கினிலே
முறையே புரியலே

தோல்வியின் சன்னதியே தந்த வரம் இந்த அனுபவம்

(பொன்னிற வானம்...

சரணம் 2
ஏக்கங்கள் தேங்கிடவே
கனவுகள் பெருகிடுமே
வேண்டிய முயற்சியிலே
ஏக்கங்கள் விலகுமே (2)

வெற்றியின் படிகளை
அடைந்திட பல வழி
அத்தனை வழியிலும்
முயற்சி முதல் படி

வெற்றியை பகிர்ந்திடவே சொந்த பந்தம் வந்து சேருமே

(பொன்னிற வானம்...

When I got the lyrics I had to say this :

"mavane..eppadiyya ezudharaan ippadi?"

In order to stay true to the philosophical overtone of Udhaya's lines, I chose to underplay the romantic element that is present all over in SPB's telugu rendition. So, what you hear is what Udhaya and I cooked up in the background of Rajan-Nagendra's orchestration and SPB's shadow. Please let us know how you feel.

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Thanks to Pradip who helped me to mix this.

Malare Mounama - With Sowmya

Song : Malare Mounama
Composer : vidyasagar
Movie : Karna
Singers : S. Janaki, SPB
Performed by : Sowmya, Murali Venkatraman




I think it was in late 90s. SPB after recording a song excalaimed to the director of the movie "90s la vandha songs la indha maadhiri endha paattaiyum naanum jaanaki ammaavum anubavichu paadinadhillai. dhayavu seydhu idhai nalla padam aakkunga"

That song was reasonably picturized and became the face of the great composer Vidyasagar. A total Raag- Darbari pujari, he churned out many melodies in the same or similar scales without ever sounding stale or repetitive : nee kaatru naan maram, malaikkaatru vandhu. A composer whose melodies have the strength to stand the test of time. A composer who is regarded by SPB as one among the best he has worked for.

Sowmya of ragasudha got introduced to me probably a year or two back. She is a consistent performer as you would see in her blog. Here I team up with her to present this song in our voices after quite a long break.

SPB has stamped his class all over in this wonderful song. Every time he sings malare, the modulations are different. This extreme creativity can neither be reproduced nor be acquired by hard work. One simply needs to be born blessed.

Barse Badariya - Meera Bhajan - My composition rendered by Swati Kanitkar

Song : Barse Badariya
Singer : Swati Kanitkar
Lyrics: Meera Bhajans
Composition : Murali Venkatraman
Special Thanks : Sanjeev Ramabhadran

It has been almost 5 yrs or even more..since I have known Swati Kanitkar (Kaushiji). The very first tamil song I composed on Krishna - "thendrale en kaNNananai" was inpired by her voice in yahoo chat, although the ragas or scales of thendrale and the song which 'inspired' it were completely different. In fact I do not even remember the song which supposedly inspired it. So I guess it was just her voice.

After some initial dabbliing with tamil songs, I decided to compose a meera bhajan and this is what I did:

(1) Did a search in internet for meera bhajan lyrics
(2) Picked up the first one I saw
(3) And composed the tune.

In this process I deliberately avoided listening to or knowing about how meera bhajans had been composed earlier. I composed two songs like this - Barse Badariya and Aisee laagi lagan - only to come to know later that they had already been tuned by some great composers too. Barse was composed by Hridayanath Mangeshkar and has also other versions in raga Megh and ragamalika whereas the song aisee laagi lagan had been immortalized by Anup Jalota.

No wonder when I started composing my first hindi song, I wanted Swati to grace it.
And grace it she did, with unmatched elan that I had seen none doing earlier. The song was originally conceived with two voices - Sanjeev Ramabhadran and Swati Kanitkar - in mind, but later I wanted a vocals only version given my impoverished graduate life and lack of musical equipment. And what you hear is the version that Swati infused life into. Special thanks to Sanjeev for participating in discussions pertinent to this song.

And this was composed 5 or 6 years ago and is one of the many songs (another one is alankruta )that I have lost patience with since I am never going to get to orchestrate these. Please let me and Swati know how you all like it.

Kanava Illai Kaatra

Song: Kanava illai Kaatra
Movie : Ratchagan
Composer: A.R.Rehman
Singer: Srinivas
Performed by : Murali Venkatraman

I am posting a karaoke after quite a break. My version of this beautiful composition by Rehman soulfully rendered by Srinivas. I ripped off the initial loop from the original song and used it repeatedly and to create karaoke for myself :)

Virginia Tech Tragedy

Schools are temples of education where only the truth is deified. And see what has happened in Virginia Tech..31 ppl have been shot dead and some others wounded seriously by a reckless gunman ! And some of the shooting had taken place in the classrooms of Engineering and Sciences building !!

Being in an engineering building myself in an other university, it sent down shivers thru the spine ! This is worse than Columbine incident

PLEASE SPARE THE SCHOOLS YOU RECKLESS FOOLS ! By destroying inncoent but brillaint students you are destroying your future !!!

Let the souls rest in peace. My prayers.

A spoof on Sachin

One of my good friends - Arun Vaidyanathan - who is a writer, director and a disgruntled fan of the Indian Cricket team, makes fun of Sachin Tendulkar in this hilarious spoof.

BLOGSWARA 3 Launched !

Folks:

Blogswara 3 has been launched with a mix of new and old talents in a brand new web site ! My hearty and warm welcome to all the new artists aboard ! Songs are fabulously done ! Please take time to listen and encourage this on-going effort of audio bloggers who strive for musical perfection with limited resources and unlimited imagination and effort and expect only your honest feedback in return.

http://blogswara.in

Please spread the word and encourage the artists !

Alankruta Sundara Roopam - Murali and Murali

Song : Alankruta Sundara Roopam
Singer : Murali Ramanathan
Lyrics and Composition by : Murali Venkatraman

It has been almost 5 years since my fascination with Baby Krishna and allied Krishna themes started. Somehow, this seems to excite the writer in me most of the times. I have, earlier in one post, presented a song "vENdinEn unai vENdinen". Most of the songs I have written and set tune, however, are sleeping in the computer. I have been searching for specific voices for specific songs.

One such song is presented below - Alankruta Sundara Roopam - written in sanskrit by me. I composed this song in Raga Charukeshi to bring out the devotional bhaavam as much as possible. After composing I realized, a beautiful voice capable of rendering the Bhakthi is required to bring out the beauty in it. It lay in the racks until I met Murali Ramanathan online. I told myself - I cannot get a better voice for this song and I should not wait any further.

I think Murali Ramanathan has rendered this brilliantly capturing all the brighas, sangathis, gamakam and bhaavam that I had given him and also embellished it with some of his own. The moment I heard the song, I was awestruck. But mind it, this is just a draft version ! The song needs to be redone with veena sitar violin etc. and I can only imagine how this wonderful singer will sound then !!




Alankruta Sundara Roopam - My Composition Sung by Murali Ramanathan | Music Upload

India trip and the goodies

A re-union with the family after 5 yers cannot be captured merely in words as they are powerless. Two months flew away and all days were busy with some agenda or the other. HAd a great time with parents and sis. Met a few ppl from the blogosphere and had a very nice time.

I stayed at Pradip's home when I went to Guruvayur. He and his family played great hosts and his son was a non-stop entertainer. He dabbled with my blazer and wanted to know why I had bought such a big shirt ! It was fun talking to him in English since I was the first person he had tried to talk in english with. Pradip's daughter - the quiet and organized antonym of Pradip's son - carries a silent reputation of having finsihed 48 Krithis along with dance classes and she is still in 6th grade ! A silent over-achiever. Pradip and I talked through the night and slept around 3:00 am. We discussed some of my compositions and also discussed his great times with Sandeep Chowta. Pradip has probably some of the most advanced gear that one may find in home recording.

Myself, Pradip and Divya

The next day lunch was at Divya's place. Both Pradip and Divya have lovely houses dwarfed only by their hospitality. In the little time that I had, I taught some of the nuancces of "neelaambari" song to Divya. Divya's mom and earlier Pradp's wife had cooked excellent food and needless to say, a desi-food-hungry NRI who was denied desi food for 5 years, pounced on it with glee. My mom, who hails from Kerala had a great time with all relishing conversations in malayalama nd great Kerala cuisine. I had hardly 2 hours to spend at divya's place but every minute of it is still ingering in my mind. Some photos that we took are given here.

Aishwarya and Divya

It was unfortunate that I could meet Jo only in the Trichur Railway Station. Pradip, Jo, my mother and I had some conversations till the late and irritatingly slow Venad Express came to the platform. I met Murali Ramanathan and Anil Kumar BS also, in Trivandrum. However, the photos are not available with me yet. Murali and Anil spent quite some time during the day discussing some of our compositions and also saw me off in the airport. Overall, it was a great experience.

I missed out to mention earlier that I met Ajit Gopalakrishnan - the orchestrator of "aisi bheegi" and "ennaachu". WE both have chemical engineering backgrounds and we ended up talking chem engg than music !! Sorry Ajit, to leave your name out in a jiffy ! I know you are into music as much as you are into Chem Engg !!!

Jo, Pradip and Myself