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Kwerky

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Posted: 10 years ago

#941

Originally posted by: Wisian
I allow myself some healthy nationalism from time to time, and today, I've spent the whole day listening to a song (composed by Dwijendralal Roy), and sung by many people - most notably even by MS Subbulakshmi...
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22ACyKyOGXQ[/YOUTUBE]

How lovely is the thought - "shokol desher raani sheje aamaar jonmobhumi..."
[I should bear in mind that it is my occasional relapse of love for everything in Bangla that misleads people over here to think I am from that region... 😳]

I have heard this song and have listened to many versions of it. There are some songs where the lyrics transcend the music, the singers...and whoever sings it, it sounds beautiful every time. This song is one of those.

MS Subbulakshmi's "Sri Venkatesha Suprabhatam" is one song, rather a prayer... which gets played nearly everyday in the morning at my place. It is divine. 😳

I think you definitely were a Bengali in your past life...that explains your enchantment with all things Bangla. 😃

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Wisian

@Wisian

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Posted: 10 years ago

#942

Originally posted by: Kwerky

Happy Independence Day!

Wow...such a beautiful rendition of our National Anthem!! I never came across this...thank you for posting. 🤗

I thought so too - it is beautiful indeed... 😃

Until I saw this clip, I hadn't realized how expressive sign language is... 😳

And seeing those children - it gladdened my spirit and broke my heart at the same time...

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Wisian

@Wisian

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Posted: 10 years ago

#943

Originally posted by: Kwerky

I have heard this song and have listened to many versions of it. There are some songs where the lyrics transcend the music, the singers...and whoever sings it, it sounds beautiful every time. This song is one of those.

MS Subbulakshmi's "Sri Venkatesha Suprabhatam" is one song, rather a prayer... which gets played nearly everyday in the morning at my place. It is divine. 😳

I think you definitely were a Bengali in your past life...that explains your enchantment with all things Bangla. 😃

Accha... phir batao, was it my pen-penultimate birth in which I was born in Southern India - because I also rapturously listened to (and adored) the kritis of Dikshitar and the compositions of Tyagaraj...

My mum had to go to work every Saturday, and I'd be left in-charge of home and my brother. So, every Saturday, I'd douse my hair with coconut oil and listen to Carnatic classical music - and of the random salespersons who'd come to our home, many would ask if we are south Indian. 😳😳

I loved "Sri Venkatesh Suprabhatam"... Being able to listen to MS Subbulakshmi's version is a blessing in itself.

Some years ago, when I went back home, my mum had bought a new CD in which Shankar Mahadevan has recited it - and it was no match for MS's immortal rendition. ⭐️

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Kwerky

@Kwerky

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Posted: 10 years ago

#944

Originally posted by: Wisian

Accha... phir batao, was it my pen-penultimate birth in which I was born in Southern India - because I also rapturously listened to (and adored) the kritis of Dikshitar and the compositions of Tyagaraj...
My mum had to go to work every Saturday, and I'd be left in-charge of home and my brother. So, every Saturday, I'd douse my hair with coconut oil and listen to Carnatic classical music - and of the random salespersons who'd come to our home, many would ask if we are south Indian. 😳😳

I loved "Sri Venkatesh Suprabhatam"... Being able to listen to MS Subbulakshmi's version is a blessing in itself.
Some years ago, when I went back home, my mum had bought a new CD in which Shankar Mahadevan has recited it - and it was no match for MS's immortal rendition. ⭐️

Achcha, aisa Kya? Then I would have to say that in your last birth...your father was from the Bengali bhadralok and your mother would have been from any of the culturally rich South Indian states. Or maybe the other way round. 😆 Best of both worlds. That explains it, I say!

Wow...you amaze me...how did you get around to being so interested in all these things...such diverse arts/cultures...and then actually following them? Was it on your own or was it because of influence of family/friends?

@bold: adorable and funny. 😆😆😳

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Wisian

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Posted: 10 years ago

#945

Originally posted by: Kwerky

Achcha, aisa Kya? Then I would have to say that in your last birth...your father was from the Bengali bhadralok and your mother would have been from any of the culturally rich South Indian states. Or maybe the other way round. 😆 Best of both worlds. That explains it, I say!

Wow...you amaze me...how did you get around to being so interested in all these things...such diverse arts/cultures...and then actually following them? Was it on your own or was it because of influence of family/friends?

@bold: adorable and funny. 😆😆😳

Except, in at least one of my previous births, I am quite sure, I was German. 😆 😆

A few years ago, I was visiting Germany, and during one of our stops, I had such a strong sense of deja vu that I decided there and then that it *must* be one of my past births... 😛😆😆

@Bold: You embarrass me... 😳😳

I am sprinkling these anecdotes in our conversation because otherwise we'll not have anything to talk about. Just so you know - I was not fishing for compliments... 😳😳😳

Besides - batao mujhe, isn't *just* being interested in all these things so much easier than actually being any good in them...

@Was it on my own, or was it family/friends: I don't know... I'd credit my family, perhaps - but that wouldn't be quite accurate. The only thing my mother cared about was whether my brother and I were doing well in school (and that strictly meant those subjects in which we will be examined)... But nonetheless, I've explored *these things* with my mother and brother, so it must be because of the family.

For instance, I once went to a neighbourhood Durga Puja, and even though the Bongs practically made us feel like outcasts, I still quite loved the sound of their language and opened myself to it as much as I could...

And then one day, I went to the Sai Baba temple in Lodhi Road with my mother. For some reason, we had a bit of time that day and decided to stop by at the other temples in its vicinity. There is a Ramayan Vidyapeeth right next to Sai Baba's temple, and then in the lane right after that, there is a Ram temple (a south Indian one)... They had a very beautiful recording of "bhavayami raghuramam" playing in the Ram temple, so beautiful that it was rather impossible to miss out on the beauty of the composition.

You know, there was a time, I'd be mournful that I can't understand any Telugu (and so can't *understand* the compositions of Tyagaraj), and I'd be filled with an urge to learn Telugu... But, for all that being mournful was worth, I never did learn any Telugu - and *THIS* should speak more of my real character than the millions of things that I have always wanted to do... 😆😆😆

[In all fairness though, where does one even learn Telugu in Delhi?]

Edited by Wisian - 10 years ago

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Kwerky

@Kwerky

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Posted: 10 years ago

#946

Originally posted by: Wisian

Except, in at least one of my previous births, I am quite sure, I was German. 😆 😆

A few years ago, I was visiting Germany, and during one of our stops, I had such a strong sense of deja vu that I decided there and then that it *must* be one of my past births... 😛😆😆

@Bold: You embarrass me... 😳😳

I am sprinkling these anecdotes in our conversation because otherwise we'll not have anything to talk about. Just so you know - I was not fishing for compliments... 😳😳😳

Besides - batao mujhe, isn't *just* being interested in all these things so much easier than actually being any good in them...

@Was it on my own, or was it family/friends: I don't know... I'd credit my family, perhaps - but that wouldn't be quite accurate. The only thing my mother cared about was whether my brother and I were doing well in school (and that strictly meant those subjects in which we will be examined)... But nonetheless, I've explored *these things* with my mother and brother, so it must be because of the family.

For instance, I once went to a neighbourhood Durga Puja, and even though the Bongs practically made us feel like outcasts, I still quite loved the sound of their language and opened myself to it as much as I could...

And then one day, I went to the Sai Baba temple in Lodhi Road with my mother. For some reason, we had a bit of time that day and decided to stop by at the other temples in its vicinity. There is a Ramayan Vidyapeeth right next to Sai Baba's temple, and then in the lane right after that, there is a Ram temple (a south Indian one)... They had a very beautiful recording of "bhavayami raghuramam" playing in the Ram temple, so beautiful that it was rather impossible to miss out on the beauty of the composition.

You know, there was a time, I'd be mournful that I can't understand any Telugu (and so can't *understand* the compositions of Tyagaraj), and I'd be filled with an urge to learn Telugu... But, for all that being mournful was worth, I never did learn any Telugu - and *THIS* should speak more of my real character than the millions of things that I have always wanted to do... 😆😆😆

[In all fairness though, where does one even learn Telugu in Delhi?]

Chalo phir, definitely a German in one of your previous births. 😆

I KNOW you are not fishing for compliments ever...itna to pehchaan liya hi hai, Wisu.

I didn't intend to embarrass you...I was just admiring your varied interests. And as you rightly put it, most of the times your anecdotes steer our conversation. 👍🏼

Yes, being interested in different things IS easier than being well-versed with any specific thing. In my opinion, that in itself is commendable for anyone...trying to learn more about something even if it is just as a passing interest. It shows a progressive and open mindset, specially if you have an interest in the art and cultural aspects of other communities. A lot of people don't have the inclination or maybe the time to pursue interests out of their core area of work/education.

When I was a kid, I could hear "Sri Venkatesha Suprabhatam" playing every morning in the house of a neighbour (but we weren't acquainted with them, so I had no idea at that time about the name of this song). And it sounded so lovely! Years later, I found out that the name...and downloaded it.😆

Aah...I have been to the Sai Temple at Lodhi Road so many times. Had a friend in college who was a devout follower of Sai Baba and he would make it a point to visit the temple every Thursday...which is the busiest day there. We have spent so many Thursdays after college...standing in l-o-o-o-n-g queues. And after that we would go to a small hole-in-the-wall kind of place...right in the lane behind the temple...it wasn't even a proper kiosk...just a place put together by throwing an aluminium sheet over some poles and it was run by a husband-wife team...they served a simple but incredibly tasty idli-sambhar and dosa. That's it...that is all they made and sold. I still remember the taste even after so many years.

I remember the Ramayan Vidyapeeth on that road.

I have no idea where one can learn Telugu in Delhi...maybe the Telugu Academy runs a course? I know there are a couple of institutes in Delhi which run classes for different Indian languages.

Edited by Kwerky - 10 years ago