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Shri.Sriram Gangadharan- Sincere and Devoted

Shri.Sriram Gangadharan @ Hamsadhwani, Adyar on 21 jan 2010

What a soul stirring concert was that? Right from the word GO till the end, it was never sounding boring. His voice was as sweet right from the initial song to the concluding part. I recall an article Fierceness rather than Sobriety marks Sriram's concerts by V.Subramaniam in THE HINDU post Sriram's concerts at Srinivasa Sastri Hall in Mylapore on the 9th of Dec 09 where the artistes nerves were tested on account of poor accoustics and certain other issues (which despite these I believe sriram gave a neat recital the other day) this for Shanthi Academy for Fine Arts (SAFE). If the same columnist/critic who might have listened to this concert at Hamsadhwani at Youth hostel yesterday, I think he might have opined differently. Because, either the not so heard Sruthi Ranjani krithi Ethari sancharinthura -where the alapana, or the swarams were commendable or the more than superb handling of Karahapriya where the alapana, krithi, niraval and the swarams were invoking quite a number of SABASHS and BALLE BALLE's !!! The pace at which Sruthi ranjani was sung or the way in which Karahapriya was handled if best to be described, words just fail me, were more beautiful and they still linger in my thoughts as though am in a TRANS situation, especially in the swarams that he put forth in Karahapriya, I just close my eyes and still could hear those lovely swarams. The subtle but very perservering Akkarai Subbulakshmi followed him like a shadow adding life to the concert, the thani effort by Poongulam Shri.Subramaniam and Shri.Guruprasad on Ghatam took the concert to a very comfortable level.I would say whatever was sung was just a SAMPLE!!! Keep watching and listening for many of such SAMPLES and then there shall be a day where it is going to be a REAL one where the carnatic fraternity shall be left pondering on why they haven't listened to him for so far!!!!!...

Immortal music Prince Charming three magic words - GNB

Jan 06-1910 a day that every one in the circa of Carnatic Music will cherish for ever. Born on this day was a boy who later drove everyone into ecstacy by his extraordinary rendering of krithis, brihas, sruthi bedhams, and everything.

A short stint into tinsel world and later on focussed towards giving concerts, where we were informed he transformed rasikas into a different world altogether, in a short span of his eventful life. How would it be if have something called Time machine which could transport us beautifully to the pre 1965-55 era? I am simply closing my eyes and let my thoughts wander:

• How would it be if we were to listen to his reverberating Malavi/Chenchu Khamboji or a rare piece in Jaya manohari?




• How would it be if we were to simply close our eyes and listen to his RTP in Bhairavi? How would it be if were to listen to his kritis of Dikshitar in Kalyani/Saveri?




• How would it be if we were to hear a Ritigowlai? How great it would have been to let him go on and on in Nattakurinji?




• How would it be to appreciate his racy but a brilliant rendition in Abhogi which not even his contemporaries would have attempted?




• How would it be to listen willfully to his Begada?




• How would it be to listen to all his tukkadas or the entire concert without going dull for a moment?




• Last but not the least, his enduring personality, charm, simplicity or his unending passion for creativity by creating a new ragam Gavati or a Chandrahasitam or a Sivasakthi or listen to his rare rendition of singing his own piece for the first and last time ever in Yadhukulakambhoji? or requesting him to sing a few of his 250 compositions!!!

• How could one forget his humility prostating before a renowned Hindustani Vocalist Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan in public? It needs tremendous courage.....

All these and many many more...... I am just slowly recovering from the phase of after listening for over 6.5 hrs non stop from his various recordings and yearning for more and more of it.....

I am humble nay very humble rasika of music... I must say that I haven't come across any musician of his generation who is still remembered even after 44 years of his death!!!!! and to whose birth anniversary is celebrated across the entire Universe with such reverence.

I am reminded of a English poet who says : Lives of all great men reminds us!!! and how true are these words?

Farewell to you the great master who left us in May 01-1965!!!! you have not died, your music is food for all those rasikas, who are left amazed, who are spellbound!!!

What words do I have unto you the great master? What is it I would need to speak and convince my own self that I could do to come back to reality after listening to you and only to you - very hard to digest that you are no longer alive?

Salutations to you Shri.GNB- you are no ordinary musician !!! You were and you would still be our Gandharva!!! My humble respects to you!!!

Oh supreme master-- for generations to come, your music will remain immortal!!!

Creativity-- thy name is SRIRAM GANGAHDARAN

After the concert at Brahma Gana Sabha, Shri.SRIRAM GANGADHARAN, followed suit in the next concerts at Narada Gana Sabha, Valayapatti Nadhalaya, Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Music Academy Madras and the same evening at Panchamuga Anjaneya Festival. These concerts deserve special mention.

I would like to draw attention to the numerous rasikas who listen and appreciate to the greatness of Carnatic Music. Listening to SRIRAM GANGADHARAN will leave many on a greater note of absolute ecstasy!!!

At Naradha Gana Sabha: The audience were awestruck by the brilliant rendering of RTP in Shanmukapriya, the soft handling of Saveri, or the vibrant Kalyani with the excellent support of Akkarai Subbulakshmi on the Violin, Sri. J.Vaidhyanathan on the mridangam, Bangalore Sri.Purushothaman on the Ghatam left many wondering on the MANODHARMA which were very superior !!!!

If it was RTP in Shanmukapriya in Narada Gana Sabha, it was the great rendering of Karaharapriya in Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha... One could close his eyes and still listen to the subtle rendering of a rare ragam called SRUTHIRANJANI where Shri. SRIRAM outshone by the IMPECCABLE alapana rendering, followed by the krithi EDARI SENCHARINTURA as an authentication of his repertoire, thereafter the neatly packed swarams are to be commended a lot. As an avid listener, I would like to recall his Karaharapriya in Kapali Fine Arts, about a couple of years back with the able support by Violinist. Shri.Sathish Kumar... The difference that Shri. SRIRAM GANGADHARAN made at Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha with the same supported violinist was something extraordinary!!!

What was in store at Music Academy was something very different: RTP in Thodi. It is said that Raagam Thodi is like an ocean and this is where the artistes are tested especially during the Season.. Shri.SRIRAM GANGADHARAN's delivery of RTP in Thodi not only resembled the Prince Charming of music GNB, (whom I believe is alive still with the kind of reverence and respect he demands even many decades after his death) but also showcased Shri.SRIRAM's skillsets and creativity. By and large, many would agree with me that this man who has come by virtue of sheer hardwork deserves a special slot in the Music Academy Madras by way of his innate quality in him. There were no repetitions, it was a class act by a humble and quality musician.

We eagerly await his next concerts at this season.
Let us conclude by saying: CREATIVITY THY NAME IS SRIRAM GANGADHARAN.

ISAI VANI- Gayathri Girish @ the MECCA of MUSIC aka MUSIC ACADEMY, MADRAS

I happened to listen to Gayathri Girish after my close friend insisted since he said I shall find it interesting and he was not wrong. I regretted - that I kept my eyes and ears closed and not having listened to Smt. GG, since the time I started to appreciate and trying to understand what is Carnatic Music is all about and the effects it creates on rasikas like me...

Special mention must be made on the attempts that she takes, be it either a temple concert or a sabha concert. Every concert has something unique in offering be it a krithi rendering or an elaborate raga alapana for that matter.

I must say the difference I found when I heard Smt.Gayathri Girish for the first time a couple of years back and the last year @ Music Academy where there was a different RTP in BEGADA. If I am right, many would agree that this Raagam- is something sung by male musicians and a ragam supposed to be of masculine standard.... but a female trying this is something unique at least for a person like me....This year at the Academy, when she presented neatly the RTP in Shanmukapriya, I found it to be very different and quite interesting..... Poor audio quality is something the artistes are uncomfortable with... and despite these standards, it was testing time for Gayathri Girish who outshone with Khamboji, and delivered a comprehensive melaragamalika that was simply astounding.

Younger artistes and a few noted artistes today are compelled by the strong influence of the lighter versions of music that has brought them NAME, FAME but the impact they have on CARNATIC MUSIC especially towards the elite crowd is unfortunately very less. I am happy to note that GG is by and large ahead, superior in terms of delivering interesting notes concert after concert by improving her repertoire and also by giving us variety.

Prince Charming of Carnatic Music

Prince Charming of Carnatic Music-- It is needless for one to explain who am I referring to... For a man who is still heard despite his death in 1965.... Connect to any media viz., newspapers, internet so on and so forth... not one word shall be missed in music fraternity without the mention of GNB...... the inmitable style, the garland of brikhas, not even a stance of concert getting bored... these and some more would add to one of the finest masters of carnatic music.

Several musicians who followed his style left in the interim for many a reason that would keep pondering..... There is still one who hasn't left this style and bhani as they say... and the immediate name that comes forth is SRIRAM GANGADHARAN.... a flautist turned musician without a proper GURU still makes a commendable job concert after concert. It was refreshing to hear this man perform for the first time in the MUSIC SEASON 2008 starting a fresh in Brahma Gana Sabha. Right from start till the end, there were reasons for the audience to sit up straight and listen without sounding bored, whether the KAMAS, or the RANJANI NIRANJANI a sahithyam of the late master Sri.GNB in raagam Ranjani, where he took the entire audience to rapt attention deserves special mention. The audience is looking forward for many of his other concerts as well.

Isai vani Gayathri Girish's concerts mismatch photo

I would like to draw the attention of INDIAN EXPRESS, which has explicitly used GAYATHRI VENKATARAGHAVAN's photograph instead of GAYATHRI GIRISH inside and not even regretting for that despite the artistes reminder....... Why is media in haste and trying to create unwanted issues?