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!!!