Today is the 90th birthday of Carnatic violinist Lalgudi G Jayaraman! One of the greatest maestros of music in this century! His musical lineage is the most vibrant amongst the Tyagaraja Sishya Paramparas. ☺️🙏
I can't express how fortunate I feel to have known him in close proximity. I was never his student. But, as a budding writer on music, he took extra effort in extending his hospitality over the decades. I learnt so much from him! ☺️🙏
Always soft-spoken and full of warmth!☺️
Behind every successful man is a strong woman! I think greater than Lalgudi Jayaraman mama was the wonderful Maami! Here he acknowledges her everlasting support and encouragement for everything he did!
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Some good music for this evening! Dedicated to Lalgudi Sishya Parampara!
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Saint Tyagaraja's beautiful composition in Thodi 'Gati Neevani' by the maestro accompanied by his children Krishnan and Vijayalakshmi. ☺️🙏
The same Kriti rendered by Vid @AbhismRti at the Tyagaraja Aradhana at Thiruvaiyaru. ☺️🙏
Veena Vidushi Smt Padmavathy Ananthagopalan, another eminent musician from the large Lalgudi musical family. ☺️🙏
An except from a Pasuram by Thirumangai Azhwar, rendered by Vid. @saketharaman_s, another senior vocalist and disciple of the Lalgudi Sishya Parampara. ☺️🙏
Our finest exponent of the Saraswati Veena, Vidushi Jayanthi Kumaresh, another Sishya of the rich Lalgudi Parampara! ☺️🙏
Another brilliant Carnatic vocalist in the rich Lalgudi Sishya Parampara, Vidushi @Bombay_Jayashri. Rendering a Thillana composed by the maestro. ☺️🙏
If you think Lalgudi compositions are limited to his disciples, you are mistaken! They've become everyone's favourite!
Check out a child prodigy genius Mandolin Shrinivas rendering another Thillana! ☺️🙏
And last, but not the least, one of the super famous disciples of Lalgudi Sishya Parampara is the Sangeeta Upanyasam exponent Vidushi Vishaka Hari.
Listen to her this coming Sunday, narrating the story of her Guru, in her own inimitable style!
Will end this thread here! ☺️🙏
The #Lalgudi90 celebrations continue with some brilliant artistes paying their musical tributes to the maestro!
Bangalore was a planned city keeping a thousand lakes in and around. By the 1960s, only 280 of those remained. Today we don't have even 80 of them. What happened to the rest? Land sharks with their illegal encroachments, backed by corrupt builders and governments!
Now rain waters are reclaiming what is their original land!
Those who are living on such land must drown and die! Nature is merciless!
Did you know Majestic bus stand was once a lake? Dharmambudi Kere!
In rural Bangalore they prayed to 'Kere Devaru', or god of lakes!
Birth centenary of my beloved Guru Garu, Pouranika Sarvabhouma, Pravachana Chakravarthy, Veda Brahmasri Malladi Chandrashekhara Sastry Garu!
Truly, once in a century does someone of his eminence walk this earth!
Chirasmaraneeya!
न भूतो न भविष्यति!
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One of the greatest achievements in my life was to get his appreciation. Something impossible to get! He was not an easy person to please! Brutal in his opinion and candid in his words, he called a spade a spade!
His and Amma Garu’s warmth and love is a lifetime blessing!
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An old thread when he passed away , three years ago.
4th of May is the birth anniversary of the great Carnatic Vaggeyakara , Saint and an unparalleled Rama Bhaktha Sadguru Tyagaraja Swami (1767 -1847) on the english calendar!
Img of his Samadhi Mandiram at Thiruvaiyaru just now.
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With my dear friends and wonderful musicians, the great Malladi Brothers at Thiruvaiyaru.
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A traditional Utsava Sampradaya Keerthana by Vid @AbhismRti for this beautiful evening. Offered at the annual Aradhana in Thiruvaiyaru.
It is said that Tyagaraja Swamy was inspired by the procession of Vaduvoor Ramar and composed this!
Countless stories of courage in every corner! A thousand sacrifices! No colour, caste, creed, age...all of them were Aasthikas. Poets, dancers, scholars, writers, Jeeyar Swamys, commonfolk...All diehard devotees of Sri Ranganathaswamy.
In the 1940s, Andhra was caught in being highly inspired by Bengali literature. Telugu writers and literary figures tried to emulate similar content in their works.
Short thread!
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Sharatchandra Chattopadhyay's famous novel 'Devdas' was made into an opera in 1940. It had over two dozen songs. This particular song was composed by the great Balantrapu Rajanikantha Rao Garu. However it never made it into the final opera but became extremely popular on radio.
It was sung by another stalwart Carnatic classical musician Sri Voleti Venkateswarlu. It became a hit and later Rao regretted not including it in the opera.
Decades later the same song was taught by veteran Vidwan Sri Malladi Suribabu Garu to our favourite @_RamanaB_. 🤩🙏🏼