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मङ्गलम्
@veejaysai
Writer, Editor & Culture critic. Loves classical music, dance, traditional food. वेदः मम जीवनम्।Author - https://t.co/XWFr3sBSVP
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Aug 2 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Remembering the great Carnatic classical stalwart Padma Bhushan awardee Vid.Dr. Sripada Pinakapani Garu (1913-2013) on his birth anniversary today.

🤩🙏🤩🙏🤩🙏🤩🙏🤩 Image “Paani Garu” as he was fondly addressed by his contemporaries, disciples and fans, was a qualified medical doctor by profession!

He gave up his successful medical practice to pursue his first love- classical music!

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Mar 12 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
L.E.G.E.N.D!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Wrestler, Trader, Ayurvedacharya, Bone-setter, staunch Vaishnava, Mysore Samsthana Raja Vaidya and finally a legendary brand in his own lifetime!

The iconic “Ustad” Kayangadi Papanna!

🤩🙏🏼🤩🙏🏼🤩 Image Wondering if i should put a thread! 🙆🏻‍♂️🤔
Mar 6 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
It began with great hope and promise. It was hijacked by the obvious suspects in the LeLi academia. Quality of content plummeted to Paatala!

Now, no serious scholars of Sanskrit or other languages consider MCL books of any worth. It will die a slow death like the Clay series.💁🏻‍♂️
Image Remember what happened to Westland Books?!

After all that drama, Amazon shut it! 🙆🏻‍♂️😂

This will meet with the same fate!
Feb 12 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
In other Carnatic news, today is the 391st Jayanthi Utsavam of poet,saint and composer Kancharla Gopanna, more popular as Bhaktha Ramadasu.

As a Vaggeyakara, he dedicated hundreds of compositions to Lord Rama in Bhadrachalam, or "Dakshina Ayodhya".

🤩🙏🤩🙏🤩 Image TTD Channel is broadcasting the celebrations live from Bhadrachalam.

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Dec 13, 2023 • 18 tweets • 4 min read
Good attempt to remember the great poet saint composer Sri Sridhara Venkatesha Ayyaval.

However this thread has a lot of factual errors that have been spread with hearsay rumours. Will try to correct those.

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 For that we have to go to the great Maratha rulers of Thanjavur region. Especially the versatile King Sahaji (1684-1710). He was not only a benevolent ruler but a man of arts. He was well-versed in literature and composed musical operas in Telugu, Marathi and Sanskrit. Image
Jun 27, 2023 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
So, this young (and restless) couple keeps on posting their every other image on SM. Them eating, walking, cooking, cleaning etc. They had twin kids.

Pictures kept coming! Everyone found it cute and all that. Hundreds of comments. They were encouraged to post more. Few of us told them not to overdo things. They argued and fought. From one week total silence. Rather unusual for the SM addicted couple, I thought. Just checked with a common friend to see if everything was alright. I thought they were travelling or something.
May 16, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Indeed! The British thought the Harmonium didn’t fit into the Indian classical music scene and banned it in 1940. Even Tagore banned it in Shanti Niketan.

It didn’t help that Nehru too hated it. His I&B minister Keskar let the ban stay. Read MO Mathai. Back in 1940 itself many artistes protested. The Indian Listener carried cartoons and pictures about that.
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May 11, 2023 • 20 tweets • 6 min read
Do you know what is historic about today?!

On 11th May 1951, the first President of India Sri Rajendra Prasad ji reopened the ancient Jyotirlinga Kshetram of Somnath in Gujarat. It was reconsecrated after several centuries!

🤩🙏🏼🤩🙏🏼🤩 Image Strong opposition came from none other than Nehru! He didn’t want him to go for this inauguration. But the President was a very determined man of Dharma. Listen to his speech at that historic event.
May 2, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Birth anniversary of the great Kannada poet , scholar, translator and Mysore palace Asthana Vidwan ‘Abhinava Kalidasa’ Sri Basavappa Shastri (1843-1891).

He is famous for composing and erstwhile Mysore State anthem ‘Kayou Sri Gowri’.

🤩🙏🏼🤩🙏🏼🤩 Image Among his translations from Sanskrit to Kannada are plays like Abhignana Shakuntalam, Śūrasenacaritam, Ratnāvali, and Uttararāmacaritam.

He also composed numerous works of Kavya.
Feb 12, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Today is the Aradhana day of Sri Alluri Venkatadri Swamigal (1806 - 1877) , a less known Vaggeyakara, poet, philosopher and a great Vaishnava Bhakta whose memory is kept alive by thousands of his followers and multiple Sishya Paramparas.

Will try to do a short thread.

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Hailing from a Niyogi Brahmin community, he was born in the village of Alluru in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. Parents were Venkayya and Venkamma of Bharadwaja Gotram. Born in 1806, Akshaya year, he was named Venkatadri. His Janma Nakshatram was Uttara Phalguni.
Feb 6, 2023 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
One of India’s finest artists Shri BKS Varma avaru of Bangalore is no more.

Atma Shanti 🙏🏼 So many beautiful works! He was truly underrated!

You could tell it was his creation with a single glance! Such unique style!
Feb 2, 2023 • 22 tweets • 10 min read
Woke up to the news of the demise of director #KViswanath Garu. Had written this piece long ago for the leftist site, when he was awarded the prestigious #DadasahebPhalke award. K Viswanath was indeed the Renaissance Man of Telugu cinema.

Atma Shanti 🙏🏼 scroll.in/reel/836013/te… Another older thread on his classic ‘Shankarabharanam’. This thread was written on 3rd Feb 2020, when the movie celebrated its 40th birthday!

And to think he would make his exit from this world on this very same date!! Really uncanny!

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Jan 19, 2023 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Veteran Bharatanatyam dancer, writer and speaker Lakshmi Viswanathan passed away this morning in Madras. She was 79 years old.

Atma Shanti 🙏🏼 Lakshmi came from a family of artistes and art patrons. She was the daughter of K Viswanathan, the younger brother of the famous Tamil movie director K Subramanyam. Dancer Padma Subramanyam is her first cousin.
Jan 17, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
I think ⁦@RahulGandhi⁩ might have finally found the right match! Someone please get these two married asap! Will do good for India and the world in general!

Whattey original creativity I say! 🙆🏻‍♂️🥳 My best takeaway from this very original composition is…! 😎

Wooomaigaaaad! 😱 Image
Jan 17, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
What an extraordinary and interesting life! The story of a shy village boy from a poor family who turned into a committed public servant!

Written so well! Thank you @annamalai_k avargal for this! And @BloomsburyIndia for bringing it out!

Very inspiring! A Must-read!

🙏🏼😊🙏🏼😊 An IIM graduate, an IPS officer with an incredible track record of meritorious service, from a humble farmer’s family who has seen abject poverty! came up with his own hard work!

Now with @BJP4India, Sri @annamalai_k avargal has what it takes to change the course of history!
Dec 26, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Khara-Khoto was a thriving Buddhist center of learning with over 10,000 residents. It was destroyed, like most other ancient Buddhist sites,by bloodthirsty Mohammadeans.

Its well-preserved ruins, including temples and manuscripts, were only rediscovered in the early 20th cent. "The Ming dynasty laid siege to the city in 1372. After its defeat, Khara-Khoto was abandoned and fell into ruins.
Now all that remains of this great city are 30-foot-tall ramparts, a few 40-foot high pagodas, and what appears to be a mosque."

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Dec 25, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Merry Christmas from Bharat!

Those who know it, know it!

🥳🙏🥳🙏🥳🙏🥳🙏🥳🙏🥳 Image Good day to watch this movie!

Enjoy! 🥳

Nov 23, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Marathi actor Vikram Gokhale no more! He passed away in Poona. He was 82.

Atma Shanti 🙏 Image Vikram was the grandson of Kamlabai (Kamat) Gokhale, the first lady of Dadasaheb Phalke's movies! Image
Nov 23, 2022 • 13 tweets • 8 min read
Ok! That time of the year! December music season in Madras! The madness will begin soon! Sharing a thread of artiste schedules for those of you who follow Carnatic classical music!

#Margazhi2022 is finally happening after a break of two years!

Show your support!

😃🙏😃🙏😃 Starting with the brilliant Veena Vidwan Ramana Balachandran.

If you haven't heard him, you are surely missing something big!

#Margazhi2022
Nov 16, 2022 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
Auspicious day of Karthika Krishna Ashtami, also celebrated as Sri Kalabhairava Jayanthi. The powerful Kshetrapalaka Deva who keeps us safe from evil.

May he continue to bless us!

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 सम्यक् पृष्टं त्वयादॆवि लॊकदुखविमॊचनं ।
मया वटुकरूपं हि धृतं सर्वसुखावहम् ॥
अन्यॆ दॆवास्तु कालॆन प्रसन्नाः संभवति हि ।
वटुकः सेवितः सद्य प्रसीदति धृवं शिवे ॥

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Nov 14, 2022 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
"The Butcher As A Chef"
"Love in the time of Butchery"
"Rest in Piece - The Love story of a peaceful Chef"

Can think of so many book titles!

Maybe feminists and seculars can think up more! 😎 Hey @_sayema, the story continues! The first Hindu girl returns in 35 pieces while the Muslim boy is trying to get the next Hindu girl! 🙆🏻‍♂️

No!!? 🤔 Image