tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44853731994166595242024-03-23T15:44:36.972+05:30RagaranjaniNo film music composer has used Carnatic and Hindustani Ragas as extensively and beautifully as ILaiyaraaja.
I have tried to explain the classical elements and the nuances in his music in this Blog.Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.comBlogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-26268801688774105582023-10-27T11:51:00.001+05:302023-10-27T11:51:38.220+05:30ILaiyaraaja – The Contrarian How appropriate is
appropriateness in Life?
But isn’t appropriateness
itself subjective? Or is it?
At the same time, aren’t there
norms and rules and doesn’t one have to strictly follow these and wouldn’t
failure to follow these make one ‘appropriately inappropriate’?
Take music, Indian music, in
particular. Each raga has ascending and descending notes and if an alien note
enters the Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-29855148646202829972023-07-27T10:36:00.000+05:302023-07-27T10:36:12.391+05:30ILaiyaraaja – Musician with a Desire Is longing for something bad?
If we long for something or
yearn for somebody, we become obsessed with that thought and we set aside
everything in life focussing only on one thing, which seriously impacts our
life itself.
So, is it good or bad?
Before we sit on the Judge’s
seat, let us look at something.
Here is a girl who pines for a
man and in the process goes to an extreme. Who that Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-6217450220396262592023-06-02T14:33:00.000+05:302023-06-02T14:33:09.613+05:30ILaiyaraaja – The Blissful Musician
“Oh! What shall I do!!”
Does this sound like a
plaintive cry of a helpless creature?
Or does it sound like a
statement of a confused man who is all at sea?
Or is it just an ordinary
statement of a person caught in the throes of Life?
It will surprise many if I say
that it is a line from a poem and that the poet utters it out of ecstasy.
Ecstasy sounding like
helplessness and despondency?
Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-56723395055825055492023-04-15T16:49:00.000+05:302023-04-15T16:49:02.171+05:30ILaiyaraaja- The Ineffable Musician Can somebody or something go
beyond what is generally seen or believed? If this happens, will it happen in
real or only in imagination?
While coming across certain
works, one can’t help wondering at the beauty of the works and the genius mind
behind the creation of the works. ‘Are such things possible?’, we wonder.
One such work is Kamba
RamayaNam. Though there are just 4 lines in each Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-68734053879254130552023-03-08T19:06:00.001+05:302023-03-10T12:05:46.300+05:30ILaiyaraaja- The Free-spirited Musician What are conventions?
A set of beliefs? Things which
are followed traditionally?
First of all, how do we know
if the beliefs are true or false?
Rather than making you
confounded with a flurry of questions, let me explain the context.
Traditionally, it is believed
that those days women were confined to their homes and were immersed only in
activities related to their families, were not Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-34773626089724582932023-01-26T10:38:00.001+05:302023-01-27T15:26:29.002+05:30ILaiyaraaja – The Simple Labyrinthine Things which appear easy, tend
to become complex. Things which seem to be complex, turn out to be
uncomplicated.
Are things really simple? Or
are they seriously complex?
How do we then define
anything? Are things definite or indefinite?
As if to give an answer to
these complex questions, a poet composed this verse nearly 13 centuries ago:
நின்றனர் இருந்தனர் கிடந்தனர் திரிந்தனர்,
Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-64613200547771452212022-10-03T18:37:00.001+05:302022-10-03T18:37:48.583+05:30ILaiyaraaja - The Harmonious MusicianWhat happens when all the five senses combine together?
Is there a fallacy in this statement? Is it not a fact that all the senses operate all the time for all humans? Yes, but these operate independently doing their respective duties as and when required. But my question is different. When all these combine together at the same time, what one senses will be different and is a unique Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-39306010512117756002022-08-29T17:59:00.000+05:302022-08-29T17:59:18.736+05:30ILaiyaraaja – The Natural Spring Certain things happen by
itself. One doesn’t plan nor does one even think. Yet such things come out
perfectly and are even more perfect and precise than things which are executed
as per plan.
How do these happen?
Before answering this or even
trying to answer this, let us see a verse:
தீரப் பயோததி திக்கும் ஆகாயமும்
செகதலமும் நின்று சுழலத்
திகழ்கின்ற முடி மவுலி சிதறி விழ வெம் சிகைத்
Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-91672609952448105902022-06-02T16:55:00.001+05:302022-06-02T16:55:52.157+05:30ILaiyaraaja- The Dazzling Musician What makes a poem beautiful?
Is it the words used? Is it
the way these are used? Is it the description? Or is there anything beyond all
these?
Here is a poem from
Kalitthogai, which is part of the Cangam literature:
ஒரு குழை ஒருவன் போல், இணர் சேர்ந்த மராஅமும்
பருதி அம் செல்வன் போல், நனை ஊழ்த்த செருந்தியும்
மீன் ஏற்றுக் கொடியோன் போல், மிஞிறு ஆர்க்கும் காஞ்சியும்
ஏனோன்
போல், நிறம் Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-16800726780460287542022-03-16T16:02:00.001+05:302022-03-16T16:02:43.983+05:30ILaiyaraaja – Musician with a light-hearted spirit
Sense of humour is a virtue.
People with a sense of humour
are generally more creative though the reverse may not be true. Any speech or
writing peppered with humour, has more chances of being etched in the minds of
audience/readers. Examples galore, but I am not getting into that now. Suffice
to say that any work which has implicit or explicit humour has more longevity.
There was somebody Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-14507069440992052562022-01-29T12:01:00.000+05:302022-01-29T12:01:22.870+05:30ILaiyaraaja- The Adorable Musican What makes certain
people or certain things likable?
And what role does
subjectivity play in this?
Let me park these
questions for a while and take you all through something.
A young girl
decorates the streets with fine white sand. She then lights a fire- literally
and figuratively from a bundle of sticks shorn of thorns and invokes the God of
Love- Kaamadeva a.k.a Manmatha and makes a Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-45837453721280610602021-10-09T16:30:00.002+05:302021-10-09T16:30:52.495+05:30ILaiyaraaja – The Raconteur Story telling is
an art. All of us can tell stories. But not many can tell interesting stories;
not many can make stories interesting; not many can interestingly narrate an
interesting story with the reader or the listener not even aware that a story
is being narrated. The story, the narrator and the listener become one.
Let me repeat-
Story telling is an art!
Take Kamban. Yes,
he did Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-62975354880355881672021-08-29T08:21:00.001+05:302021-08-29T08:21:37.346+05:30ILaiyaraaja – The Music Messenger
How do we get connected?
This question might sound doltish, imprudent, witless and even thoughtless
in this age of apps and browsers. It just needs a single click to get connected
with others irrespective of the distance.
But the ‘connection’ I am referring to does not pertain to the ones we have
on social media. A majority of these connections are superficial and the
connection stops and Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-70377009371796005022021-08-27T16:33:00.000+05:302021-08-27T16:33:23.963+05:30ILaiyaraaja – The MathematicianAruNagirinathar, who lived in the 15th century, was a musician
par excellence.
Did I say musician? But was he
not known for his verses in beautiful Tamizh-verses
like Thiruppugazh, Kandar Alankaram,
Kandar Anubhuti, Vel Viruththam, Mayil Viruththam etc.,?
Is there any historical record of his performance? Did he tune his verses
in ragas or PaNNs? And if so, is there a record or reference to Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-39175987550503229792021-08-25T20:18:00.000+05:302021-08-25T20:18:25.394+05:30ILaiyaraaja – The Ultra-fine Musician What distinguishes a
normal life from that of a beautiful life is something called subtlety. If one
is able to appreciate the nuances in each and everything in nature, his/her
life acquires new meanings. Meanings which cannot be expressed in words and
which can only be felt and experienced. Such people see new things in old
things and older things in new things. They not only look for Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-33487386649593897382021-08-22T16:07:00.003+05:302021-08-22T16:07:56.924+05:30ILaiyaraaja – The Exotic Musician Tender than the sprouts and having the fragrance of the white glory lily
blossoms and water lilies is this young woman’s body. And isn’t it so
enthralling to embrace her?
Awestruck by the beauty of the young woman, the man mutters these words to
himself.
கோடல் எதிர் முகைப் பசு வீ முல்லை
நாறு இதழ்க் குவளையொடு இடையிடுபு விரைஇ
ஐது தொடை மாண்ட கோதை போல
நறிய நல்லோள் மேனி &Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-46580719699366460692021-08-19T16:54:00.000+05:302021-08-19T16:54:06.351+05:30ILaiyaraaja – The Avant-Garde Musician Being innovative or creative is not just an art. Going
beyond any stretch of imagination-literally and figuratively- beyond realms of
possibility, sensibly with a sense of purpose is creativity. The process of
creativity is an experience by itself and can hardly be put in words. One has
to experience it to fully understand and appreciate it. In a way, it is like
meditation.
Now, this Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-18823575682877505782021-08-10T12:54:00.003+05:302021-08-10T12:54:44.180+05:30ILaiyaraaja – The Mindful Musician The propensity in human nature
to either blindly believe things real or to refuse to believe anything is well known.
Most of us see either black or white. The fact that there is something called
grey eludes the human mind. This is less surprising given the fact that after
all, human beings are designed that way. At the same time, we are also endowed
with the ability to break this and the Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-13787720383255241972021-06-03T14:45:00.000+05:302021-06-03T14:45:09.892+05:30இளையராஜா எனும் ஆசான் சில விஷயங்கள் எளிதாகப் புரிந்து
விடும். சில விஷயங்கள் புரிவதற்கு சிறிது நேரம்
எடுக்கும். சில விஷயங்கள் புரிதல் இல்லாமலே போய் விடும். புரிதல் இல்லை என நாம் உணர்வதற்கே
பல காலம் பிடிக்கும்.
எனினும் புரிதலுக்கு முதல் தேவை
உணர்தல். ஒரு விஷயத்தை உணர்ந்தால் மட்டுமே அதை நம்மால் புரிந்து கொள்ள முடியும். இந்த
உணர்தல் நிகழ்வது எவ்வாறு? நாமே உணர்வது சாத்தியமா?
அல்லது ஏதாவது ஒன்று நிகழ்ந்துRajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-24224569184663881562021-02-08T16:21:00.008+05:302021-02-08T16:39:01.423+05:30ILaiyaraaja - The Lateral Thinker ‘Think Different’.
How does that statement sound? People who are fastidious would jump
immediately saying it is grammatically incorrect and they are not way off the
mark. It should be ‘Think Differently’ and not ‘Different’.
It would surprise many if I say that these two words were put up in
hoardings across the US by a very
popular company who also redefined many things which includes Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-79428967108690451632020-10-21T16:48:00.004+05:302020-10-21T16:56:06.926+05:30ILaiyaraaja - The Multi- layered MusicianWhat defines a complete artiste or a complete poet?
Is it the aesthetics in their works?
Is it their knowledge and command over their
subject?
Is it the way they express themselves?
While all these are necessary and are intrinsic to
an artiste or a poet, there is something more which gives that completeness. In
fact it is this X factor which differentiates a great artiste or a poet from a
Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-13697046209754496982020-09-28T17:41:00.002+05:302020-09-28T17:41:51.126+05:30ILaiyaraaja and SPB- Musicians of the Millennium
One of the ubiquitously used terms in English is – Made for Each Other. This is more common in weddings where people use this even before the couple begin their journey. Is Made for Each Other real? Is it possible to one being made for the other? Is it fair? How can somebody made for the other? What happens to their individuality? Most importantly, is it not the contrast which makes life more Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-84924822798956916732020-08-29T17:01:00.001+05:302020-08-29T17:01:42.317+05:30ILaiyaraaja – The Enchanter
If I say that human life follows a pattern, that the Universe follows a pattern, I will be stating the obvious.
How important are patterns in life? Doesn’t following a pattern make our life mechanical? Should we have patterns or should we break patterns?
Well, whether one likes or not, it is an undeniable fact that patterns are intrinsic part of the Universe and are inextricably linked to our Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-4418819065711446202020-08-22T18:30:00.002+05:302020-08-22T18:30:48.914+05:30ILaiyaraaja – The nonconformist Questioning the status quo..
Is it good or is it bad?
Is it right or is it wrong?
Is it sacrilegious or is it sacramental?
Well, it is next to impossible to pass any judgement on this as many things in this world are subjective. Even things which have to be dealt with objectively have now become subjective with the social media playing no small role in this. With the space for free Rajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485373199416659524.post-75756460735084754462020-06-03T13:56:00.000+05:302020-06-03T15:04:33.201+05:30ILaiyaraaja - The Joyous Musician
What is Happiness?
Is it hidden
anywhere or is it there everywhere?
As per
psychologists, Happiness in an increased activity in a brain centre that
inhabits negative feelings and fosters an increase in available energy and a
quieting of those that generate worrisome thoughts.
But this is just
theory.
Let us see what a
poet whose verses are not just spiritual, not just philosophicalRajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119911558538564131noreply@blogger.com0