APNI AANKHON KE SAMUNDAR MEIN......

"Apni Aankhon Ke Samundar" is one of my favourite songs...

Apni aankhon ke samundar mein utar jaane de
Tera muzrim hun mujhe doob ke mar jane de

Aye naye dost na samjhunga tujhe bhi apna
Pehle maaji ka koi zakhm to bhar jaane de

Apni aankhon ke samundar mein utar jaane de
Tera muzrim hun mujhe doob ke mar jane de

Aag duniya ki lagayee hui bujh jayegi
Koi aansoon mere daaman pe bikhar jaane de

Zakhm kitne teri chahat se mile hain mujhko
Sochta hun ke kahun tujh se magar jaane de

Apni aankhon ke samundar mein utar jaane de
Tera muzrim hun mujhe doob ke mar jane de

NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO :(

I really have been thinking about this since quite some time...I am talking about my music classes that i havent been attending regularly...If i rightly remember, the last time i attended my music class was sometime around july...and my god! its almost two months now and i really regret for doing this!

My parents used to trouble me to make sure that i never missed even a single class even if i had my semester exam the following day and now, they have left it to my decision and i'm sorry about my own behaviour. I must have given it the due respect and should have attended the classes regularly...but never late than ever, i have understood its importance in my life, and realised my mistake...so i'm going to take up my classes seriously from this weekend.

Hope my teacher isn't too upset with my neglecting the classes and would surely welcome me as she always did! I convey my sincere apologies to her through my post here.

MAY MY CLASSES BEGIN asusual!

JAYASHREE IS BACK TO BUSINESS :)

     Hello people. :) I am very happy that my exams are over now and i hav completed THREE successful years of my college life in the most enjoyable way!  Its vacation time again and i'm back to my own 'time-spoiling' business :P

    I had posted many topics which i said wud be updated once my exams are over and here they are for a short re-cap:

1. The soul hacker's new venture

2. The "BBB" - my b'day bash

Apart from these, i gave a classical music performance at a temple and i'l be posting about the concert as well. there are lots more to come in and plz do keep coming in and post ur comments! 

CHEERS!

A MASTER PIECE...!

This is a song from the film "Kalathur Kannamma", the first film of our ulaga nayagan-Dr.Kamal Hassan. I like this song for three reasons.. 

1. The lyric of this song is really touching (when ever i listen to it,  tears trickle down my eyes)

2.Kamal -so cute and more than anything else...wat an acting, wat an expression at such a young    age..(u must see the entire film, he'z the hero of the movie i'd say!)

3.The music, the tune, everything and really everything is so good..!

Watch the vedio once, and you will agree with me!

happie happie :)

  We had this prelims for all the events for the upcoming College culturals "MILAN-2009" today  and i had taken part in the solo classical music event. The competition went on for a couple of hours and finally i was selected for the finals. The finals is going to be held on the 14th of this month and I am praying that i must come first in this event. Just wanted to share this happie happie moment with my blog buddies! 

The music season...

The long awaited music season- december season as we all call it, is starting to get heated up across chennai with all the sabhas and fine arts organising great concerts for this margazhi maasam. And no doubt i'm thoroughly excited about attending as many concerts as possible this time. It's usually been impossible for me to attend concerts every december as my exams wud always be on the run keeping me away from them, but this time luckily its all over and i've already planned a schedule for when and where i'll be going to listen to those wonderful kutcheris. And for those who expect me to write reviews on the concerts i attend, i'm really sorry that i hav never attempted to write any before, coz i feel i am not good at it. but then, let me try this time in my blog space and hope you all like it. This is wishing all the music lovers "A Happy December" and hope to see you all here discussing music!

My Musical Journey....!

Becoming a famous singer has always been my dream, rather my mum's wish i wud say. and now that i hav given quite a few performances on stage, i am happy that i hav set my path towards my dream. As every singer says, my first guru was none other than my mum. yea, i still remember running around the house, blindly repeating the lines sung by her, in my own childish voice..little did she realise that i wud become the proud disciple of the gr8 living legend "smt.D.K.Pattammal" but then it didnt happen that soon. we shifted from mumbai to chennai, for my parents rightly thought it was always better to bring up a child under the luv and care of elders(especially the grand parents). and there began my real musical journey. i was in my 2nd std wen i attended my first formal music class and my teacher was ms.Ashwathi(disciple of smt.D.K.Pattammal). startin from the basics of carnatic music...SA RE GA MA....my learning process continued successfully for about 6 yrs under her teaching. one fine day, my teacher felt that it was the right time fr me to take up music a bit more seriously, in the sense..to persue it as my future career. and today i am really thankful to her for being so kind and pushing me a step forward in my musical journey. yea! she was the one who introduced me to my present guru , a gr8 celebrity whom i wud'nt hav even imagined of just meeting her in person, if not fr her.
its been a grrrrrrrr8 honour to learn from such a gr8 woman! but i was too young to realise her gr8ness wen i was a beginner. and she used to be such a loving and wonderful teacher, (i am too small to talk about her anyways, so i restrict myself for it wud be highly childish to comment on a legendary person). since then, i hav cum a loooong way in music and today, my parents feel really happy for their right decision at the rite time. the bombay life wud hav been more enjoyable but i wud'nt hav got this opportunity unless i was here...
though its been a real long way, as my guru always quotes "sangeetha saagaram" which means music is a never ending ocean and its a never ending learning process....i hav a long way to achieve atleast a very small part of wat my guru has done... for which i realize the amount of hard work to be done, and i'm sure i will live up to their(amma, appa and my guru) expectations and make my mum's wish cum true, very soon!

The most awaited MARGAZHI RAAGAM...!!

Carnatic music moves beyond its boundaries...

There are rare times when a classical art form moves past its well etched boundaries to present itself in a new medium with added sparkle and sheen. For Carnatic music this is that moment; the moment when timeless tradition chooses to don the attire of the times. The Kutcherry or the Carnatic Concert has now embraced the magic of cinema. For the first time ever, classical music of South India will beckon music lovers across the world from the silver screen - Margazhi Raagam.

The Artists
Renownwd carbatic musicians Bombay Jayashri and T.M.Krishna are the performing stars of "Margazhi Raga"

"Margazhi Raagam" ---> enjoy carnatic music like never before!!

ITS VIJAYA DHASAMI TODAY

Its vijayadhasami today and it is believed that what ever you learn today or what ever business you start today is bound to become a great success. Vijayadhasami is specially celebrated in a grand manner by all the artists(mainly by those who are invloved in the dance and musical art forms) as it is on this day, the shishyas go to their guru's place, give the 'guru-dhakshinai' as a token of tribute and thanks giving to them. The guru then blesses his/her student to get all the success in life and teaches a new thing(song or dance or studies) on that day.

At homes, children are asked to read something soon after the pooja believing that they would do well through out their academics.

As instructed by my thatha, i woke up early in the morning, got ready for the pooja and soon after it got over..i was asked to study for a while. i had kept my software engineering book and along with that, my favourite "harry potter series" too. lolz..i just went thru a page from my s/w book and then took out the harry potter 6th part and started reading it.
"the picture above is me and my GURU on vijayadhasami(today)"

Then it was time for me to get ready for music class. i took my shruthi box and a plate full of fruits, beetle leaves(vethalai paaku), etc to giv it to my music teacher. It was just a 10 minutes class today as she had to teach all her other students for vijayadhasami. I gave the guru dhakshinai, seeked her blessings and then she started a new song. Once the class got over, i returned home to sit back and enjoy the special programs in tv.

"happy vijayadhasami to all and wish you attain success in all that you do"

THE KALKI DAY

109 years later and he is still in our minds! It was an occasion to remember the contributions of Kalki Krishnamurthy, a freedom fighter, nationalist writer and novelist. The Kalki Krishnamurthy Memorial Awards were distributed to two young artists at the Bharatiya Vidyabhavan Auditorium here on Tuesday on the 109th birth anniversary of Kalki Krishnamurthy The editor of Dinamani, Mr. K. Vaidhyanathan graced the occasion with his presence and presented the awards to singer Gayathri K, and mridangam player, Ganapathy Raman. Comparing his invitation to be present at the occasion, to a Nobel Prize, Mr. Vaidhyanathan was all praises for Kalki and his contributions to the literary world. "Kalki was a great man who commanded respect from all walks of life. His works can be compared to those of Bharathi's with regards to the continuous effort that is put into his writings. In the 19th century when novels were not accepted, every person who read one of Kalki's books always made sure to read all. He gave importance not only to views, but also to news"
Besides the artists, their gurus, Mrs. Suguna Purushottaman and Shri Rangarajapuram Jayaraman were also honoured. Also present during the function was Mr. Kalki Rajendran, son of Kalki. The award ceremony was followed with a performance by the winners Gayathri and Ganapathy Raman, with Hemalatha and Anirudh Adhreya on the violin and kanchira respectively.

Well..i can see you wondering why this piece of information has been put up in my blog. Its just that i was given a wonderful opportunity of initiating this program with my prayer song which i consider very prestigious and a memorable day in my life. The following week, an article about this function had appeared in the tamil weekly-"KALKI" in which a small picture of mine and a few words about my singing were also included, and the pictures that you see are the ones i'm talking about. It was a great evening altogether and looking forward for a lot more opportunities to prove my mettle.