Favorite Carnatic Songs!

As an addendum to my previous just posted in this thread: I turned on the video of Dr. Nirmala SRINIVASAN posted here and enjoyed her concert. I'm proud to say my daughter since six or seven years is her disciple.

 

Thank you Mr. @Thyagarajan .

Glad to know your daughter is disciple of Mrs. Nirmala Srinivasan.

The person in the video is Mrs. Nirmala Sunderarajan. Perhaps you meant Sunderarajan.

 

Thank you KKrish. I stand corrected. God continue to bless us.

 

Just before dawn and just before sleep listening to this with rapt attention avoiding other stimulating would help the person to balance levels of hormones that are responsible for causing profound quality sleep in night and keep you active and alert during wakeful hours in day. Try and enjoy the result of Raga Devathai Reethi Gowda.
God continue to bless us all.
Regards.

 

As a rejoinder to the above, I wish to add : in music therapy experiments revealed the effect on human psyche and other health parameters for various conditions. A set of ragas alapanas Keerthanas the patient was exposed at regular intervals on daily basis and in about 2 -3 months significant improvement noticed especially with persons deranged. I think there is music therapy department in hospitals including Apollo. Kalaimamani kunnakudi Vaidhyanathan avargal established a lab for this purpose which was one of his projects that was close to his heart. I read in the press few months before he departed to heaven, his article mentioning the various ragas and their select combinations to cure ailments such as chronic head ache of various types (52), erratic functioning of heart, kidney, cramps.
In the article ibid he narrated the last days of his beloved dad suffering from severe stomach disorder. When Kunnakudi Sir (KK) wanted to take him to physician, his dad refused by gesture but pointed his finger upward to a small trunk in the loft. His dad could not speak. KK understood the gesture, took the trunk from loft and opened it and placed it in front of bed ridden dad.
With shaking slender hand, KK's dad rummaged the contents made of hand written notes. He picked up one kirthana from it and gestured to KK to play that on his violin. KK DID that exactly flawless. Voila, for His dad the sufferance gone and he gained strength to raise and sit leg stretched. That was rag BHAIRAVI.
REGARDS.

 

Lovely lovely Reethigowla @justanothergirl .
The moment I sent my kids to college was a very painful moment. Knowing that things will never be the same again.

I had tears again yesterday as I listened to this song where the mom is beseeching the child not to leave.

 

G.N. Baalasubramaniam - (1910-1965)
A contemporary musician, he was a singer, composer, and actor.
He had composed about 250 songs in Sanskrit, Tamil, and Telugu. He also created the ragas Chandrahasita, Sivasakti, Amrita Behag, and some more.

Marakoti - Raagam Bahudari by his student Dr. M.L.V.


Samana RAhite