I was thinking of writing a blog on a different topic for quite sometime, could not make it due to different reasons..

This is an spontaneous one to pay tribute to the man whose violin used to speak to us, the man none other than Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan, who passed away on 8th of september.

I initially had the chance of listening to him and even watching him during the thiyagaraja aradhanai vizha, and then by chance somebody introduced a cd of his songs, I admired...

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Lullabies are songs that lull the baby to sleep. Most of the time it is a very smooth and soothing tone without any high pitches to scare the listener.

All of us would have rocked the baby in our arms and hummed and sometimes sing all about assurances and love whether it understands or not. Whether we have sung in th e bathroom or not, mothers’ all over atleast hum a tune or a simple song to soothen the baby into a beautiful sleep. And even today my kids are known to sleep to...

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For a change let me talk about film music.

Well, I love music in any form. You must be wondering what is this, she goes on talking carnatic and nothing else.you are wrong..I love film music also, but I am choosy about the lyrics, and tunes also..most of the times, I tend to tilt towards classical and soothing ones.

There have been many songs that touched a chord in me. My Dad used to always bring in MGR and Sivaji tapes whenever he used to come ...

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Further to my post on Ahirbhairav on indigestion, I continue my journey on my musical blogs, like ghazni mohammed, knowing that I have visitors here.I read a few posts in the forum about music for sleeping and relaxation..music on the whole is for relaxation..when you are stressed out and are suffering from insomnia, you will get irritated when you listen to fast beats or certain numbers...well I don't know about you, I definitely get irritated and get into short fuse...

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Last blog we saw that Asaveri could help in boosting confidence. let us see Ahirbhairav in this blog...

Ahir bhairav, is a hindustani raga and chakravaham is the carnatic equivalent. It is a early morning Raga.

Ahir Bhairav is one of my favourites.

I fell in love with this raga because of the song Pibare Rama Rasam. When I was a kid, there was this telugu movie, in which vijayashanthi sings this song, I fell in love with this song then. It is a ...

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Further on music.....as I mention in my last blog on music therapy..

Vibrating sounds form patterns and create energy fields of resonance and movements in the surrounding space.

We absorb these energies, and they alter our breathing, pulse, blood pressure, muscle tension, skin temperature, and other internal rhythms. Vibration transmitted by music thus can affect the patient positively..


According to researchers certain ragas are used to cure certain...

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Last two blogs, on music my passion, I was talking only about how i caught in to this music....but here i would like to discuss music which is used as therapy...

The ancient system of Nada Yoga, has fully acknowledged the impact of music on body and mind and put into practice the vibrations emanating from sounds to uplift one’s level of consciousness. Today science calls in acoustics....
All biological activities involve a rhythmic pattern similar to what we find in...

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Veda's patti used to sing well..those old songs during the freedom struggle...the marriage songs...which are now resurfacing..she is 95..even today she asks my DD to sit and sing a song for her..such is her passion but unfortunately her husband did not have an inclination to listen or encourage.

My MIl she grew up in the presence of one of the greatest composers of our time..the thiyagabrahmam of tamilnadu..
None other than Papanasam Sivan. He was her maternal periappa....

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Music is an art form that involves organised sounds and silence
But for me music is love, passion, creation. music is magic. music is powerful healer and soother.
I never learnt music through proper channel through a guru. but my love and passion for music has taught me a lot.

My dad thought music was not for me. I was forbidded from learning music though i sang for the school choir.

But my passion for it grew along with me. I have seen K.vishwanath...

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