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1/n Thread on raagas in tamizh cinema music. The plan is to pick one raaga every week and share my favorite songs based on the raaga. I use the word
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Happy birthday KJ Yesudas. Here are our 10 songs which deserve a lot of love. 1/10Our all time favourite from Amman Kovil Kizhakkale - a true blue gem. Ilayaraja
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Thread: @karanjohar mentioned Dadasaheb Phalke awardee K. Vishwanath’s “Shankarabharanam” in his interview with @baradwajrangan. I can’t think of any other director whose filmography used the backdrop of classical music and
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Today, I will tell you the story of Ramadasa. "Ramadasa? Why Ramadasa? Why not Rama?", you ask? Well, read on. #Thread Let's look at that famous choupai. Na Aham Vasami
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WEDNESDAY CHANT:𝙎𝙍𝙄 𝙂𝘼𝙉𝘼𝙋𝘼𝙏𝙃𝙄 𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙇𝘼𝙈In Shaiva temple rituals in South, whenever Kumbhabhishekam was performed to the main god, priests chanted the ritual of Ganapati Taalanam. It was cha
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Thread #7 - 1/n Raagam for the week: Hamsadhwani (Cry of the swan) – A bright, auspicious raagam, used by many musicians to begin concerts – more often than not,
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The great and inimitable Muthuswamy Dikshithar was born in 1776 to the peerless composer Ramaswamy Dikshithar in the city of Thiruvarur (Kamalalayaksetra) ,he had two other brothers of whom Baluswamy
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One of the key dharma in Hinduism is to be Truthful always.There are many interpretations to this. As a kid we are told that we should tell only truth, and
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British Empire It was the second largest empire in history, and probably the most important for the legacy that he left and that continues to exist today. Occurs between the
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Today is the 247th Punyatithi of Madhavrao Peshwa.He accomplished so much in a short span of 12 years, taking over at the age of 16, after Panipat, and after the
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Thread #19 - 1/n Raagam for the week: Hindolam, a serene and pleasing pentatonic raagam (containing 5 swarams ச க ம த நி), that can spread calmness & compassion. This
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Thread #10 - 1/n Raagam for the week: Charukesi – An extremely versatile raagam that can express a diverse range of emotions. While you will know every song in this
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UNBELIEVABLE CULTURAL APPROPRIATION *********************************Cultural appropriation is ubiquitous in India, especially in southern states with its full potential. Christian missionaries are converting Hindus, malevolently, by subter
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India has been made and unmade by the battles that have taken place all along its long and checkered history. While some like Kurukshetra/Panipat/Plassey/Tarain/Haldighati have been etched in our collective
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So as promised to @amogh_astra here is the thread about books on Maratha empire,here we go !!!!!This 2 volume gem by Vijayrao Deshmukh is one of the finest books I
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Today is the death anniversary of Subramanya Bharati, or Mahakavi Bharatiyar, freedom fighter, revolutionary, who used his writings to awaken the nationalist spirt in people. And a man who fought
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