Attitudes. We need to have healthy attitudes. Attitudes really help us. You know 90% of our problems can be attributed to improper attitudes. Because when I have to put up with situations that are unpleasant, I murmur, I become violent, angry, sad. But we have to face it calmly, dispassionately. …
Complete Raga Name List. Scales Raga Name Ascending Scale(ārohanam) Descending Scale(Avarohanam) 1 Kanakāngi S R1 G1 M1 P D1 N1 S S N1 D1 P M1 G1 R1 S Kanakāmbari S R1 M1 P D1 S S N1 D1 P M1 G1 R1 S Kanakatodi S R1 G1 M1 …
Chemencheri Kunjiraman Nair is one of the veteran performing artist in our country. He was born on june 26 1916 in Chelliya village in Kozikode district. Father was Chatthukutti Nair and mother Kunjukutti amma. His guru in Kathakali was guru Karunakara Menon. He popularized Kathakali, Bharathanatyam, Kerala Nadanam etc. He …
Many people in India perform austerities to please God. A tapasvi was performing austerities under an ambali tree to please the Lord. He thought if he could please the Lord then he would earn His darshan. The tapasvi lived on leaves and all day devoutly ciircumambulated the tree. Because of …
The origin of the Temple of Sree Padmanabhaswamy is lost in antiquity. It is not possible to determine with any exactitude, from any reliable historical documents or other sources as to when and by whom the original idol of Sree Padmanabhaswamy was consecrated. The Temple has references in Epics and …
Shree Krishna Temple Faridabad, Prathishta dinam program. We are sharing some precious moments here.
There are two laws governing the journey of time in this world. * Firstly, the movement of time is cyclic i.e. without a beginning or an end. It is not linear i.e. a straight line with a beginning and an end, and * Secondly, everything new undergoes degradation and …
If realized deeply, it’s alright to conclude that anger destroys. If it doesn’t destroy our physical body (that too it manages to do in the long term), it definitely destroys our capacity to be creative. And after all the very purpose of our life – is to be creative. …
Ottan Thullal, the 17th-century semiclassical song and dance form of Kerala, performed by Kalamandalam Prabhakaran at Triveni, Delhi. Feb. 2012. In Thullal, the dancer sings narrative as well as dancing, in a call and response dialogue with the seated vocalist.
Indian Music: Inner Bliss and Creation – Dr. Prabha Atre WHEN one reflects upon the dimensions of Indian music, one realizes how this music has pervaded the entire stretch of human life right from spiritual bliss to entertainment. According to Indian philosophy searching for the Self is the goal of …