I attended this programme organised at the Residence of Shri.Venu Sunder. At the very outset, thanks for Mr.Venugopal/Venu sundar arranging such a wonderful programme. I also attended some of this earlier programmes. Kudos to the team, Never ever heard this for any other artist...Great.
It was well arranged and fortunate to listen to some experiences of yesteryear rasikas, besides the evergreen music of Shri MMI. Lunch was also served.
Being Jan 29th, we could listen to Shri MMIs Shanmukapriya RT followed by pallavi “MahAtmA maNi vazhi nadappOm....”. Jan 30th being MahAtma’s remeberance day, it was an apt pallavi chosen by the organisers to play.
Some of the interesting experiences shared in the programme:
Mr.K.K.Ganapathy who runs “ Bharatiya Music Circle in Mumbai shared his experience:
“I have long association with Shri MMI at the age of 13. At the age of 13, MMI started his first “unofficial” concert in some place of Kerala. When Harikesannallur (HMB) gave a discourse on that day, he asked MMI to sing one kriti and latter rendered with “rA rA mA inti (asAveri of T) with breathtaking swarAs. There was no looking back after this.
In one concert, pAlakkad mani Iyer was about to accompany, but he could not come so, local mridangist was arranged. MMI took “meenakshi memudam” purvikalyAni kriti of MD. While giving neraval in “madhurApuri nilaye, maNi valayE”, he rendered as “maNi vallayE” (means mani did not come)”
Another one at Shanmugananda at Mumbai - MMI had to perform on Oct 1 and MLV on Oct 2. He taught MLV the pallavi “mahatma... “ and asked her to sing on oct 2. MLV had another Guru on that day !!!
Another octogeneraian got up and he shared his experience.
“When “gAna kalA dharA” award was given, rasikas at that time, thought (even now), he should have been given “ghandarva gAna kalA dharA”
He was giving a concert in Sai bAbA temple in mylApore. The concert started at 10.30 and ended at 3 AM. He rendered 4 kritis. One of them was “sukhi evvaro” in kAnadA. Next day, when this person went to office, there was no speech, only communication of kAnadA swarAs. (even now, some of us can render these swarAs without adequate experience in CM,,, immortal).
MMI gives lot of importance to sruti. If any tambura problem, he patiently adjusts, even if takes half an hour..”
Shri.Venugopal said referring one of the Ghatam Artist of yesterdays, while singing “kandan karunai puriyum” famous kriti in Bhimplas, in the last line “annai parAshakti arul sudar vel”, the Ghatam artist, throws the Ghatam in the air (as done at the end of tani)”. A real bliss.
Truly an incident to cherish for scores of rasikas like me who even now enjoy his “impeccable” music. Listening Kritis, like kAmbodhi- mA janaki, purvikalyAni-Jnanamu segaradha and RTP Shanmugapriya, were never tiresome/boring despite that I have listened many times.
Returning my home, I was thinking what was so special about MMI to connect to Jan 30th, MahAtma’s remembrance day, the answer was
Both of them had a clear vision-“ to reach their message to the ricksawallah”
With the pallavis (RTP) of today stooped to such a low level, we could not stop thinking MMI rendered the pallavi “MahAtma” on 30th Jan 1948 in some place. Long live Maestro !!!!!
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