Friday, April 29, 2016

The birth and journey of Ganga




A pleasing  music video from Bengaluru- based Grammy winner  Ricky Kej. It spectacularly showcase​s​ the birth and journey of ​Ganga in the backdrop of slokas written by Adi Sankara and rendered by Shankar Mahadevan​.​It was launched by our PM and French PM Hollande in Paris during the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP21.

Monday, April 18, 2016

Sacred chants and music for the Soul​​

15th April 2016

The dawn of the auspicious Dhunmukhi New year and Ram Navami gave a spirited flavour to the satsang ​at Othakkal Mandapam, Coimbatore ​today. 



​T​he Chancellor of Karpagam University ​ and Principal of Veda Agama Patashala​  were the Guests of honour. Their brief narratives on the deeper significance of such celebrations combined with enchanting sacred chants by the vidyarthis had the audience spell bound. Overall the  setting was just right for meditation that  ​soon followed.



The occasion also gave us an opportunity to hear an absorbing Kalinga Narthana thillana from a young pundit. Little wonder, the charm and rhythm of this immortal song from Oothukadu Venkata Kavi, has a mystical attraction to musicians.