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“allide namma mane” crossed 100000 hits yesterday.
"ಅಲ್ಲಿದೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಮನೆ
Incidentally, the first post was written on 9/11, and the 100,000 th visitor came in on 11/26.. Strange, but true!
Thank you all who have kept me going till now!
-neelanjana
Fall arrives in the bay area later than the rest of the country. Although most trees remain green through winter, there are some trees which change colors and shed the leaves.
A tree in the front yard:
Same tree, a few days later:
Same tree, few more days later:
Some more pics from the neighborhood:
-neelanjana
Tomorrow is Naraka chaturdashi – the day when Mutthuswamy Dikshita ( 1775 AD- 1835 AD), passed away. I have written about him on my blog here , on the same day three years ago.
Listen to a composition of Balamuralikrishna praising Muttuswamy Dikshita,
This kriti is in raaga Sucharitra – one of the most difficult scales of Karnataka sangeetha because of the inherently discordant notes of this mELa. However, Balamurlaikrishna, taking a cue from Muttuswamy Dikshita (read about a composition of his in another equally discordant scale here) has done an equally wonderful composition, and at the same time, keeping the composition in Muttuswami Dikshita’s style.
Listen to this composition sung by Rama Varma here:
Chintayami Santatam Sri Muttuswamy Dikshitam!
-neelanjana
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