Today , every Saturday at noon, The Daya Satakam as rendered musically by Smt Mani Krishnaswami is being broadcast all over the sacred Hills of Tirumala ! Watch and enjoy the below Commemorative Discourses on “Daya Satakam” by stalwarts of the Sri Vaishnava Sampradaya https://youtu.be/f43EW22N49k?si=wl0gntu8h2cm_gob https://youtu.be/aizTJZUiiIs?si=KA0ODgxBVG8thzds https://youtu.be/zFG1OVb6h-U?si=06dSf9CcKMOGP24o Daasoham
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The Postcard Matron of Adyar: Letters, Duty, and Devotion in Post-Independence India (1947–1948)
In Loving Memory of MANI PERUNDEVI(1930 – 2002) aka Mani Krishnaswami
Who, at the tender age of eighteen, gracefully stepped into the shoes of her parents to mother, nurse, and guide her eleven younger brothers and sisters.This volume is dedicated to her enduring legacy of cheerfulness, silent sacrifice, and unyielding equanimity. Over fifty years later, her siblings and descendants carry her memory with boundless, eternal gratitude.“You must rise up by your own merit.”
“Yours affly…. this is an advice, and not a censure…”
My mother, Sangitha Kalananidhi & Padma Shree Awardee, Dr. Smt.Mani Krishnaswami was born on February 3, 1930 in Vellore, North Arcot District of Tamil Nadu. Mani, as she came to be popularly known later in life, was the eldest of 11 other siblings — six daughters and five brothers, age —born to her parents, CandadaiContinue reading ““Yours affly…. this is an advice, and not a censure…””
REMEMBERING TODAY ON HER 95th ANNIVERSARY THE FUNNY SIDE OF MY MOTHER SMT MANI KRISHNASWAMI’S PERSONALITY
REMEMBERING TODAY ON HER 95th ANNIVERSARY THE FUNNY SIDE OF MY MOTHER SMT MANI KRISHNASWAMI’S PERSONALITY My mother Sangitha Kalanidhi Smt Mani Krishnaswami would have turned 95 years of age today Feb 3 2025 . She was a musician with a very warm, friendly heart that endeared her to one and all in the CarnaticContinue reading “REMEMBERING TODAY ON HER 95th ANNIVERSARY THE FUNNY SIDE OF MY MOTHER SMT MANI KRISHNASWAMI’S PERSONALITY”
Very strong flavour of Visishtadvaitic Thought in the “Soundarya Lahari”
On 27 Oct 2024, at 2:54 PM, Rangarajan T.N.C. Sent to me in an email this YouTube link : And below was my reply to him via email : Dear Sir, Thank you for sharing with me the above beautiful Shloka from Sankara Bhagavatpada’s masterpiece “Soundarya Lahari …”! This Bhakti laden Sanskrit hymn has a very special place in my heart forContinue reading “Very strong flavour of Visishtadvaitic Thought in the “Soundarya Lahari””
Proceedings of THE “MANI & MK ANNUAL 2023 AWARDS Ceremony: DR. SMT. MANI KRISHNASWAMI FOUNDATION, CHENNAI – Part 2 of 2:
PROCEEDINGS OF THE AWARDS CEREMONY at the 2023 “Mani & MK Award for Lifetime Achievement” held on the evening of 12 July 2023 (Mani Krishnaswami commemorative day) at Sunaadalahari Auditorium, Chennai. WELCOME ADDRESS by M.K.Sudarshan Managing Trustee, Smt. Mani Krishnaswami Foundation, Chennai _____________________________________________________ The memory of Sangitha Kalanidhi Dr. Smt. Mani Krishnaswami is aliveContinue reading “Proceedings of THE “MANI & MK ANNUAL 2023 AWARDS Ceremony: DR. SMT. MANI KRISHNASWAMI FOUNDATION, CHENNAI – Part 2 of 2:”
THE “MANI & MK ANNUAL 2023 AWARDS : DR. SMT. MANI KRISHNASWAMI FOUNDATION, CHENNAI – Part 1 of 2
Smt. MANI KRISHNASWAMI FOUNDATION , Chennai The 2023 “Mani & MK Award for Lifetime Achievement” was conferred on Vidushi. Smt. SUNGANDHA KALAMEGAM at a ceremony organised on the evening of 12 July 2023 (Mani Krishnaswami commemorative day). The Award ceremony conducted in the mini-amphitheater-like semi-open-air auditorium of SUNAADALAHIRI was well-attended by vidwans, rasikas, all-time fansContinue reading “THE “MANI & MK ANNUAL 2023 AWARDS : DR. SMT. MANI KRISHNASWAMI FOUNDATION, CHENNAI – Part 1 of 2”
English Version of the “Vote of Thanks Speech” in Sanskrit by M.K. Sudarshan at the Book Release Event of new book “Epistles of a Prolific Pontiff” at Sri Ahobila Matham, Selaiyur, Chennai – June 23, 2023
नमस्सभायै। अत्यन्तमानन्दस्यावसरो यत् चतुःचत्वांरिशत् पट्टे मूर्धाभिषिक्तानां मुक्कुर् अलगियसिङ्गर् इति प्रसिद्धानां श्रीमद्वेदान्तदेशिकयतीन्द्रमहादेशिकचरणानां “अरुलमोझि” इति स्वरचना “नृसिंहप्रिया” इति नाम्ना पत्रिकायां 1950 तः 1980 संवत्सरपर्यन्तं प्रकाशिता आसीत् इति सर्वे जानन्त्येव। एतस्याः “अरुलमोझि” इति नामकरचनायाः आङ्ग्लानुवादप्रकाशनसन्दर्भे ये, ये मामुपकृतवन्तः तेषां तेषां सर्वेषां कृते धन्यवादसमर्पणं मम आनन्दाय परिकल्पते तथा च कार्तज्ञविनिवेदनं मम कर्तव्यम् अपि अस्ति। सर्वादौ पञ्चचत्वांरिशत् पट्टे मूर्धाभिषिक्तानांअलगियसिङ्गर श्रीमतां श्रीवण् शठकोपश्रीनारायणयतीन्द्रमहादेशिकानां चरणारविन्दयोः साष्टाङ्गपूर्वकं मम हार्दाः धन्यवादाः। इमे अस्मदाचार्याः 1998 तमे संवत्सरे अत्यन्तं दयया माम् समाश्रयणम् इति संस्कारेण संस्कृतवन्तः इति। तदनन्तरं षड्चत्वांरिशत् पट्टे मूर्धाभिषिक्तानांअलगियसिङ्गार श्रीमद्वेदमार्गप्रतिष्ठापनाचार्य – परमहंस- परिव्राजकाचार्य –Continue reading “English Version of the “Vote of Thanks Speech” in Sanskrit by M.K. Sudarshan at the Book Release Event of new book “Epistles of a Prolific Pontiff” at Sri Ahobila Matham, Selaiyur, Chennai – June 23, 2023”
Subbudu, Semmangudi, Meccademy …. And my parents….
Here below is a Facebook posting dt 28 December 2022 that narrates a famous incident that took the world of Carnatic Music by storm back in 1977. It was the clash of the titans —- Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, the “bhishma pitaamahar” of Carnatic music who ruled the roost for well over two decades in theContinue reading “Subbudu, Semmangudi, Meccademy …. And my parents….”
An extraordinary “SHUBODAYAM” during “NAVARAATHRI” !
FRIDAY 30 September 2022 : 5.30 AM Place: SUNAADALAHIRIC.P. Ramaswamy Road , RA Puram Today is the blessed , auspicious first FRIDAY of NAVARAATHRI… the nine days and nights of the year that are dedicated to the worship of Amba, Thaayaar, Piraatti — the divine manifestations of Goddesses Mahalakshmi, Saraswati and Devi Parashakthi ! It’sContinue reading “An extraordinary “SHUBODAYAM” during “NAVARAATHRI” !”