Published by Aparna on 07 Dec 2010
On 29th November at Padma Pushkarini, Kalakshetra
This concert was held for inaugurating the new performance space in Kalakshetra called Padma Pushkarini. The ad in the newspaper on the day of the concert had a photo of a pond kind of place and I couldn’t wait to check out how a pushkarini/pond has been made as a concert venue.
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Published by Aparna on 16 Nov 2010
Yes my blog completes 4 years today. Happy Birthday, blog! 
And a very big thanks to you all for reading this blog for so long!
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Of course, of late, the blog is not updated as frequently as it once used to be. And to think that it is only in the last few months that I have been having free time in excess and I didn’t utilize it even one bit to update my blog! I seem to have given up all attempts at resurrecting the blog. Let me at least do a quick roundup of all that I missed blogging about.
It is only my blog that I have neglected. I have never been as regular in reading others’ blogs as I have been during these months. I hardly have any unread items left on my Google reader.
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Published by Aparna on 28 Sep 2010
Waking up to the smell of fresh paint, I remember today’s date - September 24th – It was on this day 15 years before that we moved to his house. With white washing work going on at home now, the entire house is in chaos with things being moved from one room to another and rearranged back again. It brings back memories of the day when we shifted here, of the childhood days, of leaving behind a whole lot of friends in the previous place and a lot more!
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Published by Aparna on 06 Sep 2010
It isn’t everyday that you get to attend a wedding in a celebrity’s family. And can there be a bigger celebrity than The Superstar himself! I went for Soundarya Rajinikanth’s engagement last Thursday.
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Published by Aparna on 27 Aug 2010
Sanjay’s concert on 9th August at CLT, IIT Madras (Clasfest)
This concert was the 100th concert of Sanjay that I was going for and what a concert it was!
Accompanists:
Varadarajan – Viloin
Neyveli Venkatesh – Mridangam
Trichy K.Murali - Ghatam
Concert Duration: 2 hrs 45 min
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Published by Aparna on 24 Aug 2010
Isn’t there something mesmerizing about this raagam? I just now finished listening to a very beautiful AlApanai of ratipatipriya by Embar Kannan in the concert of Ghatam Karthick’s ‘Heart Beat’ team which is being live webcast here.
Published by Aparna on 11 Aug 2010
Sanjay’s December Season schedule is here! Seeing the schedule, the wait already seems longer!
