Pravin Kamath, affectionately known as Pravin Da amongst our founding members has always been an encouraging supporter.

Pravin Da’ brings to us an interview that he took of Shri Kochi Ananth Bhat, duly videographed by his son Neeraj at the Vashi Balaji Mandir, where  Chaturmasya celebrations of Shrimad Sudhindra Teertha Swamiji of Shri Kashi Muth Samsthan was in progress.

Shri Ananth Bhatmaam, has composed numerous bhajans and Bhaavgeet in Konkani language, which is among the largest konkani contribution in poetry and devotional literature. In this context, we also respectfully bow towards the gigantic statures of Bhadragiri Achuth Dasji and Keshav Dasji, who have granted us the nectar of Harikatha in konkani, apart from english and kannada.

Kindly view the interview below

directions: press the play button. If the video doesnt play continuos.. press the pause button after pressing play.. allow the movie to load for sometime as indicated by a red line and then press play again.. the movie would play continuous.

Shri Ananth Bhatmaam’s bhajans are popularly sung amongst GSB households which include “Amgelo Devu Shri Vyasu Raghupati” and many which have been duly rendered by great Saraswat singers like Pandit Upendra Bhat-maam and Shri Puttur Pandurang Nayak-maam.

Ananth-maam’s magnificent works includes a Konkani translation of Shri Ramcharita Maanas in the same rhythmand context as the orignal composition in Brijbhaasha hindi.

Radio Idli will continue to bring more content regarding Bhatmaam, while we offer this post with due respect towards his greatness which he expresses with divine humbleness.

Regards,

Nagesh Pai

Part 2 - Dr. Kiran Shirlal’s magical rendition

After making listeners spellbound with “Mata Kaalika”, a composition in Raag Adaana, Dr. Shirlal presents to us another divine Raaga which is popularly sung in both Hindustani as well as Carnatic Disciplines.

The Raaga is named Malkauns in Hindustaani and Hindolam in Carnatic. There are quite a few popular old hindi songs based on this Raag which include “Man Tadapat Hari Darshan ko Aaj” - from Baiju Bawra sung by Mohd. Rafi Sahaab.

Directions: click the play button in the player below. In case the music doesnt play smooth, pause it and play after a while.

Raag Malkauns - Dr. Kiran Shirlal |

Back home we have compositions like “Madhukara Vritti yennadu (Shri Vidyabhushan)” and “Anudina ninna nenedu (Puttur Narasimha Nayak)” which are very popularly heard in our bhajan ensembles.

May this composition, The Raag and its Singer - Dr. Shirlal, keep you spell bound during the divine festival of 9 nights!

GSB Seva Mandal Ganeshotsav, and more.

Ananth Bhakta, our friend and a Manager with HDFC bank, brings to us a divine video of GSB Sabha Seva Mandal’s Ganapati - Visarjan Aarti. Ananth most readily agreed to share the video with us. He would share with us a detailed account on his blog : www.ananthabhaktha.blogspot.com

Apart from video Ananth Shares with us on this holy occassion of Ananth Chaturdashi, some lovely pictures of GSB Ganapati of Matunga as well as Wadala, and also the renown Lalbaug cha Raja. Kindly watch the same in the slideshow below:

May the Lord Shower his choicest blessings on Ananth for his kind seva, and to all of us. Ganapati Bappa Moriya!
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