Balaji Ramakrishnan

அன்புள்ள பாலு மாமாவிற்கு , நான் இங்கு நலம் . உங்கள் நலம் அறிய ஆவல் . கிஷோர் எப்படி இருக்கிறான் ? அவனை நினைக்கும் பொழுது என் சத்தியமங்கல வாழ்க்கை நினைவுக்கு வருகிறது . சத்தியமங்கலத்தில் எனக்கு கிடைத்த முதல் நண்பன் கிஷோர் தான் . அவனுக்கு இப்படி ஒரு விபத்து நடந்திறுகாமல் இருந்திருந்தால் மிக நன்றாக இருக்குமே என்று எண்ணத் தோன்றுகிறது . அவன் குணமடைந்து வருகிறான் என்று கேள்விப்பட்டது மிக மகிழ்ச்சியாக இருந்தது . மேலும் பூரண குணம் அடைய கடவுளிடம் வேண்டுகிறேன் . அவனிடம் இருந்த இசை ஆர்வம் இன்று நினைத்தாலும் பிரமிப்பாக இருக்கும் . நாங்கள் ஒண்பதாம் வகுப்பு படிக்கும்போதே பல ராகங்களுக்கு ஆரோஹனம் அவ்ரோஹனம் எலாம் சொல்லுவான் . எனக்கு இசை ஆர்வம் வர அவன் ஒரு முக்கிய காரணம் . இப்பொழுதோ பெங்களூரில் நடைபெறும் அணைத்து இலவச கச்சேரிகளுக்கும் சென்றுவிடுகிறேன் . கிஷோரை ஒரு மிருதங்க வித்வானாக பார்க்க வேண்டும் என்பது என் பல நாள் கனவு . அந்த கனவின் தாக்கமாகவோ என்னவோ எனக்கு ஒரு எண்ணம் தோன்றுகிறது . அவன் பூரண குணம் அடைந்தவுடன்...

I love this album. This makes me feel good when I feel lonely and distressed. Aanandam Not only this album but many other albums of Unnikrishnan are also very healing. I used to wonder why people say that they don't prefer listening to Unnikrishnan's live concerts much. His album's are too good and I don't find many flaws in his pronunciation also but for the malayalam flavour in his accent here and there. I happened to listen to one live concert of his in mangala mantapa (jayanagar - not sure if its 3rd or 4th block). To my surprise, his voice was not clear at all. Though not sure about the exact reason, I guessed that it could be because of him attempting to sing in a lower pitch than his usual pitch to project a bold feel to his voice. That doesn't suit him well. Earlier people used to criticize him to be singing in 'voice of a lady'. There were also criticisms that he sings carnatic music like a light music. This was the time when he was singing many son...

I have planned to post few of my technical findings that I come across during my course of work, so that this post will be a reference point for me.

Oracle India Pvt. Ltd. has Oracle Volunteers, which is basically a social service unit. They organize events for children from ashram, orphanages and for people from old age home. On 23 rd October 2010, 1PM Vidya Vardhaka Sangha Sardar Patel High School (Opposite SONY WORLD), 1 st Block Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560010, Sports Day for Special Children (Autistic) was conducted. Here are few snaps from it.

Kripanandha Vaariyaar speeches: http://www.sangeethamshare.org/tvg/THIRUMURUGA_KRIPANANDA_VARIYAR/ Pulavar Keeran's Speeches: Sincere thanks to http://manoranjitam.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/ and Mr. Ravi who posted the below mediafire links Villi bharatham - http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=2ba53b8ed04889fa91b20cc0d07ba4d230c40f93a67263b5 Dheiva Thirumanangal - http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=2ba53b8ed04889fa4012e8015643d9c81c5082dc597d1cdc Valli Kalyanam - http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=2ba53b8ed04889fa4012e8015643d9c821fa01e6bf9c89f4 Upcoming concerts in Bangalore : http://kpjayan.wordpress.com/upcoming-concerts-in-bangalore/ Technicals: JDBC info - http://www.dbschema.com/drivers.html

It was about six months ago when I got a call from Jayadeva Hospital, Bangalore's blood bank that they are in need of O +ve blood urgently. I had already donated blood there once or twice before, so they knew my number. I had heard from someone that O +ve blood group isn't that rare and the reson behind them saying it as urgent is that they want to keep blood group inventory up always. So I was a bit reluctant to start from home. I had kharabath in Adigas hotel, Jayanagar 8th block, near Prabha eye care hospital. Believe me tiffin items there are too good, though the quality and taste has reduced compared to how it used to. But still I love to have my tiffin there. It was raining then. I reached Jayadeva hospital at around 11:00 am. That was where I found a kid approaching me. He was then crying. One can distinguish between fake cry and a real one. His was real. He asked for food. He should have been studying 1st standard had he gone to school. He said something in ...