High-Energy Devotional Session With T.V. Hari Haran At Perumbur Sai Nivas, Chennai

I am in Tirupati and I get a call from sai brother T.V. Hari Haran that he will be in Chennai for a devotional singing session in Sathya Sai Nivas, Perumbur. He said “Since Tirupati is not too far from Perumbur I thought I will let you know of this event. If you can make […]

SATYA SAI BABA – Without Singing To The Lord There Is No Peace Or Happiness

Buy This Print 1. SATYA SAI BABA: Without Singing To The Lord There Is No Peace Or Happiness [wpsocialite] Satya Sai Baba (1926 – 2011), spiritual leader from a small hamlet in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He conceived and implemented primary, secondary, college and university level institutions offering free world-class education with […]

How Can A Composition Be Older Than The Composer

Well-known musician and great composer, T.V. Hari Haran messed with my mind this morning. During our conversation, he said something that got me thinking. One of his compositions,”Hare Murare Madhukaika Baare”, he said, came much before he was born. You can enjoy listening to this composition on raagabox.com – Really? How is it possible for […]

Running and Solitude Are My Best Friends

“I only run when I am inspired. Luckily I am inspired everyday at 7 AM.” –Madhav SBSS I love running. In my 10th Grade, in a nail-biting cricket match, I got out early but I helped my team win the match by becoming a by-runner for the last batsman. I ran between the lines like […]

Roads Of Vedas

Enjoy this beautiful Annamacharya Keerthana Yadhuta Unnadu by Bhavadhaarini Anantaraman It’s the festive season in Tirupati. Tiruchanoor Brahmotsavams are underway, that means there is lighting, decoration, vedic chants, beautiful carnatic music and Annamacharya keerthanas on the roads. There are loudspeakers everywhere. You can only get this experience in few places. I took a picture on […]

The Sounds That Bind: Why We Evolved to Love Music

Two researchers provide evidence that music developed as a way to cement social bonds. August 5, 2013 • By Tom Jacobs The question of why humans invented music—and continue to be enthralled by it—has long puzzled scholars. While some, including Charles Darwin, have guessed it grew out of a courtship ritual, recent research has focused […]

Bhajans As A Vehicle For Spiritual Sadhana (Practice)

Darisha Dhikhavo Mere Sai Nandalala By Ravi Kumar In Bhajan Workshop Brindavan

Darisha Dhikhavo Mere Sai Nandalala Daya Karo Mujhe Krishna Gopala Devaki Nandana Deena Dayala Madhura Naatha Madana Gopala Sai Narayana Sada Kripala Daya Karo Mujhe Krishna Gopala Daya Karo Mujhe Sai Gopala

Music Benefits Both Mental And Physical Health

Playing and listening to music benefits both mental and physical health. The finding came from the first-large scale review of 400 research papers in the neurochemistry of music which found that music can improve the function of the body’s immune system and reduce levels of stress. Listening to music was also shown to be more […]

Narayanachyutananta Govinda Hari, A Beautiful Annamacharya Krithi

Last week my daughter competed in a town-wide music competition where she sang this beautiful Annamacharya’s Krithi tuned to Mayamalavagowla raaga set to Adi Taalam. The lyrics are as follows – nārāyaṇācyutānanta govinda hari | sāramuga nīkune śaraṇaṇṭini || caluvayunu veḍiyunu naṭala saṃsārambu tolaku sukhamokaveḷa duḥkhamokaveḷa | phalamulive yī reṇḍu pāpamulu puṇyamulu pulusu dīpunu galapi […]