Wednesday, December 19, 2012

My Concert Review

A review about my concert in Yavanika on 14th December 2012 by Shri Mysore V. Subramanya has been published on 17th December 2012, Monday, in Deccan Herald, 'Music Review'.

The link:
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/299031/music-review.html

The same review has been published in the Kannada newspaper, Prajavani's music review on 21st december 2012, Friday in Kannada language.

Here are some youtube links of that concert:

Namaf parvati:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2_DevPBDSg

Brindavanam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgtKkUjGifo
Enu sukhavo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KBs_IS7tAg
Palise nee:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ztERGOu7K0




All Glories to God!

Sunday, December 09, 2012

What goes around comes around

 WORTH A READ.   This is a true story that had happened in 1892 at Stanford University .

Its moral will always be relevant.  A young, 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn for money,
he came up with a bright idea. A friend and he decided to host a musical concert on campus to raise money for their education.  They reached out to the
great pianist Ignacy J. Paderewski. His manager demanded a guaranteed fee of $2000 for the piano recital. A deal was struck. And the boys began to work
to make the concert a success.  The big day arrived. Paderewski performed at Stanford. But unfortunately, they had not managed to sell enough tickets.
The total collection was only $1600. Disappointed, they went to Paderewski and explained their plight. They gave him the entire $1600, plus a cheque for
the balance $400. They promised to honour the cheque soonest possible.  "No." said Paderewski. "This is not acceptable." He tore up the cheque, returned
the $1600 and told the two boys "Here's the $1600. Please deduct whatever expenses you have incurred. Keep the money you need for your fees. And just give
me whatever is left" The boys were surprised, and thanked him profusely.  It was a small act of kindness. But it clearly marked out Paderewski as a great
human being. Why should he help two people he did not even know? We all come across situations like these in our lives. And most of us only think "If I
help them, what would happen to me?" The truly great people think, "If I don't help them, what will happen to them?" They don't do it expecting something
inreturn. They do it because they feel it's the right thing to do.  Paderewski later went on to become the Prime Minister of Poland . He was a great leader,
but unfortunately when the World War began, Poland was ravaged. There were over 1.5 million people starving in his country, and no money to feed them.
Paderewski did not know where to turn for help. He reached out to the US Food and Relief Administration for help.  The head there was a man called Herbert
Hoover - who later went on to become the US President. Hoover agreed to help and quickly shipped tons of food grains to feed the starving Polish people.
A calamity was averted.  Paderewski was relieved. He decided to go across to meet Hoover and personally thank him. When Paderewski began to thank Hoover
for his noble gesture, Hoover quickly interjected and said, "You shouldn't be thanking me Mr. Prime Minister. You may not remember this, but several years
ago, you helped two young students go through college in the US . I was one of them."  The world is a wonderful place. What goes around comes around !


Sometimes we notice it, sometimes we don't…......

Thursday, December 06, 2012

Thought Provoking!

Life is similar to

the sport of Boxing.

Defeat is NOT declared when you fall down;

It is declared when you refuse to 'Get Up'! 

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Everything is valuable only at TWO times:

1. Before getting it; and

2. After losing it !!

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Two things bring Happiness & Success in life:

1. The way you MANAGE when you have nothing, and

2. The way you BEHAVE when you have everything !

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Two places are MOST VALUABLE in the world:

1. The NICEST place is to be in someone's Thoughts, and

2. The SAFEST place is to be in someone's Prayers.

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One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at
politeness.

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Faith is taking the 1st step, even when you don't see the whole staircase.

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Keep your face to the Sun,

And you will not see the shadow!

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A Deaf child says: "For all of you, I am deaf;

But for me, all of you are dumb."

Moral: Life differs in each perspective. Live the way you want to.

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It is always good to check once in a while,

And make sure that You haven't lost the things that money CANNOT buy..!!

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Ego is the only requirement to destroy any relationship.

Be a bigger person and skip the "E", and let it "go"..!!

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One good thing about Egoists:

They don't talk about other people!

They only talk about themselves!

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What is SUCCESS?

It is when your photos are uploaded on GOOGLE,

Instead of FACEBOOK..!!

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God didn't give us the gift to read others' minds

so that: We could have the chance to "TRUST",

And

have the privilege to be "TRUSTED"!

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Always try to forgive the people who have hurt you,

Otherwise they will occupy a RENT-FREE SPACE IN OUR MIND!

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God always likes to know again and again what you want.

It is not that He forgets your Dreams & Prayers;

But He loves to check your passion towards your desire..!

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I asked God: "If everything is already written in Destiny, then WHY should I
pray?"

God smiled and said: "I have also written- CONDITIONS APPLY."!!!

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Empty pockets teach millions of things in life.

But full pockets SPOIL us in million ways !!!

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No one in the world is afraid to speak the truth.

Everybody is afraid to FACE THE CONSEQUENCES after the truth is told!

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Getting angry because someone made a mistake

Is punishing yourself for the mistakes of others!

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Everything about the future is uncertain,

But one thing is sure:

God has already arranged all our tomorrows.
We just have to TRUST HIM TODAY !!

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You can never win people with Arguments but you can defeat them with your
Smile!

Because people who always wish to Argue with you, cannot bear your Silence !!!

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The search for happiness is one of the main sources of unhappiness.

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Diplomacy is an art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that

they tend to ask you for directions..!!

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If a drop of water falls on a Lake, its identity is lost;

If it falls on a Lotus leaf, it shines like a Pearl.

Drop is the same; but it is the company that matters.

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Our HOPES should be like Hair & Nails.

No matter how many times they get cut,

But they never stop growing.

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"F-E-A-R" has two meanings:

1. Forget Everything And Run.

2. Face Everything And Rejoice..!

Choice is ours..!! 

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If you walk the way you are guided by humans, you will find hopeless end;

But if you walk the way you are guided by God, you will find endless hope. 

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Memories are always special.

Sometimes we laugh by remembering the days we cried;

And we cry by remembering the days we laughed.!!!

That's Life!

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Sea is there for all.

Some take pearls,

Some take fish,

Some come out with just wet legs!

The World is there for all too

What we get from it is what we try for!

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To smile without condition, To walk
without intention,
To give without reason, To care without any expectation,
Are the beauties of any Relation!

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Life is very complicated.
When you have standards, people call it ATTITUDE;
When you are simple, people try to CHEAT you;
When you cheat others, people call you SMART!

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All communication problems are because
We don't listen to understand;
We listen to reply.!!!

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And, finally:

FRIENDSHIP is like a STICKER.

Once it is peeled off, you may be able to stick it again,

But it WON’T BE as strong as it was when you first applied it..!

That is why ALWAYS TAKE CARE of your FRIENDSHIPS!