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Amalgamation of acronyms is indeed contagious...my personal experience...:)

Balaji Bhavan and Bagya have been the favourite eatout destinations for the prashanthi pacers. And that was supposedly the birth place of all these useless acronyms. No wonder some friendly fittings and exotic exaggerations made me an official acronym-user.

It was time for Sid's turn to treat us for winning a lakh worth of prizes at the "Vijay Latchadhipadhi" TV game show. And the obvious venue was BB. From now on, you are expected to comprehend my acronyms or else this would not be an enjoyable read! These treats have proved to be the perfect mokkai spots for Seek's bulbs & blushes, my "the perfect iyer boy" behaviours, Kapil's gratefulness, Gan's silent samacharams, Sid's heart-throb business, Saye's dinchik works...and getting back on track, happened to be the occasion when I was branded the the man of acronyms :|...all this for saving a bit of energy by saying "PBM @ BB" which meant "Paneer Butter Masala @ Balaji Bhavan" :)

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Swaralaya's Thyagaraja Aaradhanai - A Classic(al) episode

Being a shy and modest chap, I was quite hesitant to get on stages and perform at the beginning. But things are not the same always. Ever since my college life began, I started or was rather motivated to start singing. My first music venture was in my second semester english class. The memories are still afresh. It was around 0900 hours on the 17th of January,2001 and my classmates were in no mood to listen to the english lecture after the 4-day long pongal leave. My professor had absolutely no option but to stop his lecture and do something else. It so happened that some fun-lovers in my batch suddenly started shouting "dp dp dp". There stood dp and began his mimicry - geof boycott, sachin, kamal, and a few others on demand. What an effort? It was superb. Next on the hit list was me. As soon as I heard my name, i turned pink and there was no way I could escape as there was still an hour of lecture left. Thats when I first sang in front of a decent crowd.

And since then I am performing now and then.Here is a small extract on the feedback received from one of my friends who happens to be a great critic after listening to our corporate music club's (Swaralaya) Thyagaraja Aradhana concert.Sorry pal if this had caused an IPR(Individual's Property Rights) violation.

"My eldest sister used to evade school every year on Thyagaraja Aradhana day. I was then in my primary class. Yesterday was Aradhana day. But I didn’t waste my earned leave. Why should I when the saint himself graced my office for the occasion?

I had grown up with an extra bit of inquisitiveness on how events are organised. Every Swaralaya concert I had been to has been wonderfully coordinated I’ve to say and yesterday was no exception. The management was neat. The compereing material was well worded and this was a big improvement from last time. The compere did a good job. The Bose speakers and ‘Chandrasekara acoustics’ made sure that everything that fell into the rasika’s ears is nectar. What about the music? Well I’ve reserved the best thing for the end!

I had read about this great saint and his ‘Nadopasana’ or ‘Music with devotion’. He was, as history reflects, spontaneity personified. Most of his compositions, it is believed, sprung up instantaneously during his daily ‘Nakara Sankeerthanam’. Ordinary mortals can never even decipher the plane of devotion and his state of mind was when he merged with his ‘Raghavaya’. Nevertheless, a large number of exponents of Carnatic music have, over the years, been successful in carrying forward the Thyagaraja tradition by ‘aradhanas’. Swaralaya is the latest addition to this list!

Have you insured your fingers Mr.Mridangam? The Mridangist’s exposition of his skills was exemplary. Mridangam, as a ‘Pakka vadhyam’, is most effective when it gels well with the song that it accompanies. There is no point exhibiting your skills when it doesn’t enhance the effect of the song. Mr.Mridangam seems to have imbibed this well. Well done Mr.Mridangam! The ‘Pancharathna’ brought into light some new ‘Rathnas’ who’ve been dormant at our office for so long. The amount of talent in this campus inspires awe in me every time I witness something like this. The rendition of ‘Jagadaanandakaaraka’, which if I’m not wrong was composed of 108 names describing Lord Rama’s attributes, was superb. The solo performances deserve a special mention. Adi’s voice was fresh. ‘Ksheera saagara’ was full of expression. The lady singer was in her elements once again. ‘Sara Sara’ was a treat. And ‘Nagumo’ was special in more ways than one. Flute will not sound mellifluous always. When I read in Sparsh that Hariprasad Chaurasia will play in Bangalore I was unhappy that I’ll miss something big. Yes I did miss that. But there is always a compensation for losses. And our flautist covered for my losses this time. The flow was soothing. The sound was impeccable. Five minutes of joy… The audience erupted. I quickly removed the handkerchief from my pocket to wipe off that tear on my right cheek…

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Mysore Memories

• Wood framed table clock with a huge alarm
• That stupid night lamp whose light never escapes my eyes (and thats the one which woke me up everytime;))
• The technology behind the bathroom shower which had made my roomie impatient
• Chocolate flavoured Pure Magic biscuits for breakfast
• Hiding the extra milk powder packs into the cupboard
• Sooper Cardamom tea at the ILI building first floor pantry
• Champak & me...brought me high school memories
• Book cricket and comic sketches during course sessions
• Bird-watching (atleast trying to :) during coffee breaks
• Hunting for 'best among the worst' lunch
• Munching Puffs and Samosas at loyal world
• Trying my luck to get a geared bicycle
• Wondering when the colour fountain would be switched on...as i was raring to view it thro' the prism glass in ILI building(didnt succeed till the end)
• Making it early to the dhaaba jus outside Infy campus to avoid a delayed dinner
• Sagala vs Ragala on Vijay Tv 10:30 PM IST
• Mokkai and Prank Call kalaais...what fun that was
• And of course attempting to learn some software