i had said in my previous post that i havent attended a carnatic concert.little did i realise that god's been browsing thru my posts.no other reason why i got to attend one last friday.it all began when my friend asked me whether i could accompany him for the concert that day.i wasnt too interested nor did i say a "no".i asked him who's playing this evening."ganesh kumaresh" he replied.i decided to begin my carnatic journey with such a beautiful concert.this excitement of attending a carnatic music concert took me into a new world mastered by imagination.as a result,not much of the stuffs that were taught in the later part of the day were absorbed by me.the concert was to begin at 6.00 pm.my coll leaves at 4.30.so i thought that i could refresh myself before the show.life's full of crests and troughs.i came home only to find the door locked.i called up dad who said that mom had gone to meet granny and it should take some time for her to return.shit!i had wasted a hell lot of petrol driving all the way from coll to home.neverthless,i was very much looking forward for the evening.by the time i was back at coll,it was arnd 5.30(the concert was to take place in my coll premises).these are some of the most dificult situations to be thrown into.when u r wid ur friends or family,time flies.but when u r alone and have nothing to do,its a killer.i somehow managed to spend time till 6.00.meanwhile my friend had also arrived.ah!i atleast have someone to talk to.we went inside the hall.the atmosphere looked great.the hall was almost packed.i managed to hunt down 2 seats right under the air condition.the concert started and was in full swing.as i didnt have a sound knowledge about carnatic music,i couldnt appreciate their technical brilliance.but their music surely did take me into a new world.i was truly mesmerized.several incidents that are perhaps worth posting are as follows:
1.one man going through the newspaper and simt. listening to the music.my eyes were quick enuf to peek......he was reading an article about the PM's leadership qualities.so its fair to say taht in both the cases you had men dancing to someone else's tunes.
2."mami" trying to explain a recipe to her daughter in law.
3.thatha going thru the menu list in front of the canteen......hungry man.....nothing wrong if he mistook the thukada to be broken pieces of pakoda.
thus i had a lovely experience.after the concert i went up stage and congartulated the violin duo for providing me a great experience.these are truly happy days going on for me.
and yes..........my hearty christmas wishes to all.
hugs
balaji
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