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Aayiram Deivangal

Saturday, February 27, 2010

I came across this poem (rendered as a song, by Maharajapuram Santhanam, for those who’ve heard it) titled “Aayiram deivangal” (A Thousand Gods). It is written by Subramanya Bharathi, a freedom fighter and an outstanding poet from Tamil Nadu, India. To me, Bharathiyar’s poetry is synonymous with fiery ideas, beautiful writing, and a use of [...]

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Naadopaasana — Music and Devotion

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

In the wake of what is a truly amazing December Season in Chennai, it is only fitting that I write this post on naadopaasana: worship or bhakti through (carnatic) music.
There is much to be said; Carnatic music is as old as the vedas, and I shall not even attempt to try to summarize three thousand [...]

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Music and Spirituality: Part 2

Thursday, July 23, 2009

This is a follow-up to Sonali and Anish’s posts.
If all art aspires to the condition of music, all the sciences aspire to the condition of mathematics,” Santayana wrote. What makes music and math so special? Math is unique among the sciences in that it describes itself. If we want to draw conclusions (theorems) about objects in [...]

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