Venkatesh Kalyanam

[print_link] ‘Venkatesh Kalyan’ is a beautiful composition from the 17th century from an unknown author that emerged in the Cochin GSB circles and was published a few times in Malayalam script. Prof R.K. Rao first published it in Devanagari script in the 1980s along with a detail research behind its origin and meaning. The book … Read more

Valaru

[print_link] A few days back I watched a Hindi Movie ‘Do Dooni Chaar’ (def watch)- a superb film bringing together Rishi and Neetu Kapoor on one screen. It is about a middle class family that is trying to live within its budget. Things seems difficult but not too bad until one day the man’s sister … Read more

Kekko Mendo

यो काक्या यो रे काक्या गोय़ां वचाक । कको मेण्डो काऴो कक्या एक दोऴो आम्गेले धुवे निडलारी अस सिंदुराचो तीऴो । कको मेण्डो चोरू कक्याक मारलो मारू मारूक कळो वीर वीरू जाल्लो थोरू । कक्याक मारलो पकारि कक्को धावली पक्यारि धावनु धावनु धावनु गो धुवे । बसलो तांगेल रूखारि कको मेण्डो गांवचो गावांन गांव भोंवचो … Read more

Chiraputula Chiraputula

दोन्दोन दोन्दोन चिरापुटुळं चिरापुटुळ कोणाले मञ्चारी गडगडावंची गडगडावंची माम्माल मञ्चारी गडगडावंची गडगडावंची मामु गेल्लो सांतेक सांतेक सांते आंबो पिकोलो पिकोलो घाली मामा पेशी पेशी मामान् हाळ्ळी म्हशीचो डेंकारो डेंकारो आम्चो मामु पेंकारो पेंकारो दसा बासा वोन्नियो वोन्नियो एकि वोन्नि निबटी निबटी तिग्गेल चेरडूं पुवरा पुवरा फूल गांथून माळुयां माळुयां एक फूल जडत गेल्लें जडत गेल्लें … Read more