My Ajji’s sister whom we lovingly called Dahisar Ajji (because she stayed in Dahisar, Mumbai) would often tell me this story titled Kannu pilipili bala patapata…. There was once a poor family – a mother and her 3 children who lived on the outskirts of a forest. One day, after selling her daily forest collections at … Read more
“Chai! Dant pale kitle chakchaki jalle, jeebh phuta jalle pale (Look your teeth now appears brighter (chakchaki) and your tongue is so clean)” said my cousin grandmother admiringly. My eight-year-old self-had agreed to follow her out of the world advice of brushing with a leaf from the cashew tree. The leaves neatly folded to rub … Read more
आम्गेलो हातु खय गेल्लो गोया गेल्लो गोयाँ दकुन कसन् हाळ्ळे केळे हाळ्ळे केळे कसन् केल्ले गायक् दिल्ले गाय्न कसन् दिल्ले दूद दिल्ले दूद् कसन् केल्ले देवा दिल्ले देवान् कसन् दिल्ले फूल दिल्ले फूल कसन् केल्ले मात्तेरी माळनु घेत्ले मात्तेन कसन् दिल्ले उ दिल्ली उ कसन् केल्ली बाँय्चे काट्टेरी बैसून तुसुक् तुसुक् केल्ली बाँय्न कसन् दिल्ले … Read more
Its a new song beautifully written, sung and picturised with such simplicity. Music : G.Muralidhara Shenoy Lyrics : L.Krishna Bhat Rendered by : Sandhya Baburaj Camera : Anush A Bhat Program me Coordinator : T.Umesh Bhat
During my research, came across this sweet song sung in an equally sweet voice.Lyrics T.UMESH BHAT , Rendered by MURALIDHAR G SHENOY Listen it here भंगरा पुत्ता दलरे शिंगरा पुत्ता दलरे आळेलो माळेलो दलरे दोळेन्तु कज्जोलो दलरे बुस्सा बुस्सा कोर्यारे ।। bhaṃgarā puttā dalare śiṃgarā puttā dalare āḻelo māḻelo dalare doḻentu kajjolo dalare bussā bussā koryāre … Read more
In the last few years, vegan and vegetarian eating has become popular in the western world. Coconut is the latest nectar in the health market. Many companies in the UK and US are producing packaged ‘natural’ coconut water. Celebrities are endorsing and investing in these companies. While in India we are giving up coconut oil … Read more
अाक्का माक्का ताक नाक्का तळ्ळल फोडी वाडी माक्का अाक्का गेल्ली ताक्काक सुणेन धरले नांकाक घे तुगेल ताक सोडि मेगेल नाँक aākkā mākkā tāka nākkā taḻḻala phoḍī vāḍī mākkā aākkā gellī tākkāka suṇena dharale nāṃkāka ghe tugela tāka soḍi megela nām̐ka
‘Bobbo Deva’ is a beautiful rendition of an old song from a 1973 Konkani Drama ‘Trisandhya’. The music is composed and sung by the famous Kuldeep M Pai. The music is soothing and the lyrics will touch the heart of any father with a daughter. Some of the words used in the song are not part … Read more
उद्दा घाल उद्दा घाल भुड्भुड्भुड् । गांदा साबुन घेय्या ।। बाब्बाल आंगा लाय्या । चिक्कोल वचून थळ्थळी ।। बाब्बाल आंग पर्मळी । गंगा भागीरथी तुगेल तीर्थ भुड्भुड्भुड् ।। uddā ghāla uddā ghāla bhuḍbhuḍbhuḍ । gāṃdā sābuna gheyyā ।। bābbāla āṃgā lāyyā । cikkola vacūna thaḻthaḻī ।। bābbāla āṃga parmaḻī । gaṃgā bhāgīrathī tugela tīrtha bhuḍbhuḍbhuḍ … Read more
तेत्ते रगडी बाळाक तेल रगडी । हातांत रगडी बाळाळ पायाक् रगडी ।। तेत्ते केल्ला पर्मळी । बाळाळ आंग थळ्थळी ।। तेल लावनु सट्सटी । बाळाळ आंग गुट्गुटी ।। tette ragaḍī bāḻāka tela ragaḍī । hātāṃta ragaḍī bāḻāḻa pāyāk ragaḍī ।। tette kellā parmaḻī । bāḻāḻa āṃga thaḻthaḻī ।। tela lāvanu saṭsaṭī । bāḻāḻa āṃga guṭguṭī … Read more