MD Ramanathan Inthachalamu (Begada)

Semmangudi-Nee nenthu-Karnataka Behag - Adi

nēnendu vetukudurā RAAGA: Karnataka Behag , Thyagaraja Swamy. ADI

Aarohanam: S-R2-G3-M1-P-D2-N2-S

Avarohanam: S-N2-D2-N2-P-D2-M1-G3-R2-S

Pallavi

nēnendu vetukudurā hari

Anu-pallavi

ā nālgu mōmula vāni mora-
nālagiñci rāni ninnu (nēnendu)

Charanam

kaluṣātmuḍai duṣkarma yutuḍai  palumāru durbhāṣiyai  ilalō bhaktāgrēsarula vēṣiyai tyāgarāja
 pūjita (nēnendu…..)

Unedited footage of the bombing of Nagasaki (silent)

The Day when things changed
Published on Feb 6, 2014

This silent film shows the final preparation and loading of the "Fat Man" bomb into "Bockscar," the plane which dropped the bomb on Nagasaki. It then shows the Nagasaki explosion from the window of an observation plane. This footage comes from Los Alamos National Laboratory. I have not edited it in any way from what they gave me except to improve the contrast a little — it is basically "raw." I have annotated it with some notes on the bombing and what you can see — feel free to disable the annotations if you don't want them.

More details here, on   blog: http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2014/0...

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Nagasaki Today, a Modern City, full of enthusiatic and energetic people. Japan has contributed to world economy so much positives since the end of  the war.

the time stands still......... watch found at ground zero reflecting time around when it exploded

Suicide is Neither Brave or Dignified

Suicide is Neither Brave or Dignified

This is news  about a young woman in USA,  Brittany Maynard,  who was 29, was diagnosed with brain cancer on New Year's Day and was later given six months to live.  She was married and lived in State of California. That state does not allow terminally ill patients to end their lives from Doctor Prescribed Lethal Drugs.

To overcome this, Britanny Maynard  moved to the State of  Oregon to take advantage of the state's assisted-suicide law. She had earlier posted in a video that she would end the suffering from the cancer and she  took lethal drugs prescribed by a doctor. She has died, a spokesman said Sunday.

Adieu to the Mandolin Man | Tehelka.com

Adieu to the Mandolin Man | Tehelka.com



One of the best articles on Mandolin Srinivas I have come across....

MONDOLIN SRINIVAS Entha Muddo Bindumalini raagamalika Adi taalam

Raag Bindumalini by U Shrinivas

Mandolin U Shrinivas- Swararaaga Sudha-Sankarabaranam Courtesy Pothiga...

sastha-6- Temple at our Village in Nemmli, Adichapuram

Alai Payuthey kanna A R Rahman

India Defeats India in Cricket- The art of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory...

So much has been said and written, so i also decided to have my say...you see I am very embarrassed that our Cricket team let me down so badly...

Once upon a time ,I was a keen India cricket follower . But over the years I have seen  several occasions India snatch defeat from the Jaws of Victory  and was mesmerized by this tactic. How is this possible?

Well , to know this, you have to learn from the India Cricket ...down the memory lane ( there are many times earlier as well , but I am recollecting the faster thoughts)  about two years back, India cricket lost all their test matches in England... Australia  Then India had "greats" in their team who performed so well that India had no option but  to lose the matches. You see even in loss and failure, there was a "class".

Switch over two years later, all the greats have retired . Our "Fresh  Young  Greats "Cricket team is back in England.
So now  we have new group of greats (fresh ones} who do not seem to know that test cricket lasts for 5 days. The new group of greats ( who also have girl friends around all time) ensured that the test match finishes in under 3 days , keeping the England players fresh by making them not play another innings.
Ah! Such great class and calibre....( I am talking about the fresh greats.... so that they have more time to spend with.......). Incidentally, this England team was beaten black and blue by Australia just under an year back . Shudder to think how this "young greats" will fare in Australia........where they tour this 2014 year end...

One Good Hearted and Great Cricketer told that These guys actually are a shame to the country, an embarassing gang of no gooders who seem to pretend to play ........ And I seem to agree with those

thoughts.
I also seem to agree that if one does not want to play 5 days test match, they should say so and restrict themselves to T20, IPL, BPL ,CPL so on on so forth ,  one dayers etc.,  

Foot Prints of the Lord- Gokul Astami

Gokul Astami - The Birthday of Lord Krishna was celebrated on 17 08 2014 late evening ,  with prayers and devotion . On this day, we welcome Lord Krishna, as a small kid to each of our houses. The foot prints of Lord Krishna is displayed above. It is believed that Lord Krishna visits each of our Houses, has all the eatables specially prepared for him. Eatables as Seedai, Muruku, Rava ladu, Coconut Burfi , Butter, Milk , Curd (these three he loves). It takes great effort to prepare these dishes and my appreciation to Giri and her mother for this great effort.

The parallel currency

Black money ---This term is used to mean money illegally generated, on which there no tax is paid, always kept in liquid form. Contrast this with White Money, which is legally got, taxes paid .   

There are situations, that if there is a requirement, the black money is converted into white, where taxes are , I am informed, are grossed up and paid. Some fictitious transactions are created and the conversion takes place.

Most educated people here know where the generation of Black Money is ……..

a.       Construction Business: It is a norm that 60% of cost of construction is paid in cash. (paid in black).  So why are the construction business not probed for  stopping this generation of black money ,extraction of black money. I don’t know the reason.  It is perhaps in some ones interest not to seriously probe these transactions. These are well oiled transactions, with all links neatly lined up and paid for to extinguish any loss….

b.      Another source -There are lots of franchisee who open expensive business, showrooms, etc. and stock them fully. And they do no business.  So how do these people fund their business (such as rentals, salaries, unsold stock, so on and so forth.)  It is clear that these business joints  are actually  front for something illegal, which also includes got black money

c.       Large infrastructure transactions, defense deals , (say anything large...)  have costs built up to cover black money transactions (generally commissions are paid in cash …..)

d.      A substantial amount of black money is generated in Private Business. Is this a surprise? The so called large business houses outsource these transactions where some expenses have to be incurred in Black… The consultants  who raise bills are paid for …………….

e.      So why are the authorities not going after these opportunists?

f.        Your guess for an answer is as good as mine

g.       Approximately over $1 trillion stashed as black money in large banks abroad

h.      It will be no surprise that most of these black money are owned by you know who......

i.         

j.        Given this situation, it is your guess and my guess as to whether this black money will indeed come back

k.       Black money has made wrong persons rich, who flout rules, laws. These people have not regard for law, civic sense. They move around in expensive high end cars. Do not go to work, their

l.         Black money is a result of the corruption ….. They contribute negative to economy ....hoping that Money will buy anything...

It 

I So it is all talk , no action......... Hopefully there will be a statesman who will get this back...............

Stress

Stress is  a reaction to a stimulus that disturbs our physical or mental equilibrium. Can you live without Stress? No. You cannot live without stress. Hence, Stress is part of life. One has to cope up with Stress, find out ways and means to manage it positively. All events cause stress, a happy event, a sad event .... We handle stress arising out of happy events, we are tired if we have to handle stress arising out of sad event.....
We do not want to face sad events, but must realise that there is no escape.. So protect yourself and learn to handle all stress arising of happy events, sad events.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTzhYWceIxk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmazu-NgkNs

THe new Temple Tower of Sri Jnanakshi Raja Rajeswari , Banglaore

The New Tower was installed (Kumbhabhisekam--- it is a process of performing Hindu Rituals and Pooje on the Temple to get it surrounded by vibrant positive energy)  on the auspicious day of july 9, 2014. It stands at a majestic height of 106 ft 3 inches and is extremely pleasing to look at.
July 9, 2014 as per Hindu calendar

1936

Asadha - 18

Wednesday 

2014

July - 9

Wednesday

Sunrise5:51 amSunset7:12 pm

Cleanliness is next to Godliness

If you are in India, you will notice the  following about India
Positive points
1. Absolutely Great Democracy
2. Fantastic Software engineering skills
3. Great Manufacturing skills
4. Growing Economy, Great Military Power
5. Competitive attitude
6. No animal testing for cosmetic products
7. Cheap and afforable health care
8. Mostly God Fearing people, Gentle  and Peace loving
9. Great Rail nettwork

There are some Negative Points
1.Less eimpowerment to women, lots of crimes against women and girl child
2.Corruption, bribery
3. Male members pissing on road sides( if there is psychology reason to it such as inferiority complex, I dont know)
4. Generally male members spitting on all areas( same as above), no respect for traffic laws
5. Unnecessarily honking on roads, no respect for silence
6. Lack of self accountability,  self regulation by individuals

There are many more.... However, i feel that the negative points can be easily converted to positives , with a little self introspection....
Cleanliness is Next to Godliness.

An interview with Raghu ram

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLnGKkU9TAE
an interview with Raghuraman, Guitarist

compete with yourself

Compete with yourself......
This is the best way to grow.  Look at yourself what you were same time say one year back ... if you have made some positive progress , it is good....

If you start comparing yourself with another person, you will end in misery, jealousy and pain. This is what I have learned over a period......

Temptation - the invitation door to Stress

Giving in to temptation results in troubles. A momentary lapse will undo your life long achievements, your standing in society, your place in the family. All in all, it results in severe stress. But you know it is easiest to give in to temptation ..............

Here , I will  recapitulate what I have said earlier, Say No to yourself . That way one will not fall prey to the temptation.

What does it require to say no to yourself.......... A lot of will power, inner strength.
Once you have done this, you will be happy that you did not fall for the tempation and will hold your head high. You will feel good internally , will be at peace and your contribution to society and world at large will be POSITIVE.

Incidentally, we are now fast approaching the end of Year 2013 and are now getting set to welcome 2014. How fast time moves......... with all these gadgets (smart phones, net access etc etc) it appears to move fast.

My wishes to all for  Happy new year , much in advance.

The power of saying No to yourself

Have you ever tried to say No to yourself. You will find this a powerful tool, specially when you are tempted to do some thing unusual or abnormal .
Once, you hold yourself and say  No and the event passes, you will be happy at what you did.
Events such as Cheating, telling a lie, so on so forth.

The festival of lights is on the 2nd of November and the legend has it that Lord Rama returned from the long exile of 14 years (vanvas) . This day is also celebrated for the killing of a demon Narkasura  and hence this signifies , the victory of good over evil.

Happy Diwali