Andavan pitchai

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satyabalu
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Andavan pitchai

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http://jumbofiles.com/s138lphp2gcc/07-P ... i.mp3.html This is the link from DKJ thread.
* interested to know other compositions of AP.

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* This is yet another of Sudha Raghunathan from General Discussions. Can both the threads be merged here to be more appropriate?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtZS3DycBGg

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*"" Has anyone come across any CD on only Anadavan Pichai compositions. I have come across the following compositions of this composer
Latangi - Nee Manam Irangi Varnam
Kal Mairyadiya Kanaga Sabesa Kunthalavarali
Adavallan Emmai Alavallan
Kakkavendro Kalaith Thooki Begada

Are there other songs she has composed""Forwarded from padam thread.
Last edited by satyabalu on 29 Jul 2012, 02:49, edited 1 time in total.

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pahi pahi sharade-Kalyani...

Composer...Andavan pitchai...

REndered by Maharajapuram Shri. Santhanam... 49mts concert..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwmmxs2uV_4

DKJ's song at #1 also posted by me...

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MOD can merge all above at ...

http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... ai#p189953

or here..

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VKailasam,
Thanks! She was someone I had great regard and affection for. I knew MAmi only as Andavan Pichi (not Pichai), though I hear her being called by both names. She truly was someone whose spiritual self touched others around her.
We do (did?) have a thread on her some years ago, if I remember right. Anyone who can lead us to it? Thanks.

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*Thanks Venkata kailasam for merger of threads &Arasi for the description about her-" She truly was someone whose spiritual self touched others around her. "

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I had a set of her compositions which I had given to Lakshmnji during his last visit ..in december2011..

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Venkatakailasam: I made a copy of the file you gave me and returned the original to you.
Here is the incomplete list of her songs:

amba kAmAkSi akhila hrdaya. rAgA: punnAgavarALi. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
amba kAmAkSi akhilalOka. rAgA: mOhana. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
ambA kAmAkSi Anandabhairavi. rAgA: Anandabhairavi. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
ambA srI shAradAmbikE. rAgA: gauLa. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
ArArO ArirarO Arumukha. rAgA: nIlAmbari. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
bAlasubrahmaNam bhajEham. rAgA: sAvEri. rUpaka tALA. Andavan Piccai
cidvilAsa shrngagiri. rAgA: aThANA. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
cinnam siru vayadil. rAgA: khamAs. t/Eka tALA. Andavan Piccai
daNDai sadangaigaL. rAgA: mOhana. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
dEvasEnApatE vallIpatE. rAgA: gambhIranATa. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
dEvi mInAkSi dInadayApari. rAgA: bilahari. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
dEvi mInAkSi dInajana. rAgA: shankarAbharaNa. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
ennai vandETruvAi. rAgA: bEgaDA. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
Erumayil Eri varum. rAgA: nAdanAmakriyA. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
hE kAmAklSi hE kamalEshvari. rAgA: yadukulakAmbhOji. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAkkavenrO kAlai. rAgA: bEgaDA. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAl mAri ADiya kanakasabhEshA. rAgA: kuntalavarALi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai.
kAl mAri Adiya kAraNamEdayyA. rAgA: tODi. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAmakOTi pIThagurO. rAgA: shankarAbharaNa. rUpaka tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAmAkSi kamalAkSi. rAgA: kAmbhOji. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAmAkSi karuNA kaTAkSi. rAgA: Arabhi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAmAkSi karuNAkari. rAgA: vasantA. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAmAkSi karuNAkari shrI. rAgA: khamAs. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
kanci kAmAkSi kamala. rAgA: kAnaDA. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
kanci kAmAkSi kanjadaLAkSi. rAgA: pUrvikalyANi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAncIpura nAyikE amba. rAgA: bhairavi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
kaNDEn tiru naTanam. rAgA: kAmbhOji. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
kumara gurupara mUrtE. rAgA: saurASTra. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
mahA gaNapatim bhAvayE. rAgA: . Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
mAmara shOlaiyilE. rAgA: cenjuruTi. rUpaka tALA. Andavan Piccai
mAriyADiyadenna. rAgA: mOhana. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
murugan tiruvaDi malar. rAgA: bhImpalAs. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
nI manamirangi (pv). rAgA: latAngi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai.
nI manadirangi (p). rAgA: tODi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
orutaram muruganai. rAgA: AbhOgi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
pAhi pAhi shAradE. rAgA: kalyANi. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
parama pAvani pAhimAm. rAgA: kEdAra. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
paripAlayamAm pArvati. rAgA: bauLi. rUpaka tALA. Andavan Piccai
pittan enrAlum. rAgA: AbhEri. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
sadA pAlaya sharavaNa. rAgA: husEni. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
SaDAkSara Om. rAgA: mOhana. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
SaNmukha paripAlayamAm. rAgA: SaNmukhapriyA. rUpaka tALA. Andavan Piccai
santatam tava pAda cintanam. rAgA: suraTi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shAradAmbikA sharaNam. rAgA: kEdAragauLa. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shAradE sarvaphalapradE. rAgA: kIravANi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shAradE sharadindu samAna. rAgA: mOhana. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
sharaNAgata rakSakA Om. rAgA: bilahari. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
sharaNAgata rakSaki shrI. rAgA: hamsadhvani. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
sharaNam sharaNam. rAgA: varALi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
sharavaNabhava kArtikEyanE. rAgA: khamAs. t/Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrI bAlasubrahmaNyam. rAgA: bhairavi. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrI kAmAkSi shrI. rAgA: nATakuranji. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrI kAmAkSi shrtajana rakSaki mUkArcita. rAgA: madhyamAvati. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrI kAmAkSi shrtajana rakSaki shrI. rAgA: hindOLa. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrI kAncIpura nagara. rAgA: tODi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrI kAncIpura nAyikE. rAgA: aThANA. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrI shAradAmbikE shrI. rAgA: nIlAmbari. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrngagiri vAsini shrtajana. rAgA: kAmavardhini. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shyAmalAmbikE. rAgA: tilang. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
tanjamenr-unniru. rAgA: hamsAnandi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
tiruppugazh pADiDuvOm. rAgA: kAmbhOji. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
uLLam urugudayyA. no given raga or tALA. Andavan Piccai.
umA kumAra OmkAra. rAgA: madhyamAvati. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
vA murugA ingu. rAgA: bAgEshrI. t/Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
vandE shrI shAradE. rAgA: saurASTra. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
vandE skandam varashikhi. rAgA: dhanyAsi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
vanna mayil svarNa (nAmAvaLi). rAgA: kAnaDA. t/Eka tALA. Andavan Piccai
varuvAi murugA aruL. rAgA: mOhanakalyANi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
vEl murugan vaDivEl. rAgA: sindhubhairavi. tisram tALA. Andavan Piccai

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Yes.. Lakshmanji..
The original..I remember I told you belongs to another person to whom I returned..Unfortunately,...She is no more..and the whereabouts of the book
cannot be traced..and I am not in need of it now, as it is in your safe hands...

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A contemporary composer, she had no formal education but was able to compose in Tamil, Telugu, and Sanskrit.
It is said that her talents were suddenly given to her by the Lord. Her compositions include padams, compositions and writings on Madurai, "He kamakshi" in yadukula kambhOji, as well as other kritis.
Her daughter Smt. Kamakshi Kuppuswamy and grand daughter Ms.Meera Prakash are taking pains to spresd her compositions:

Listen at: Concert 227-Andavan picchai Amma
http://myblogkumara.blogspot.in/2014/06 ... -viii.html

Concert details:
001-Mangala Vinayakam - by Andavan Picchai (Bhajan Mandali singers: Sashikala, Jayanti, Uma, Nirmala, Bharati, Meena, Sumati, Manorama have rendered this beautiful song; Smt Janaki on the harmonium and Sri Y.G. Sunder on the table)- Courtesy : Ms.Meera Prakash grand daughter

002-kaalmaari adiya kanaka sabesan-SudhaRagunathan
003- pahi pahi sharade-Maharajapuram Santhanam-Andavan Picchai
004-Kanda Shasti kavacham - Andavan Picchai (This particular Kanda Shasti Kavacham was composed by Mataji Andavan Pichai for the benefit of mankind. It has protected many who recited it or even kept it with them from bodily harm and injury. It creates a sense of well being.)

005-maname inimel - Murugan Song - Andavan Picchai (This song came to Sri Andavan Pichai when she was entralled by the vision of Bala Murugan on a peacock and her heart and soul danced along. While she sang it with a simple mettu, her daughter Smt. Kamakshi Kuppuswamy added nuances to it and composed it in the Raga Brindavan Saranaga, Talam Adi. She sang this on the 25th annivarsary of the Andavan Pichai Bhajan Mandali along with Uma, Nirmala, Sasikala, Jayanti, Bharati, Sumati, Meena and others, with Smt. Janaki on the harmonium and Sri Y.G. Sundar on the tabla. It would be appreciated when those who sing this song acknowledge both Sri Andavan Picchai and Smt. Kamakshi Kuppuswamy)- Courtesy : Ms.Meera Prakash grand daughter
Pichai(
006-Muruga Muruga Andavan Picchai Oh Lord Muruga, aren't you listening to my pleas? Doesn't your heart melt knowing that I am melting simply by uttering your name. Please come and protect me. Thus sang Sri Andavan Pichai not only in this song, but in many more. Whether it was on he own behalf or that of her devotees, or all the devotees of Lord Kartikeya, she always sought the Lord's blessings for all.)- Courtesy : Ms.Meera Prakash grand daughter

007-Om Namo Narayana - Andavan Pichai(This song is part of many songs on Narayana by Sri Andavan Pichai. This is in Raga Mohanam and Talam Adi. The music has ben composed by Smt. Kamakshi Kuppuswamy. This song is from a live recording and has been sung by Sri Andavan Pichai's daughter Smt. Kamakshi Kuppuswamy, grand-daughter Meera Prakash, great grand-daughters Preeti Vinayak and Arathi vinayak. A Request: Anyone who sings this song kindly acknowledge Sri Andavan Pichai and Smt. Kamakshi Kuppuswamy. That will be your tribute to them.)- Courtesy : Ms.Meera Prakash grand daughter

008-Vande_Maataram-Shloka-Ragamalika-BVR BVL
010--Pahipahi_Sharade-Kalyani-Chapu-DKJ-MC-USK Andavan_Picchai_Mataji
009-Kapalishwaram Bhajeham - Andavan Pichai(This song is one of many on Kapalishwara and Kalpakavalli by Sri Andavan Pichai. Sung with simplicity and deep devotion by her, one can transport oneself in the presence of Lord Shiva and Kalpakambika (Devi) and feel blessed. It has taken a lot of effort to salvage the song from an ancient recording, yet with all the disturbances, one can still get immersed in he clear voice of Andavan Pichai and be blessed by her.)- Courtesy : Ms.Meera Prakash grand daughter

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VKailasam,
Thank you so much for reviving this thread and such fond memories.

A lovely picture of her this is, in a way I haven't seen her. She was younger when I knew her, always dressed in a red cotton sari, with a large kungumap poTTu adorning her forehead. I feel the same presence, the same benevolence in this picture too.

Would like to know about her descendants! I knew her son Dr. Ganapathy and his dear wife Lakshmi well. It was when Andavan pichi she and her husband came to stay with them that I have met the dear lady often.I have even been at Lakshmi's wedding, her being a senior at school. Her parents, I cannot forget either. Our connection goes back to my father working with him at the same place!

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Lakshman wrote: 30 Jul 2012, 00:45 Venkatakailasam: I made a copy of the file you gave me and returned the original to you.
Here is the incomplete list of her songs:

amba kAmAkSi akhila hrdaya. rAgA: punnAgavarALi. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
amba kAmAkSi akhilalOka. rAgA: mOhana. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
ambA kAmAkSi Anandabhairavi. rAgA: Anandabhairavi. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
ambA srI shAradAmbikE. rAgA: gauLa. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
ArArO ArirarO Arumukha. rAgA: nIlAmbari. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
bAlasubrahmaNam bhajEham. rAgA: sAvEri. rUpaka tALA. Andavan Piccai
cidvilAsa shrngagiri. rAgA: aThANA. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
cinnam siru vayadil. rAgA: khamAs. t/Eka tALA. Andavan Piccai
daNDai sadangaigaL. rAgA: mOhana. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
dEvasEnApatE vallIpatE. rAgA: gambhIranATa. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
dEvi mInAkSi dInadayApari. rAgA: bilahari. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
dEvi mInAkSi dInajana. rAgA: shankarAbharaNa. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
ennai vandETruvAi. rAgA: bEgaDA. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
Erumayil Eri varum. rAgA: nAdanAmakriyA. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
hE kAmAklSi hE kamalEshvari. rAgA: yadukulakAmbhOji. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAkkavenrO kAlai. rAgA: bEgaDA. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAl mAri ADiya kanakasabhEshA. rAgA: kuntalavarALi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai.
kAl mAri Adiya kAraNamEdayyA. rAgA: tODi. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAmakOTi pIThagurO. rAgA: shankarAbharaNa. rUpaka tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAmAkSi kamalAkSi. rAgA: kAmbhOji. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAmAkSi karuNA kaTAkSi. rAgA: Arabhi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAmAkSi karuNAkari. rAgA: vasantA. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAmAkSi karuNAkari shrI. rAgA: khamAs. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
kanci kAmAkSi kamala. rAgA: kAnaDA. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
kanci kAmAkSi kanjadaLAkSi. rAgA: pUrvikalyANi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
kAncIpura nAyikE amba. rAgA: bhairavi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
kaNDEn tiru naTanam. rAgA: kAmbhOji. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
kumara gurupara mUrtE. rAgA: saurASTra. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
mahA gaNapatim bhAvayE. rAgA: . Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
mAmara shOlaiyilE. rAgA: cenjuruTi. rUpaka tALA. Andavan Piccai
mAriyADiyadenna. rAgA: mOhana. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
murugan tiruvaDi malar. rAgA: bhImpalAs. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
nI manamirangi (pv). rAgA: latAngi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai.
nI manadirangi (p). rAgA: tODi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
orutaram muruganai. rAgA: AbhOgi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
pAhi pAhi shAradE. rAgA: kalyANi. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
parama pAvani pAhimAm. rAgA: kEdAra. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
paripAlayamAm pArvati. rAgA: bauLi. rUpaka tALA. Andavan Piccai
pittan enrAlum. rAgA: AbhEri. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
sadA pAlaya sharavaNa. rAgA: husEni. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
SaDAkSara Om. rAgA: mOhana. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
SaNmukha paripAlayamAm. rAgA: SaNmukhapriyA. rUpaka tALA. Andavan Piccai
santatam tava pAda cintanam. rAgA: suraTi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shAradAmbikA sharaNam. rAgA: kEdAragauLa. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shAradE sarvaphalapradE. rAgA: kIravANi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shAradE sharadindu samAna. rAgA: mOhana. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
sharaNAgata rakSakA Om. rAgA: bilahari. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
sharaNAgata rakSaki shrI. rAgA: hamsadhvani. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
sharaNam sharaNam. rAgA: varALi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
sharavaNabhava kArtikEyanE. rAgA: khamAs. t/Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrI bAlasubrahmaNyam. rAgA: bhairavi. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrI kAmAkSi shrI. rAgA: nATakuranji. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrI kAmAkSi shrtajana rakSaki mUkArcita. rAgA: madhyamAvati. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrI kAmAkSi shrtajana rakSaki shrI. rAgA: hindOLa. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrI kAncIpura nagara. rAgA: tODi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrI kAncIpura nAyikE. rAgA: aThANA. cApu tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrI shAradAmbikE shrI. rAgA: nIlAmbari. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shrngagiri vAsini shrtajana. rAgA: kAmavardhini. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
shyAmalAmbikE. rAgA: tilang. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
tanjamenr-unniru. rAgA: hamsAnandi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
tiruppugazh pADiDuvOm. rAgA: kAmbhOji. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
uLLam urugudayyA. no given raga or tALA. Andavan Piccai.
umA kumAra OmkAra. rAgA: madhyamAvati. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
vA murugA ingu. rAgA: bAgEshrI. t/Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
vandE shrI shAradE. rAgA: saurASTra. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
vandE skandam varashikhi. rAgA: dhanyAsi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
vanna mayil svarNa (nAmAvaLi). rAgA: kAnaDA. t/Eka tALA. Andavan Piccai
varuvAi murugA aruL. rAgA: mOhanakalyANi. Adi tALA. Andavan Piccai
vEl murugan vaDivEl. rAgA: sindhubhairavi. tisram tALA. Andavan Piccai

Lakshman ji.can you send me the notation for shyamalambike in tilang

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For shyamalambike notation, please send to meerag56@gmail.com. thanks in advance

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Only a few notations for Andavan Piccai's songs are available. I don't have it for this song.

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Some links about the saint-poetess/composer Andavan pitchai/pichi ammal (AP) i came across recently. Sharing here if someone interested.
1. Youtube link for some of her songs rendered/content related to her maintained by her Grand daughter Meera Prakash
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTBiih ... BhA/videos
An archived recording of a song in AP amma's own voice it says in description is here: https://youtu.be/TRB8vHdKCkA

2. Brief sketch of her history link from her another granddaughter Nalini vinayak
https://www.nalinivinayak.com/mataji-andavan-pichai
(From above link itself you can also read about AP Amma's daughter Kamakshi kuppuswamy
https://www.nalinivinayak.com/kamakshi-kuppuswamy (She had set to tune 80%/many of AP amma's songs to karnatic ragas and also composed a famous dance pada varnam in lathangi "nee manam irangi"(https://www.thehindu.com/features/frida ... 766041.ece) taking first lines from her mother's work,so she's also to be credited with composing this dance varnam as well as many of AP amma's songs and this dance varnam copyrights held by dancer,vocalist Preeti Vinayak -Smt Kamakshi's granddaughter as stated by Meera Prakash)

3. David Godman (one who has written a lot on Sri Ramana Maharishi & his disciples,teachings etc) has separate pages on AP amma too. The below links are very long and meant for someone who has penchant/time to know her connection with Ramana maharishi,Shankaracharya etc )
https://www.davidgodman.org/andavan-picchai/
https://sri-ramana-maharshi.blogspot.co ... ai_09.html

Note: I have put above info here in this vaggeyakarars page itself as i was not sure where it should belong in the forum. So site admin/anyone well versed with the forum can move it to somewhere if they seem suitable. thx

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Thank you KKishore for your great links connecting 3 generations of vaggeyakkaras. WOw wow . I will also add the two posts that Arasi made. What a combo it would have been when Ambujam krishna and Anadavan Picci met. The only knowledge i had about Andavana Picci is the pahi sharadhE krithi(kalyani by Anadavan Picci) that maharajapuram santhanam used to sing .

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Post by arasi » 22 May 2022 04:27

kkishore,
Thank you for your posting the website of Andavan Pichi. Her grand daughter singing with her as a child, and now, singing her songs as an adult so sweetly. She and her mother are to be appreciated for all that they are doing. I hadn't realized how prolific Andavan Pichi was.

Rajesh,
Nor did I know about her father. A SlOkam by him I never tire of listening to.

My connection with her was through her daughter-in-law Lakshmi--Dr. Ganapathi's wife. She and her sister were seniors at school. Their father was an official in the bank and my father, junior to him, had died young and the family treated me as if I was part of theirs. I was at their wedding the whole time. I am trying to recall seeing Andavan Pichi then. I don't. May be, I was having too much fun at the wedding with friends...

I left Chennai and heard at some point about Andavan Pichi from my mother. Years later, when I was working in Madurai, Dr. Ganapathi came to work there too and we connected again. His parents were visiting and I saw Andavan Pichi sitting on the floor in her homespun red cotton saree and as ornaments, had nothing but a large kumkum and her yellow threaded mAngalyam.
She didn't say much, but she didn't have to. Her face was full of grace and a faint smile on it. During a few visits when they were there, I saw her more. She spoke gently and asked me to sing. I was happy to be in her proximity and feel the warmth that she radiated.

Another composer, Ambujam Krishna, on hearing me speak about her being in Madurai, wanted me to take her along to meet her. I did. They conversed. I wish I had listened to what they spoke about. The rest of us were carrying on a conversation away from them. Was it also because we wanted them to have their own conversation??
AK was moved by that visit...


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Post by arasi » 22 May 2022 04:50

Sachi,
The recollections continue in Bengaluru. In the late nineties, someone I knew, a sanskrit professor, a friend of a dear friend had invited us to come listen to Andavan Pichi Music Circle sing at her place. They had traveled from Chennai. It was some experience. I am not sure if her daughter was there. We left soon after since the hosts lived all the way away in Hebbal and we had to hurry home.

With your rich and enlightened experience with the music scene in Karnataka, you surely have been in the presence of composer/musicians. Please share your memories with us...

Oh, in the eighties, CMANA in one of its early issues had a special on female composers. Again, two people you know--Sujatha Vijayaraghavan and I were asked to write an essay about Ambujam Krishna and I wrote a short one about Andavan Pichi as well. That reminds me. Someone from the family resided in the US. Niece of Andavan Pichi?

I call her Andavan Pichi because that's what we knew her as. Even musicwise, she was a pichi (mad about) Andavan. Well, she's also a pichai (gift) from Andavan to us. I don't know which name the family prefers...

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Post by arasi »

Rajesh, thanks.

Kishore, you too. Yes, it's easy now for everyone to read all about her without having to go to other threads.

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