bombay sisters

[saramati]

the bhakti mood which the bombay sisters bring about in their concert is remarkable.

[saramati]

feel sad that there are no takers for these 2 vidushis?????

[muralikrishnan23]

hi

[saramati]

what does oone make of this "hi"

[tribute]

They are one of the best duos performing in the carnatic music arena. They have ultimate sense of balance and manodharma.

[ragam-talam]

http://bombaysisters.com/

They are long-time disciples of TKG

[gobilalitha]

I am not able to understand 'feel sad there are no takers for these two vidushis,. I am sure they are as busy as they used to be. Cannot find a major music festival anywhere without their performances. It is also a fact that it has become a highly competitive field with many youngsters rising up to the occasion , a happy development indeed. GOBILALITHA

[saramati]

Was wanting to initiate discussion about these 2 vidushis with the forum members. The waiting time has been long before a response has come, that is what i tried to mean by saying ' no takers'. I am a great fan of the Bombay sisters, and my daughter is their student. They are wonderful singers, and wonderful gurus too. Their down-to-earth demeanour with their students makes the students feel at ease before their gurus.

[Jayashri]

I too am a fan of their music. Do any of their students give concerts in Chennai?

[rajeshnat]

Very nice writeup , particularly the magnanimity of that great senior musician then, to assure the organizers which proved a major break for the bombay sisters

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/01/29/stor ... 810300.htm

[thenpaanan]

Very nice writeup , particularly the magnanimity of that great senior musician then, to assure the organizers which proved a major break for the bombay sisters

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/01/29/stor ... 810300.htm

In the article referenced above the Bombay sisters say

'Reminiscing the advanced classes with TKG, the sisters stress how the sahitya and bhava aspects were given abundant importance, even during improvisations. "Our neraval lines were diligently chosen so that we don't lose the meaning in the sahitya in unnecessary oscillations. The composer's emotion has to be respected,"

[cpblog]

Dear Rasikas,

Please enjoy a delightful and variegated concert by the Vidushis in "Parvathi" Mysore in 1974. This is one of the early ones and was performed at a 'Ganapathi Homam' in the house. From the early 70s all the way to the start of the millennium, the sisters were welcomed many a time for their performances.

Bombay Sisters (C.Saroja and C. Lalitha) ---Vocal
S.Mahadevappa -------Violin
P.G.Lakshminarayan ---Mridangam
M.A.Krishnamurthy ----Ghatam
on September 20, 1974 at Parvathi .

http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/

[panthuvarali]

thank you for the info. Good to know that the bombay sisters have been selected for this years "sangeetha kalanidhi". Our congrats and namaskarams to them.

[thanjavooran]

For many of their concerts Dindukal Sethuraman, Thiruvarur Bhaktha vatsalam and Thanjavur Subramaniam used to play mirudhangam and Ghatam continuously by Govindarajan. Dindukal Sethuraman and Govindarajan [ A prof of commerce in a local college , I presume] are missing now a days. Do they accompany any other musicians?

Thanjavooran 26 08 2010

[venkatakailasam]

The song from recording from AIR

This kriti is stated to have been sung by Dikshitar for bringing rains to the parched lands near Ettayapuram. Immediately, the rains poured and he had to sing same kriti by changing the last line as 'stambhaya stambhaya stambhaya' in order to stop the downpour.

Anand amrtakarshini - ragam amrta varshini - talam Adi Dikshadar
Pallavi
anandamrtakarshini amrta varshini
haradi pujite sive bhavani

samashti caranam
sri nandanadi samrakshini
sri guru guha janani cidrupini
(madhyama kala sahityam)
sananda hrdaya nilaye sadaye
sadyassuvrshti hetave tvam
santatam cintaye amrtesvari
salilam varshaya varshaya varshaya

salilam varshaya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43fHPw9bUms 'E'-SWARA-03-Bombay Sisters-Anandaamritakarshini.

venkatakailasam

[mankuthimma]

http://www.mediafire.com/?bww6wb545np44p6

A Brilliant hour with the Vidushis .

[mankuthimma]

And cannot thank MLV enough for leaving us with such a brilliant Accompanying violinist , as A Kanyakumari

[rajeshnat]

What are the advantages and disadvantages duos face?... Read more
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/11/26/stor ... 530300.htm

[venkatakailasam]

The sisters had their early initiation in Carnatic Music, first from their elder sister, Smt. Sethu Mahadevan and later from Sr. H.A.S. Mani (popularly known as Chellamani Baghavathar).
The sisters started their concert career from 1963.

I remember having attended with friends a concert at Viruthachalam temple during this period-63-64.( I was working with NLC at that time)
They were small girls ! I remember the concert was an enjoyable one though not a full fledged carnatic concert.

venkatakailasam

[rajeshnat]

Very good write up smt Gowri on the sisters.
http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article923715.ece

[thanjavooran]

Sankeetha Kalanidhis C. Saroja and C. Lalitha
Congratulations on getting this prestigious Award.
With wishes,
Thanjavooran 08 01 2011

[sam]

Bombay Sisters –

The singing duo of Carnatic Music -
My Words & Thoughts
.
https://mywordsnthoughts.com/bombay-sis ... tic-music/


Very good blog post.

[sam]

https://www.sruti.com/articles/spotligh ... -interview

[sam]

Special.
Rare LIVE VIDE0

Bombay Sisters live at Thiruvayyaru
.
https://youtu.be/Z8mR6wP0jSg?si=8hA5Hb8HUCDhNYEv

[sam]

SRI THYAGARAJA'S
PANCHARATNA KRITHIS
BOMBAY SISTERS.
..
https://youtu.be/RKA4DcQsFeU?si=GG8j720_2b0otqDb.

1. Jagadanandakaraka 00:00​
2. Dudukugala Nanne 10:06​
3. Sadhinchane 20:29​
4. Kanakanaruchira 28:50​
5. Endaro Mahanubhavulu 42:55​
.

The Bombay sisters, C. Saroja and C. Lalitha, are a Carnatic music singing duo.
C. Saroja and C. Lalitha are sisters, but of divine music imbibed in their hearts, although they have been Chennai for nearly 4 decades, residents call them Bombay sisters “Years ago, when both sang at navagraha puja, Mouna Swamigal of Ambattur gave that name as his blessing for their future success, in the classical music career. Brought up in Bombay with seven siblings and tutored initially by vidwan H.A.S. Mani,
the sisters shifted to Madras in 1958 when Saroja got a fellowship from the Central College of Music, Madras. Lalitha got this in due course of time. Awe-inspiring principal Musiri Subramanya Iyer gave her direct coaching in his home, with Lalitha was inspired to play the sruti box. “Even Guruji's simple sangatis, with bhava, the listeners enjoyed the divine music. Bombay Sisters were born in trichur and got settled in Bombay. They have been trained by H. A. S. Mani, Musiri Subramania Iyer and T. K. Govinda Rao.

They sing in multiple languages including Sanskrit,Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Marathi
. They are also known for promoting young musicians through endowments and scholarships.
Bombay Sisters Awarded likes Isai Peraringar Award, 2006, Sangeetha Kalasikhamani, 2006, Kalaimamani for contributions to Carnatic music, First women to be conferred the status of Asthana Vidushi by the Kanchi matha, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Award for the year 2010 from the Madras Music Academy.