Second Annual Rasikapriya award

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 13 Nov 2007, 00:18

Sangeetapriya has announced the second Rasikapriya award.

Congratulations to Rasikapriya Lakshman!!

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 13 Nov 2007, 00:26

Congratulations Sir!

shishya · Post by **shishya** » 13 Nov 2007, 00:31

Congratulations to Sri Lakshman. Very well deserved award.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 13 Nov 2007, 00:48

Not unexpected at all! You deserve the best of the awards and more than that our combined debt of gratitude and admiration!
AyuShmaan bhava

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 13 Nov 2007, 01:06

Way cool. Congratulations Lakshman. Thanks for all the services you provide to all of us.

meena · Post by **meena** » 13 Nov 2007, 01:28

Lji Congratulations!

Here is the sangeethapriya /rasikapriya yahoo post:

Second Annual Rasikapriya Award

Rasikas

It gives me great pleasure to announce the title Rasikapriya to Sri
Lakshman Ragade.

Rasikas, budding musicians and practising musicians in the Carnatic
World have all benefited from the largesse displayed by Sri Ragade.
His database of krithis and other compositions cross referenced by
raga, composer is legendary. But his willingness to share that with
others in the remotest corners of the world - with no possible rewards
or personal gain - makes him a bright star in our galaxy. Since the
inception of the worldwide web, the carnatic music community has grown
- not in just numbers but in the level of knowledge, enjoyment by all
- entirely due to the service rendered by Rasikapriya's like Sri
Ragade.

By according such a recognition, our group grows richer and stronger.
Thank you so much Sri Ragade for being a part of our group and helping
us all.

An irony of the internet age is that we do not exactly know where Sri
Ragade resides. This is a request to rasikas who are personal
acquaintances of Sri Ragade to contact me and provide some contact
information. I have corresponded with Sri Ragade by email but would
like to converse.

regards,

Moderators or and on behalf of the rasikapriya-dot-net group and the
sangeethapriya site.

--
r srinivasan
www.sangeethapriya.orgRasikas

gn.sn42 · Post by **gn.sn42** » 13 Nov 2007, 02:37

Congratulations, Lakshman - and thank you!

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 13 Nov 2007, 03:46

Congratulations to Sri Lakshman. It is very well deserved!

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 13 Nov 2007, 05:41

Congratulations Lakshman Sir. And thank you .

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 13 Nov 2007, 06:45

Lji,
RIchly deserved! CONGRATULATIONS!

ram · Post by **ram** » 13 Nov 2007, 06:56

Congrats Lji !!!!!! Thanks for all the help you have been providing and continue to provide.

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 13 Nov 2007, 07:14

Congratulations Sri Lakshman and accept my pranAmas at this happy time.

Sri Lakshman has been constant help for me for more than 12 years in various fora - Forumhub, Sangeetham.com, Carnatica and now on Rasikas. Any sAhitya or notation I have asked, he has come up with in no time. I am really short of words to thank him!

For those (like me) who have never met him, can I request his picture to be featured on Rasika forum front page ? (Of course with his permission?) at this time?

-Ramakriya

vgvindan · Post by **vgvindan** » 13 Nov 2007, 08:18

r srinivasan www.sangeethapriya.orgRasikas

You have honoured yourself by honouring Sri Lakshman.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 13 Nov 2007, 09:14

Congratulations, sangeethapriya for choosing another richly deserving recipient for the rasikapriya award! With the two awards so far, you have proved that you are excellent in your choice.
Lakshman's service to CM in the past decades is well known, indeed. Of the riches he has gathered over the years by dedication and sheer hard work, he unflinchingly gives, whether the request is from a casual singer or a serious musician. If you asked him how he manages to do this, all you would get is a shy little smile from him.
Lakshman,
Even though it is your mission, and awards make no difference to you, we on our part are all proud about your receiving this honor. I am sure your wife and your family are too. I hope you would take a graceful bow (graceful, you certainly are) and accept the award by letting sangeethapriya contact you in the first place

rajumds · Post by **rajumds** » 13 Nov 2007, 09:37

Congratulatoins L ji

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 13 Nov 2007, 09:42

my hearty congrajulations to Sri Lakshman.

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 13 Nov 2007, 11:29

The award to Sri Lakshman is a credit to the award itself. Congratulations Lakshman Sir - you have been so helpful to me, and to all of us here. May your tribe increase!

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 13 Nov 2007, 13:02

Lji,
Congratulations. You have made a lot of difference in helping all of us understand what an oceanic experience is carnatic music .

On a private note, when I came back to chennai , the first thing I did is to take up a print out of your melakartha rAgas and janya list pages of karnatik.com , spiral bound those pages and use to write all the songlist for few years in the left blank side .

krishnaa · Post by **krishnaa** » 13 Nov 2007, 14:41

Congratulations Lakshman uncle!!!! You deserve the award, all the congratulations and much much more!!!!
Thanks for all your efforts to help me at the most at all times.

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 13 Nov 2007, 14:55

Hearty Congratulations Lakshmanji !!!

mahesh_narayan · Post by **mahesh_narayan** » 13 Nov 2007, 15:27

Many congratulations to you Lakshman Sir !!

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 13 Nov 2007, 16:11

lakshman, heartiest congrats, i have been referring to you as a walking encyclopedia in my posts , how true it has come. pat comes your answer posts to any queries raised about kritis, lyrics,raagas etc ,just like the ball clearing the fence for a six by Dhoni , as soon as the ball leaves the bowler's hand or like a very brilliant schoolboy raising his hand to answer at once as soon as the teacher puts his question . terrific speed in clearing the doubts of members gobilalitha

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 13 Nov 2007, 16:52

Lakshman sir is indeed an incredibly generous walking encyclopedia in carnatic music. Congratulations!

bhaktha · Post by **bhaktha** » 13 Nov 2007, 17:28

Wow!! I must say that the rasikapriya award is honoured to be conferred on a mahAn like Sri Lakshman whose yeoman service to the cause of cm will be remembered for generations to come. Congrats sir!!
-bhaktha

kalgada78 · Post by **kalgada78** » 13 Nov 2007, 18:50

Lakshman Sir,
Hearty Congratulations!!

Sarma

thanjavooran · Post by **thanjavooran** » 13 Nov 2007, 20:01

shriman Lakshman avl,
congrats!

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 13 Nov 2007, 20:48

Congrats Lakshman - a very well deserved accolade!

sridevi · Post by **sridevi** » 13 Nov 2007, 22:08

A true rasikapriya indeed... I have used the fruits of Lji's tireless efforts innumerable times and cannot thank him enough for all those oh-so-hard to find lyrics....

Thanks again, Lji.

Sridevi

kiransurya · Post by **kiransurya** » 13 Nov 2007, 23:55

Lakshman

Congratulations!!!!!

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 14 Nov 2007, 06:48

Congratulations!

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 14 Nov 2007, 21:35

Dear Sri Lakshman, congratulations!! I am really grateful for your help.

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 14 Nov 2007, 21:41

Wowww, much awaited. Hearty congratulations, pls excuse me for being late in wishing!

savikrish · Post by **savikrish** » 14 Nov 2007, 22:36

Lakshman sir,
Hearty Congratulations!

With prayers
Savikrish

rajeeram · Post by **rajeeram** » 14 Nov 2007, 23:12

Sri Lakshmanji,
Congratulations! I have been a silent beneficiary of your generosity many a time.

Thank you
Rajee

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 15 Nov 2007, 02:37

My pranams to you, Lakshman Ji...Sam

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 15 Nov 2007, 03:18

With pranams to Sri Lakhman, I dedicate my blog post to him at this time when he has been chosen as the "Rasikapriya".

http://neelanjana.wordpress.com/2007/11 ... ikapriyam/

-Ramakriya

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 15 Nov 2007, 08:36

A well-deserved award for Lakshman Sir. May you continue your noble service to the music world.

sudarshan · Post by **sudarshan** » 15 Nov 2007, 12:22

Hearty congratulations, Lakshman-ji.

meena · Post by **meena** » 16 Nov 2007, 01:24

ramakriya, very nice writeup.

gita · Post by **gita** » 16 Nov 2007, 21:02

In this world, in the kaliyuga, only a select few have a genuine mind to help others without any return. Lakshmanji is a 'Paropahari' and has made countless no. of rasikas feel grateful to him. Even though I am a new member and yet to avail his help, it made me wonder 'who is this walking encyclopaedia '.I am really awed by his service and Mr. A. M. Sharma who find joy through helping others. The joy he derives from helping others is much more than the joy from receiving an award.
My way of 'congratulating' him is, "LET US PASS IT ON".

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 17 Nov 2007, 02:26

Here is a more tangible way of expressing my gratitude to my compatriot Lakshman as also on behalf of his close friends here at the Forum on the occasion of the second Rasikapriya Award.

Raga: Navarasakannada

P: rasikapriyaM lakShmaNaM bhAvayE
karNATaka sa^NgIta sEvA nirataM

AP: vAgdEvI k^RipA pAtraM
vidvat vitaraNa caturaM
sa^NgIta k^Riti kOshaM
sArva rasika janArthaM

C: himagiri sad^Risha 'Canada' vAsinaM
rasika h^Rid bAlAtapa sEvanaM
prabala sa^ngItapriya stambhaM
bhavatu shatavarShOpari sa^NgIta nabha bhAskaraM

Substance

Let us cherish 'Rasikapriya LakShmaN' , one who is devoted to the service of Carnatic Music.

He is blessed by Goddess Sarasvati and is one engaged in disseminating that knowledge to students (We all know Lakshman is a retired teacher). He is the repository of the CM Kritis (not for himself) but for the benefit of the Rasika and performing community. (Lakshman spends his time and personal resources to collect hard-to-get kritis from all over the world for dissemination to the CM community).

He lives in Canada which is like the snow-capped Himalayas (but is not bothered by the chill since) he basks in the heart-warming tender sunshine of the Rasikas. He is the staunch support of the CMLovers. May he live on in excess of over hundred years resplendent like the Sun in the Carnatic Music firmament!

And of course here is my primitive attempted audio
http://rapidshare.com/files/70923986/Ra ... 2.mp3.html
It will be nice if any of our performer members would oblige singing it for us!

Hats off pal! And three cheers to you!
(If possible pl mail me a picture of yourself which I can include here!)

Suji Ram · Post by **Suji Ram** » 17 Nov 2007, 02:48

Kudos cml,
Wonderful composition and singing...and also the speech.

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 17 Nov 2007, 03:23

Very nice way of conveying all our regards to Lakshman!

-Ramakriya

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 17 Nov 2007, 04:16

Fantastic CML... all around ( speech, lyrics, tune and singing ). Magnicient way to offer tributes to Lakshman on this occasion.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 17 Nov 2007, 08:47

CML,
A full throated, heart felt ode to Lakshman, rasikapriyA and our sakhA in CM appreciation.
Bravo, CML! You speak and sing for us all.
I hear he is on vacation now. When he comes back to his desk to start his nitya karmA of serving rasikAs with lyrics, a thousand cheers to him (or more, considering the number of his beneficiaries)...

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 17 Nov 2007, 18:28

Very true arasi! He is a karma yogi indeed !
karmaNyeva adhikara tasya mA phaleShu kadAcanaH

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 17 Nov 2007, 19:59

cmlover - just listened to your tribute. Very very nice - I liked your composition and how it was rendered!

Arun

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 17 Nov 2007, 20:14

cmlover wrote:And of course here is my primitive attempted audio
http://rapidshare.com/files/70923986/Ra ... 2.mp3.html
It will be nice if any of our performer members would oblige singing it for us!

If possible someone please upload this to www.mediafire.com or some other website that retains files longer.

mri_fan · Post by **mri_fan** » 18 Nov 2007, 12:57

Commendable effort sir!

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 18 Nov 2007, 13:05

CML, I took the liberty to upload it to another site as per srkris's request:. http://rapidshare.com/files/70923986/Ra ... 2.mp3.html