D.Y. Sampath Kumar

D. Y. Sampath Kumar - My pencil sketch

(A still from Telugu hit 'Subha Sankalpam')

Dasari Yethiraja Sampath Kumar, sometimes known as D. Y. Sampath Kumar (20 November 1927 – 21 May 1999), popularly referred to as "Andhra Jalari" or Fisherman of Andhra Pradesh, was an Indian classical and folk dancer and choreographer. He assimilated the ancient traditions of dance and music of South India under the tutelage of various gurus like Sri Peri Narasimha Shastry who taught him Veena and Duvvuri Jagannadha Sarma who taught him Bharatanatyam. He became a exponent of various dance styles like Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Yakshagana and folk dances. He gave thousands of performances with brilliant embellishments in several states and in many countries.

He directed a few film personalities in the field of Jalari dance. Kamal Hasan was one of them.

పూవనిలో ఆమని - కవిత

పూవనిలో ఆమని (కవిత - Courtesy : Meraj Fathima)
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మంచులో ముంచిన మల్లెవు నీవు,
మంచితో నిండిన మమతవు నీవు,

అరుణోదయంలో విచ్చిన కలువవు నీవు
చంద్రోదయంలో విచ్చిన కలువవు నీవు

తెలిమబ్బుపై తేలియాడే తరుణం నీవు
తొలిపొద్దుపై తేటయని కిరణం నీవు

పగడపూలలో విరజిమ్మే సువాసన నీవు
ప్రగతి బాటలో నటించే జన సమూహం నీవు

అనురాగ సరాగాల ప్రవాహం నీవు
అందని అపురూపాల ప్రశంసవు నీవు

మంచు బిందువులు మిద్దాడిన నందివర్ధనం నీవు
మలినమంటని స్వచ్చమైన చందమామ నీవు

తూరుపు ఉషోదయ తుషార బిందువు నీవు
గంధర్వలోకాన పూవనిలో అరుదెంచిన ఆమని నీవు

Madhubala

Madhubala’s 85th birth anniversary: Beyond her arresting beauty, a look at her life’s tragedies

Here is an article on Madhubala,  courtesy Hindustan Times. Please click and read.

Madhubala’s 85th birth anniversary: Beyond her arresting beauty, a look at her life’s tragedies

Md. Rafi

Md. Rafi - picture courtesy Chandra Budhiraju

Mount Everest in human voice......!!

The most versatile singer India has ever produced, sang each song with such distinction, that left the listeners spellbound. The effortless transition across the entire range without any strand of strain, flawless emoting made him the king of playback singing... No doubt his humility, unassuming attitude, soft spoken nature, and reverence for mankind produced such a voice which came direct from heart... It's true that music is about emotion and not only technicalities, and he was master of both, in melody, modulation, octave range, variety, versatility, universality, lyric-expression, characterization, etc etc--the list goes on and on! I'm also positive that the more time passes bye the more precious and rare his voice will become. He will be the Van Goff, the Picasso, the Bach from the sub-continent! There will be a lot of research done and many Ph. D's acquired about him. He is the Mount Everest in human voice! And there is only one Mr. Everest! An endless, bottomless ocean of music and melody!
(Thanks to : Unknown )