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Semmangudi passed Away

Topic started by Mumbai Ramki (@ 203.197.24.195) on Fri Oct 31 02:39:31 EST 2003.
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Hello guys ,
Semmangudi passed away today ..Please erefer ww.ndtv.com ticket tape for details ...

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• From: srina (@ 61.1.205.179) on: Fri Oct 31 03:02:47 EST 2003
  
  hearty condolence
  
  
• From: Prabhu (@ 161.114.64.72) on: Fri Oct 31 03:28:39 EST 2003
  
  That is really really sad. What a big loss to the music world :-((
  
  
• From: Mumbai Ramki (@ 203.197.24.195) on: Fri Oct 31 03:33:49 EST 2003
  
  I read chennaionline.com that in his childhood days he usd to practsice 8-10 hours of vocal singing ..something which modern singers can never even think of ..
  
  
• From: V (@ 24.59.74.246) on: Fri Oct 31 04:12:39 EST 2003
  
  Deep Condolences
  
  It is really an end to a remarkable period in carnatic music!
  
  
• From: Ram. (@ 203.145.157.94) on: Fri Oct 31 04:46:08 EST 2003
  
  My Deep condolences. He has been so great for years to ears. Such a great talent & passion.
  
  Tributes to him. May his soul rest in peace.
  
  
  
  
• From: Raja (@ 128.107.253.42) on: Fri Oct 31 05:23:20 EST 2003
  
  Great soul admired very much by IR
  
  
• From: Mumbai Ramki (@ 203.197.24.195) on: Fri Oct 31 05:58:19 EST 2003
  
  For your information ,Semmangudi has great regard to IR and the only photo he has in his house paart from saints is IR .....
  
  He is teh master of carnatic music and had deep music knowledge ......It is ahuge loss for us !!!
  I don't think we will get carnatic musicians liek him who are totally dedicated ...
  
  
• From: Kupps (@ 203.199.209.101) on: Fri Oct 31 06:01:20 EST 2003
  
  Great Soul. May God rest his soul in peace.
  
  His demise is indeed very sad. When film Pithamagan is released sangeetha pithamagan is also released (from this earth).
  
  Though he himself did not venture into cine-music, like singing MDing etc (if im not wrong), still he had good regards for good music. His association with MDs like IR is the proof of it.
  
  
• From: Music_lover (@ 213.70.140.9) on: Fri Oct 31 06:21:44 EST 2003
  
  The cycle of births and deaths, i.e., "Chaurasi" is never ending - the human body is a rare gift to the spirit entity and the faculties the human body is gifted with have no equals in any other creation, particularly for spiritual purposes - by leading an austere, disciplined, dedicated life such as that led by the late Semmangudi, one can elevate one's status spiritually
  
  Semmangudi will forever be a shining example for all who want to know and realise the essence of leading a valuable existence
  
  
• From: Mumbai Ramki (@ 203.197.24.195) on: Fri Oct 31 06:24:15 EST 2003
  
  http://www.newsonweb.com/chennaionline/newsitem.asp?NEWSID={998ADE8E-CDF7-43FE-AD49-6D461A2DD79E}&CATEGORYNAME=CHN
  
  
• From: Fliflo (@ 130.203.161.86) on: Fri Oct 31 06:53:53 EST 2003
  
  http://www.thatstamil.com/news/2003/10/31/semmangudi.html
  
  The article says he was greatly appreciating IR's musical talents
  
  
• From: hamsadhwanipremkumar (@ 202.54.133.1) on: Fri Oct 31 08:59:31 EST 2003
  
  great loss indeed!
  
  
• From: MusicIsLife (@ 170.146.91.6) on: Fri Oct 31 09:14:22 EST 2003
  
  Gr8 Musician, Gr8 devotee of Carnatic Music and Gr8 exponent to teach it to many disciples for so many years, a gr8 role model for all the young carnatic musicians, and to an extent for all the people
  
  May his soul rest in peace.
  
  
• From: sriram (@ 163.181.251.10) on: Fri Oct 31 10:01:50 EST 2003
  
  very sad. may his soul rest in peace.
  
  The article in chennaionline says that he set to tune many of Swathi Thirunaal kritis. do we still have the original tune set by Swathi Thirunaal or is Semmangudi's version the only one surviving?
  
  
• From: rajasrnam (@ 137.73.8.3) on: Fri Oct 31 11:08:51 EST 2003
  
  it is sad that semangudi didnt sing for the great ARR :(..If he had done it , his life's purpose would have been achieved totally.
  
  
• From: Anbe sivam (@ 206.102.161.11) on: Fri Oct 31 11:53:09 EST 2003
  
  Guys,
  
  IR called him real Music Pithamagan. Noble soul. Hearty Condolences.
  
  
• From: prabhudas (@ 140.251.171.216) on: Fri Oct 31 14:04:33 EST 2003
  
  Mumbai Ramki,
  
  Hariharan's Fan's official page on his biography claims, at one period of time, he was practising 16 hours a day ( humanly un imaginable), I don't know how much true is this information, it just increased my respect to him, whom I always liked as a great Ghazal singer
  
  Condolensces to the Master
  Prabhudas
  
  
• From: (^!^) (@ 208.24.179.29) on: Fri Oct 31 16:40:36 EST 2003
  
  Heartfelt Condolences!
  
  Having said that, enga edhu nadandhaalum indha IR bajanai gOshtigaL edhukku udanEy adhOda IR link a kandu pidichchu inga post pOdaraanuga. Get a life guys!
  
  
  
• From: V (@ 24.59.74.246) on: Fri Oct 31 18:24:37 EST 2003
  
  When Ustad Bismillah Khan was ill, Hindu newspaper carried a frontpage article reporting his condition.
  
  But when a carnatic stalwart like Semmangudi passed away I dont even find a prominent mention about it in North indian news papers like Times of India, Hindustan Times, NDTV etc.
  
  I think it is the pyramidal attitude of life where Punjabis, marwaris, Gujjus and all other hindi belt people come first, then come the maharashtrians, biharis, orissa, bengalis and finnaly come the south people.
  
  An art luminary such as Semmangudi deserves more than this!
  
  Atleast for his age!
  
  Most newspapers are talking about Kal Ho Na Ho, Ash, Big B, India Pak Hockey. What BS!
  
  
• From: kodipangu ravi (@ 12.230.189.51) on: Fri Oct 31 19:53:34 EST 2003
  
  "From: rajaG (@ 208.24.179.29) on: Fri Oct 31 16:40:36 EST 2003
  
  
  Heartfelt Condolences!
  
  Having said that, enga edhu nadandhaalum indha IR bajanai gOshtigaL edhukku udanEy adhOda IR link a kandu pidichchu inga post pOdaraanuga. Get a life guys! "
  
  Fliflo had pointed to the link which says " Semmangudi had passed away".
  
  since this is newtfmpage,Fliflo had made a pointer to A LINE in the article which says Semmangudi appreciated IR's music knowledge.
  
  what's wrong about it? koncham mariyAthai koduthu pesinA paravAillai..neenga ellAm romba varushamA intha TFMpagela kottai pOttavanga!!
  
  
• From: Raj (@ 206.97.63.112) on: Fri Oct 31 21:42:37 EST 2003
  
  Heart felt condolences.
  
  V: I don't know how much contact you have with north Indians you listed. On the average, a south Indian knows more about Hindustani music than a north Indian knows about Carnaric music. They seem to know about MS because of her Meera bhajans especially Hari Tum Haro. I don't know where you live. In US, I have noticed that very few NI attend Carnatic concerts. For some of them Carnatic music is just bhajans because it is mostly devotional. The newspapers simply reflect the preference of the people.
  
  
• From: S Ramaswamy (@ 203.94.225.153) on: Sun Nov 2 10:56:07 EST 2003
  
  Hi all,
  
  I live in Mumbai and I know for a fact that the newspapers here hardly carried any line on the demise of the doyen of Carnatic music. It's indeed said. Like someone has mentioned Bismillah Khan is recognised, rightly so, but not this great from south. He's the guru of MSS. He excelled in singing soul-stirring slow-tempo compositions especially of Muthuswami Dikshitar. One kriti he used to sing in kutcheris can never be forgotten....Sri Tyaaga Raaja Yoga Vaibhavam...
  It's an outstanding composition bringing out the essence of Dikshitar kritis, descending order first and then ascending order. And the way Semmangudi used to sing it! May his soul rest in peace.
  
  
• From: Fliflo (@ 128.118.103.146) on: Sun Nov 2 11:57:35 EST 2003
  
  kodipangu ravi
  
  mm..ithu(ivanukalu)kellam response thevaiya. summa linele udunga..ippidi pesina ethevennallum eppidivennalum pesikitte irukkalaam. but oru pirayojanamum kidayathu. anyway romba thanks!!
  
  
• From: Prabhu (@ 161.114.64.75) on: Mon Nov 3 07:51:14 EST 2003
  
  Ramaswamy,
  I think last Dec 22nd, Semmangudi was felicitated at Shanmukhananda Hall in Mumbai for his contribution to music. Dont know exact name of the Sabha, something something Fine Arts Society it was.
  
  
• From: peeps (@ 12.162.224.6) on: Mon Nov 3 08:32:19 EST 2003
  
  Heard that Semmangudi was adamant that he will never perform in abroad countries.
  
  
• From: OISG (@ 213.42.2.12) on: Tue Nov 4 04:36:43 EST 2003
  
  Heartfelt Condolences.
  His dedication and devotion to Carnatic music will always be remembered.
  
  Semmangudi was an IR fan.....Next... I would not be surprised if another one comes out with a theory that he died heart-broken on seeing IR not getting too many opportunities these days.
  
  Savangalai moikum eekaL!
  
  
• From: Fliflo (@ 128.118.103.146) on: Tue Nov 4 09:23:58 EST 2003
  
  Well. It's time for me to clarify about the link I posted before any further nasty comments are made. As we all know & feel, Semmangudi's loss is an irreplacable one. With the link, I further mentioned about a line on his appreciations to IR's music for the only reason that it's something to do with the TFM (as kodipangu ravi mentioned). When I did that I never thought that it can be extrapolated so badly and never thought one line with the link can hurt people so badly. Atleast for the sake of virtuous nature of the topic, please refrain from making marring & hurting comments.
  
  
• From: rajaG (@ 207.43.195.203) on: Wed Nov 5 11:31:14 EST 2003
  
  Fliflo/kodipangu Ravi,
  
  Please refer to the posts by Mumbai Ramki, Kupps, Anbe Sivam, rajasrnam (indirect reference) before my post. I don't have any objection to a link or a post. However, the tone and the regular sequence of the posts lead to a naive conclusion that Semmangudi's greatness had some link to IR. If you think that my remark was addressed to your post alone then you are choosing to ignore the string of other posts. And merely because this is a newtfmpage forum, we do not need to find a tfm link for all topics/posts, and definitely not an IR link for all topics/posts.
  
  
  
  
• From: Fliflo (@ 128.118.103.146) on: Wed Nov 5 12:32:27 EST 2003
  
  rajaG,
  
  Thaks for explaining. I just happened to read some posts of other people whom you mentioned. More interestingly, the news published in various newspapers on Semmangudi's demise did not forget (invariably) to mention his links with IR. Conversely, I agree with you that it is probably a slip-up to talk that over and again here. Let all be in peace.
  
  
• From: Prabhu (@ 161.114.64.75) on: Wed Nov 5 12:36:25 EST 2003
  
  Cool it guys. I think the postors wanted to highlight his broad-mindedness in appreciating the leading lights of FM and thats why the reference to IR/ARR. That he's a doyen in his own right is universally accepted by one and all.
  
  
• From: chandrashekar (@ 203.195.208.26) on: Wed Nov 5 13:39:50 EST 2003
  
  Hi Folks pls go thru this link of Semmangudi's kanakabishekam pics!
  www.chennaionline.com/musicnew/carnaticmusic/114th.asp
  
  

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