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Only Sa Pa
I am a great fan of the music maestro IlayarajaToday somewhere read that he had once composed a song using only three swaras.. or the three keys.. i.e sa re ga in classical Indian music.. or in western notations...
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A world that’s for everyone
One of my all time favorite songs by the colonial cousins I love the melodic voice of Hariharan..Krishna Nee Begane Baaro in Kannada means Oh God, Come back soon.The wonderful lyrics in this song goes as follows:Darkness coming around,...
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Vedic Rock – Tandav
An experiment of its own kind, this vedic rock album "Mrityunjaya" from the Indian band "Agni" is based on ancient Indian classical music and mainly on vedic chants. This particular song is called Tandav.But I doubt if there is...
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A Sanskrit poem about Ramayana when read in reverse direction becomes a poem on Mahabharata!
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The difference between Itihasa and Puranas
Documentation of ancient Indian history and the historical events of Indian civilization in the form of Itihasa and Puranas - Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Motivation
Online Education should be interactive and innovative – Fun to Learn
For online education to succeed for smaller classses - it should be as interesting as cartoons. Online education cant succeed unless it is more interesting, interactive and innovative than offline schooling.
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The Complete List of Dhatus – Sanskrit Root Words and their English meaning
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The Sacred Secrets of Ganga
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