http://www.blogbharti.com/admin/culture/mutilating-sahitya-a-crime/ Voices from the Indian Blogosphere Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:33:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.blogbharti.com/admin/culture/mutilating-sahitya-a-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-4649 Krish Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:18:29 +0000 http://www.blogbharti.com/krishnan/culture/mutilating-sahitya-a-crime/#comment-4649 The purists of carnatic music are very rigid about how it should be sung. I suppose the blog author is trying to make a parody of them. The purists of carnatic music are very rigid about how it should be sung. I suppose the blog author is trying to make a parody of them.

]]> http://www.blogbharti.com/admin/culture/mutilating-sahitya-a-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-4639 kuffir Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:24:45 +0000 http://www.blogbharti.com/krishnan/culture/mutilating-sahitya-a-crime/#comment-4639 this is amusing. both the words 'kodu' and 'redu' are considered archaic now. 'redu' is sometimes used in poetry, songs etc., 'kodu' is extinct i think. i guess, in madras these things are hotly debated in some circles (is the note at the end meant for them?) but as a non-rasika, i'm always pleased to hear these kirtans/kritis sung by tamils or malayalees or kannadigas. and i can usually understand what they're trying to sing (the words i mean)- it's only the words that i understand, actually.(and most telugus would discuss poetry more than music, i read somewhere).. so generally, in my view, no great harm is done, in my view- but in the circles i mentioned earlier, this might be considered a great crime. isn't the whole tradition about maintaining purity? this is amusing. both the words ‘kodu’ and ‘redu’ are considered archaic now. ‘redu’ is sometimes used in poetry, songs etc., ‘kodu’ is extinct i think. i guess, in madras these things are hotly debated in some circles (is the note at the end meant for them?) but as a non-rasika, i’m always pleased to hear these kirtans/kritis sung by tamils or malayalees or kannadigas. and i can usually understand what they’re trying to sing (the words i mean)- it’s only the words that i understand, actually.(and most telugus would discuss poetry more than music, i read somewhere).. so generally, in my view, no great harm is done, in my view- but in the circles i mentioned earlier, this might be considered a great crime. isn’t the whole tradition about maintaining purity?

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