If you are talking about AIR signature tune, it is generally accepted that its composed by Walter Kaufmann (1907-84). He, a Jew, fled Prague after Hitler’s invasion and landed in India in 1934, where he lived for 12 (some sources say 14) years. He was deeply interested in Indian classical music tradition and his book: “The Ragas of North India” is considered to be a standard reference work. Check Wikipedia for more details about him.
However his piece was not composed as a AIR signature tune but it was an extract from a sonata commissioned by Mehli Mehta, father of Zubin Mehta, who himself played it on violin.
To make things little complex in recent years the son of Thakur Balwant Singh is claiming that his father composed the tune at the invitation of the then AIR Bombay station director, Bukhari. In this regard I once asked B. Rajanikantarao gaaru, who is closely associated with Radio since late 1930s, and he said that its Kaufmann/Mehta’s work. (I should have this statement from Rajani in audio form.)
Regards, Sreenivas
P.S. It can’t be VG Jog as he was born in 1922 and joined AIR only in 1950s.
The signature tune of All India Radio was composed by Walter Kaufmann, a Jewish refugee from Czechoslovakia and an early director of AIR. It is in rAga Sivaranjani and was perhaps played by Zubin Mehta’s father Mehli Mehta. Please go to the urls below for more details – tune – image.
మీరు తెలిపిన వుత్పత్ అర్థములు , నిఘంటు నిరుక్తం విషయాలు. పలుకు బడి గురించిన విషయము నన్ను చాల బాగుగ ఆకట్టుకొన్నవి . మీ వ్యాసం చదివినచో మంచి విషయములు మనసుకు సంతసం కలుగుచున్నది. నేర్చుకోవలేనని జిజ్ఞాస పెరుగు చున్నది. ఇట్లు. పోకూరి చంద్ర శేఖర్ .
“నా చిన్నప్పుడు రేడియో ప్రోగ్రాంలు మొదలయ్యే ముందు వయోలిన్ పై ఒక సంగీతం వినపడేది”
ఇదమిమిత్థంగా తెలీదు గాని,ఇది మాయా మాళవ గౌళ లేదా కేదార గౌళ కావచ్చ్ని సందేహం. ఓక్క సారి సరిచూస్తారని ఆశిస్తాను.
I guess the recorded instrumental piece, put to regular broadcasting as the mandatory signature tune by the A.I.R was rendered by the violin legend Late V.G.Jog.
Paradoxes abound. I cannot possibly vouchsafe any plausible justification for my own anomalies. I cannot but accuse my own sister, and her husband , naturalized British citizens, of aping the aliens. Still, I cannot help being less cumbersome in articulation in a foreign language than I am in my native tongue.
The typical accounts by our N R I s focuses on the starange ness of the cultural practices , an the wonders of material profusion, with a ring of exaggeration.
Your essays on Carnatic ragas, and the brief notes I exchanged with you, led me to look for your other writing.
I found your experiences, as an expatriate twice removed, have made interesting reading. I am always in two minds as to incorporating personal details in a travelogue. In the case of this essay, the personal information has been seamlessly fused with the narrative; thus infusing contextual clarity and narrative justification.
Especially the way you narrated your experiences in the unassuming tone that it is , lends the essay certain homogeneity to the entire account.
Being sufficiently imitated in music and fine arts you cannot miss observing the egalitarian social norms of the French , and the milieu of avant-garde arts and literature , that is said to have percolated to the bourgeoisie. Your next installment is being eagerly awaited.
1997 సంవత్సరంలో విడుదల అయిన “అన్నమయ్య” సినిమాలో శివరంజని రాగంలో ఒక పాట ఉంది. అది కనుక్కోగలరా?
నా చిన్నప్పుడు రేడియో ప్రోగ్రాంలు మొదలయ్యే ముందు వయోలిన్ పై ఒక సంగీతం వినపడేది. అది శివరంజని రాగం స్వరాలు వాయిస్తే వచ్చే సంగీతమే!
విష్ణుభొట్ల లక్ష్మన్న
మార్చ్ 2016
గురించి Siddineni Bhava Narayana అభిప్రాయం:
03/06/2016
4:40 am
To
The Editorial Board,
Eemaata.
Dear Sir,
As to the page layout and the format of this journal is concerned, I have been encountering hitches on five counts:
1 .The indents on the page have their own inflexible mind. Every paragraph has a right aligned first line.
2. The right side of the paragraph has loosely hanging, uneven lines.
3. Gap between two words, what you cal space, is insufficient. The reader cannot do any thing to adjust the spaces. The words look like having been fused together. This deficiency causes strain on the eye.
4. One more cause for strain on the eye is the cluttering of lines.
Line spacing is narrow; Inflexible. Coupled with insufficient word spacing , narrow spacing between lines hinders easy reading.
5.The jagged flank of each paragraph begs for an even alignment.
Should you feel the same as I do, I request you to see to it that the issues are addressed.
రాగలహరి: శివరంజని గురించి విష్ణుభొట్ల లక్ష్మన్న అభిప్రాయం:
03/08/2016 7:41 pm
సిద్దినేని భావ నారాయణ గారు:
మీ స్పందన చూసాక నేను ఆ రేడియో Signature Tune కి స్వరాలు చూసుకున్నా! అవి ఈ రకంగా పలుకుతాయి.
గరిగా రిసధ ధసరిసధప ధసధపా
ఇక్కడ ఇచ్చిన స్వరాలు అన్నీ శివరంజని రాగంలో ఉన్న స్వరాలే! అలా అని శివరంజని రాగం అనలేను. స్వరాలు మాత్రం అవే!
స, రి2, గ1, ప, ధ2
మాయామాళవగౌళ, కేదారగౌళ రాగాల్లో ఈ స్వర సముదాయం ఉండదు.
V.G.Jog గారు ఈ బాణీ ఇచ్చారని తెలిపినందుకు సంతోషం!
నమస్కారాలతో,
విష్ణుభొట్ల లక్ష్మన్న
రాగలహరి: శివరంజని గురించి Sreenivas Paruchuri అభిప్రాయం:
03/08/2016 7:35 pm
Bhavanarayana gaaru,
If you are talking about AIR signature tune, it is generally accepted that its composed by Walter Kaufmann (1907-84). He, a Jew, fled Prague after Hitler’s invasion and landed in India in 1934, where he lived for 12 (some sources say 14) years. He was deeply interested in Indian classical music tradition and his book: “The Ragas of North India” is considered to be a standard reference work. Check Wikipedia for more details about him.
However his piece was not composed as a AIR signature tune but it was an extract from a sonata commissioned by Mehli Mehta, father of Zubin Mehta, who himself played it on violin.
To make things little complex in recent years the son of Thakur Balwant Singh is claiming that his father composed the tune at the invitation of the then AIR Bombay station director, Bukhari. In this regard I once asked B. Rajanikantarao gaaru, who is closely associated with Radio since late 1930s, and he said that its Kaufmann/Mehta’s work. (I should have this statement from Rajani in audio form.)
Regards, Sreenivas
P.S. It can’t be VG Jog as he was born in 1922 and joined AIR only in 1950s.
రాగలహరి: శివరంజని గురించి మోహన అభిప్రాయం:
03/08/2016 11:03 am
The signature tune of All India Radio was composed by Walter Kaufmann, a Jewish refugee from Czechoslovakia and an early director of AIR. It is in rAga Sivaranjani and was perhaps played by Zubin Mehta’s father Mehli Mehta. Please go to the urls below for more details –
tune –
image.
Regards – J K Mohana Rao
పలుకుబడి: వ్యుత్పత్తి, నిరుక్తము గురించి పోకూరి చంద్రశేఖర్ అభిప్రాయం:
03/08/2016 9:52 am
మీరు తెలిపిన వుత్పత్ అర్థములు , నిఘంటు నిరుక్తం విషయాలు. పలుకు బడి గురించిన విషయము నన్ను చాల బాగుగ ఆకట్టుకొన్నవి . మీ వ్యాసం చదివినచో మంచి విషయములు మనసుకు సంతసం కలుగుచున్నది. నేర్చుకోవలేనని జిజ్ఞాస పెరుగు చున్నది. ఇట్లు. పోకూరి చంద్ర శేఖర్ .
రాగలహరి: శివరంజని గురించి Siddineni Bhava Narayana అభిప్రాయం:
03/08/2016 8:22 am
విష్ణుభొట్ల లక్ష్మన్న గారూ,
ఇదమిమిత్థంగా తెలీదు గాని,ఇది మాయా మాళవ గౌళ లేదా కేదార గౌళ కావచ్చ్ని సందేహం. ఓక్క సారి సరిచూస్తారని ఆశిస్తాను.
I guess the recorded instrumental piece, put to regular broadcasting as the mandatory signature tune by the A.I.R was rendered by the violin legend Late V.G.Jog.
Cordially Yours,
Siddineni Bhava Narayana.
ఏం జీవితం! గురించి మణి వడ్లమాని అభిప్రాయం:
03/08/2016 7:27 am
చంద్ర గారు,మరణం లోని ఆనందాన్ని చూపించారు. మనసునే హత్తుకునే కధ. అభినందనలు
మా ఫ్రాన్స్ అనుభవాలు గురించి Siddineni Bhava Narayana అభిప్రాయం:
03/07/2016 2:11 pm
విష్ణుభొట్ల లక్శ్మన్న గరూ,
నమస్కారం.
Paradoxes abound. I cannot possibly vouchsafe any plausible justification for my own anomalies. I cannot but accuse my own sister, and her husband , naturalized British citizens, of aping the aliens. Still, I cannot help being less cumbersome in articulation in a foreign language than I am in my native tongue.
The typical accounts by our N R I s focuses on the starange ness of the cultural practices , an the wonders of material profusion, with a ring of exaggeration.
Your essays on Carnatic ragas, and the brief notes I exchanged with you, led me to look for your other writing.
I found your experiences, as an expatriate twice removed, have made interesting reading. I am always in two minds as to incorporating personal details in a travelogue. In the case of this essay, the personal information has been seamlessly fused with the narrative; thus infusing contextual clarity and narrative justification.
Especially the way you narrated your experiences in the unassuming tone that it is , lends the essay certain homogeneity to the entire account.
Being sufficiently imitated in music and fine arts you cannot miss observing the egalitarian social norms of the French , and the milieu of avant-garde arts and literature , that is said to have percolated to the bourgeoisie. Your next installment is being eagerly awaited.
Warm Regards.
Yours Faithfully,
Siddineni Bhava Narayana.
రాగలహరి: శివరంజని గురించి విష్ణుభొట్ల లక్ష్మన్న అభిప్రాయం:
03/07/2016 1:37 pm
1997 సంవత్సరంలో విడుదల అయిన “అన్నమయ్య” సినిమాలో శివరంజని రాగంలో ఒక పాట ఉంది. అది కనుక్కోగలరా?
నా చిన్నప్పుడు రేడియో ప్రోగ్రాంలు మొదలయ్యే ముందు వయోలిన్ పై ఒక సంగీతం వినపడేది. అది శివరంజని రాగం స్వరాలు వాయిస్తే వచ్చే సంగీతమే!
విష్ణుభొట్ల లక్ష్మన్న
లిఖిత: ఒక సాయంత్రం, ఎలా అంటే గురించి siva kiran అభిప్రాయం:
03/06/2016 2:10 pm
సార్ ఇక్కడ మీరు మాటలాడేది అమ్మాయి గురించి కదా?
మార్చ్ 2016 గురించి Siddineni Bhava Narayana అభిప్రాయం:
03/06/2016 4:40 am
To
The Editorial Board,
Eemaata.
Dear Sir,
As to the page layout and the format of this journal is concerned, I have been encountering hitches on five counts:
1 .The indents on the page have their own inflexible mind. Every paragraph has a right aligned first line.
2. The right side of the paragraph has loosely hanging, uneven lines.
3. Gap between two words, what you cal space, is insufficient. The reader cannot do any thing to adjust the spaces. The words look like having been fused together. This deficiency causes strain on the eye.
4. One more cause for strain on the eye is the cluttering of lines.
Line spacing is narrow; Inflexible. Coupled with insufficient word spacing , narrow spacing between lines hinders easy reading.
5.The jagged flank of each paragraph begs for an even alignment.
Should you feel the same as I do, I request you to see to it that the issues are addressed.
Warm Regards.
Yours Faithfully,
Siddineni Bhava Narayana.