Samskritam Sangeetham

  The Importance of Cultural Diversity and its Effect on Female Composers in Carnatic Music Compositions   Culture can be defined as a complex system of knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, customs and many other habits acquired through traditions by a man as the member of a particular society. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru , the first Prime Minister of independent India, explained culture as " the outcome and basis of training, establishment and development of physical and mental potentials ". Sri Rajagopalacharya , the first Governor General of British India, defined culture as " the collective expression of 5 Introduction to Indian Culture the thoughts, speeches and deeds of the learned, talented or creative members of a society or a nation ". By these above explanation by the revered, we understand that culture is seen or felt through our thought process, literature, language, arts, religion, customs, traditions and the way we know the world around us.  One of t...

॥ श्रीविष्णु पंचायुध स्तोत्रम् ॥ Sri Vishnu Panchayudha Sthothram  is a set of wonderful verses praising the five fierce weapons of Lord Vishnu. The Following are five weapons :  Panchayudha Sudarshana Chakra - Discus Panchajanya Shankh - Conch Kaumodaki Gada - Mace Nandaka Khadga - Sword   Saranga Dhanush - Bow It is highly beneficial to people suffering from phobias. It is said that whoever recites the holy verses praising the Panchayudham of Lord Vishnu would be relieved from all fears, sins, grief and sorrows. Sudarshana Chakra - Discus -  It is carried in the upper right hand. Lord Vishnu which has the brilliance of crores of Adityas, it has the fierceness of thousands of flames and vanquish the demons effortlessly.   Panchajanya Shankh - Conch - It is Carried in the Upper Left I shall always surrender to the holy Conch/Panchajanyam of Lord Vishnu, which reverberates with the mouthful air of Lord Vishnu, which thrashes the ego and pride of the d...

  JAYACHAMARAJA WODEYAR or MYSORE MAHARAJA (1919 - 1974 A.D) was the 25 th the Wodeyar Dynasty , who ruled the Kingdom of Mysore. He was born on 18 July 1919 to Yuvaraja Kanthirava Narasimharaja Wodeyar, and Kempe Cheluvajjammanni . He was brought up under the personal supervision of his uncle, Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar. He studied at the Royal School and later he graduated from the Maharaja's College, Mysore, with distinction, securing several Gold Medals. Jayachamaraja Wodeyar studied Philosophy, Metaphysics, and Mimamsa. His knowledge was very vast and he was author of many classical works like " Dattatreya – the way and the goal ", " Gita and the Indian Culture ", " Dharma Mattu Manava ", and so on. On 8 September 1940, he was crowned as Maharaja. He married Princess Satya Prema Kumari Devi in 1938 (no children), and later Tripura Sundarammanni in 1942 (six children). A decade of his rule was constitutional, benevolent and one of enlightene...