Bantu Reethi Koluvu | Dushyanth Sridhar & Bharat Sundar|MadRasana Conversations| Episode 01 Part 04

This is part 04 of episode 01. In this part Dushyanth Sridhar and Bharat Sundar explore Bantu reethi koluvu a Tyagaraja composition. They discuss how the rendition of the song can be enhanced with understanding the context of the song.
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Credits
Guests : Dushyanth Sridhar and Bharat Sundar
Theme Music: Sean Roldan
Sketches : Keshav ( www.krishnafortoday.com)
Editing, Concept and Production: Mahesh Venkateswaran
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[@ramprasadgaddikeri3984]

Thyagaraju made Telugu language immortal !

[@ranadheerkumargupta3251]

Drenched in the rama nama swara amrutham....🙏🙏, thank you both of you.....🙏🙏

[@kgayathri4696]

Sir I am singing this song for past 35 years without knowing it's meaning.....today I learnt it's meaning thankful to you

[@tuma79]

Yes. It's an issue that I note even with very renowned singers because they don't know the language. This leads to splitting the words and syllables in wrong places . For instance- " Manavyilala kin chara "- this is how many people sing it. But actually it has to be "Manavi Aalakinchara"

[@sandhyaviswanathan9696]

What to say. The future of upanyasam and carnatic music is in safe hands. And am sure they will pass on the unbroken chain of knowledge to the next generation

[@svasudhasarangapani7678]

Very true!! Beautiful to listen to these youngsters

[@kb3dow]

Very true, this is like attending a class that gives not just the literary synopsis but the whole background of the composition

[@rajeshds5533]

Absolutely

[@deepadoc]

Paatunaa ippadi paadi ketkanum. Lovely bhaavam . Anubhavam. Wish you could do this for all the Krithis.

[@srirambalasubramanian4011]

Superb dialogue between two skilled professionals. When music meets bhakti

[@sriramraghavan6335]

Beautiful Divine experience. I only wish in my next birth I get the privilege of singing such kritis aa a carnatic vocalist,

[@NC-hl4yu]

oh my lord... what is this I have stumbled on to...? Beautiful!

[@malathynarayanan6078]

I too want to sing this song with the singer. I often sings this song. Thanks for sharing

[@raghavendrakiran9173]

What an voice. Wow wow great. No dought the beauty of voice blends with krithi. And sir explaining the meaning is really a great job , that too now a days. OMG what a knowledge you have got. ... 🙏🙏 and your work is not just a video shure Thyagya bramha bless you...

[@karunsai]

Namaskaram Jai Sri Ram Thank you so much of your beautifully sharing the excellent keerthanai "Bantu Reethi Kolu" beautifully sung by the Vidhwan Sri Bharat Sundar and Sri Dushyant Sridhar

[@malathynarayanan6078]

Excellent voice modulations and expressions

[@padmabalaji685]

That's awesome.. tears welled up

[@rekhadath678]

Wow...the ultimate Tyagaraja krithi🙏🙏🙏had goosebumps hearing the same lines sung in 4 different rasa....🙏👍👌👌awsume😊🥰😍

[@manjunathgangadhargangadha4364]

Beautiful singing... Goosebumps area inevitabl... Thank you.

[@malathynarayanan6078]

Wonderful rendition by the singer. Bhagavathalukku namskaram Thanks for the upload

[@vamsikrishnakona]

Bantu as you said is a personal servant. If you have seen at collector office or even in courts there are attenders who wear this belt sort of thing across their shoulders with a badge. They also generally hold a sort of staff in their hand and announce the arrival of the officer. In olden days it was for king and these people walked before the king, announcing his arrival and clearing his path. The badge recognised them as servant of so and so and the staff gave them some sort of authority. Here at a literal level, Tyagaraja swamy is asking Lord Rama to give him that position so that he can be near him all the time. Metaphorically, Tyagaraja swamy is asking Lord Rama to make him his own, as in those times a servant didn't have any other identity or existence beyond what his/her master willed, so that everyone knows/calls him as a servant of Rama. In a way Tyagaraja swamy wants to lose his existence and identity and belong to Lord Rama. What more does one require than being called a servant of Rama and what more powerful weapon or authority than the name 'Rama' to face any obstacle.

[@KumarGanapathiramanKallur]

Nice research and explanation On Ramayana of Thyaga Bhramam 🙏🙏🙏

[@puspadewi7661]

Fantastic.... When singing Rama Nama maane lyrics 😍

[@priyankapai6380]

Absolutely made my day!

[@aarramram]

Outstanding..... immerses with oneness completely...

[@nani-sr7ll]

Thank you for understanding the true meanings and pronunciations in telugu 🙏, I have seen soo many great singers from Tamil who's misspronouncing telugu words, which changes the complete meaning of the word ,we are soo thankful for you letting people know that they're doing it wrong way 🙏

[@harijeedigunta]

It's a lovely conversation and beautiful singing, thank you so much Gurus... Lot's of respect to you..

[@sainik1235]

thank you

[@malathynarayanan6078]

Awesome

[@ganeshmourthy2000]

very good to listen to . It is like dissertation work . very good

[@u4ttube]

Im learning this kriti and this is soooo helpful 🙏

[@anjanbharathi8992]

It is a must for Carnatic singers to know at least 5-6 languages..if you include marathi and hindi... Else there is no bhava. A word is dissected randomly into two with out meaning and language familiarity.... This is a good lesson for both the teacher and the taught. Dasa kriti... simple but improperly rendered takes the beauty away...

[@sandhyaviswanathan9696]

Wonderful concept!!!!

[@lakshmisridhar2544]

Rombave arumai. Arpudam

[@usharanichellur5348]

Wonderful ….thank you so much.

[@krishnas9909]

Wonderful!

[@padgud]

No words to express!!

[@VamshikrishnaVishnudas]

It’s a lovely initiative to bring out the Sahithya Bhava with apt musicalities. Enjoyed your narration and interpretation of the sahithya Dushyanth ji but one small observation, it’s supposed to be Ramanamamane varakhadgamu - Virajillunayya thyagarajunike, that way it’s being sung in the concerts “Vara khadgamivi “ doesn’t make sense. Please correct me if I am wrong.

[@usharanichellur5348]

🙏 Bharat Sundarji can you please sing this krithi Bantureethi koluvu full song, very nice to hear from your wonderful voice.

[@padmaoruganti9179]

Beautiful 🙏

[@ksharma592]

அருமை அருமை ..T.v.kuppuswamy sharma

[@bhagyalakshmiguruvayur]

Excellent 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@indupradeep5288]

👍🙏

[@kkpradhika]

Wow. Excellent

[@rajiiyer6528]

Well explained!!!

[@swamysekharakula4901]

Astonishing 😲

[@thampikumarvt4302]

Great job 👍

[@lakshmiramesh93]

Wow...wow...

[@vdsrushti]

Superb 😍😍😍

[@shashankranganath5745]

Very enlightening!!

[@mkrangachar]

Awesome.

[@appukrishnandass1927]

🙏🙏🙏

[@iisravaneeyam9973]

Rendering by Bharat Sundar is very soothing to ears... Where as Mr. Dushyanth(I dont know his literature background or Telugu Knowledge. Must have read Valmikam well, as he is rendering slokams)has depicted the meaning very wrong... There is no context of Ramayana or ayodhyakanda here... It is pure bhakti and seeking help of rama namam against indriyas... You have to read the lyrics as a whole including Anupallavi and should have some knowledge, about what actually Bantu and Koluvu means.... you can communicate with me in mail, if you are looking for actual bhavam of it.... Regards..

[@jaisacinandanakrsnadasa1597]

Is there a pramana where you can find Sita devi calling Sri Ramachandra Bhagavan by His name.. I don't think that exists

[@perisreevardhan7722]

can u make a few episodes on devi bhagavatam like mahishasura samharam , yudhdha kandam of ramayanam or virataparvam from mahabharatam for the vijayadashami which is in the coming month . pls,pls,pls

[@nelatursridhar2001]

Please do the same for all krutha.

[@MadRasana]

Please check madrasana.com/madrasana-academy/ This is what is not done for 36 compositions. You can register for the course.

[@vijaygourisankaran6585]

Wondering what are the other two characteristics of a Ramabhaktha other than the horripilation mentioned... Can someone elaborate please? 🙏

[@fobycoconut98]

Bantureethi, I believe is a royal guard and not a servant. I could be wrong though.

[@Anandsundararajan007]

Bantu in telugu is servant, there are also names in andhra Like Ramabantu

[@Chunchukiran]

Bantu=guard/personal assistant Reethi=like,similar Simply put tyagaraja is requesting rama to appoint him in a similar post(personal assistant)

[@SreekanthYerram]

Bantu is a devoted follower..