Chakkani Raja by Padmashri Awardee Sangita Kalanidhi Smt Aruna Sairam @ Navarasa Sangeethotsava 2015

[@balakrishnank1254]

Arunaji I listened to Chakkani Raja sung by you in your 2015 program, only today now. I may bring your memory to recollect an incident in 2006 when you came to a Guest House in Chennai exactly 16 years ago to pay your respects to a Swamigal from Bangalore who was staying n the said guest house. You came and sat on the chair across my work desk, I ignored you for two or three minutes and when I lifted my head and asked you what you wanted you mentioned your name and had come to visit the Swamigal. I obtained a slip from you and sent it through the housekeeper to Swamigal. You were perhaps surprised to see no reaction from me or I recognized who you were and also perhaps observed my fingers in both hands crooked and stiff When you asked, I mentioned to you I had a GBS attack 80% recovered and on wheelchair being unable to walk. I asked you "are you the singer Aruna Sairam" and you replied "Yes". It was taking time for the call from Swamigal. You asked me "do you like music?" I said "yes". Chakkani Raja was the song I liked most but I did not here that song for a long time" Without any hesitation you said "I shall sing the song for you". You started singing and when you just finished Anupallavi, the message from the Swamigal calling you received. You left with an excuse to me. Madam, it was hardly 3 minutes and my mind was engrossed in your rendition and I felt a peculiar positive vibration in my body. Next day morning I felt and noticed my fingers in both hands got relaxed and improvement in the movement in the fingers. My physiotherapist was surprised at the sudden improvement. Within 15/20 days I started walking though slow. The rendition of Chakkani Raja made a fantastic change then. The positive vibration!!! Your spontaneous offer to sing and me to hear with my mind fully involved in hearing you singing the song made all the difference. I have been hearing your performances in You Tube but happened to hear you singing "Chakkani Raja". only today and now. Thank you madam. I believe that when the the mind of the singer and the mind of the person hearing are involved with true love and affection, the music certainly turns into a therapy. You might have forgotten the incident that happened 16 years ago but it has been in me and it still remains green. I am 88 now and 85% active as of today. Thank you once again Madam.

[@venkataramamuthuswami]

Long after listening to Chakani Raja by Madurai Mani Iyer (with Lalkudi Jayaraman on violin) in late 50s, it is just a bliss to hear the song so devotedly sung by none other than Aruna Sairam. God bless this versatile musician.

[@varadarajnr5080]

Fine clasical music

[@appabombay]

👏.. excellent rendition.. 🔥✌️Radhe Krishna 💐🌹

[@drbalajiraman3936]

Divine.. music truly is a blessing to mankind 🙏🙏

[@mahadevanr8114]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@music5ram684]

Miruthangam vera....level....

[@kalpanasarangam5744]

Yes what a tempo

[@sanjeevibs8867]

Excellent performance in Aruna Sairam 👍

[@surangadas]

Top class

[@savithasatish257]

A huge applause 👏👏👏👏for all the artists... I have tears running down...

[@anaghaasatheesan1389]

Awesome mam....no words

[@sanjaysriram2104]

Majestic song with fabulous swarams...thoroughly enjoyed the Thani....exceptional team work

[@1964vmp]

Marvellous impressive, splendid performance as well as exhaustive

[@ramspkg]

Really Rajamargam of Aruna amma in Karaharapriya

[@svkrishna4976]

పల్లవి చక్కని రాజ మార్గము లుండగ సందుల దూర నేల ? ఓ మనస ! | | చక్కని | | అనుపల్లవి చిక్కనిపాలు మీగడ యుండగ చీయను గంగా సాగర మేల ? | | చక్కని | | చరణం కంటికి సుందరతరమగు రూపమే; ము - క్కంటి నోట చెలఁగెడు నామమే; త్యాగరా - జింటనే నెలకొన్నది దైవమే, యిటు - వంటి శ్రీసాకేతరాముని భక్తియను | | చక్కని | |

[@princessd5319]

huge fan of you maam !! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@gopinathk4090]

Awesome Mam

[@vijayshripal5068]

chakkani raaja raagam: kharaharapriyaa 22 kharaharapriya mEla Aa: S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S taaLam: aadi Composer: Tyaagaraaja Language: Telugu pallavi cakkani rAja mArgamu lunDaga sandula dUranela O manasA anupallavi cikkani pAlu mIgada unDaga chIyanu gangA sAgara mElE caraNam kanTiki sundaramagu rUpamE mukkaNTi nOTa celagE nAmamE tyAgarAjintanE nelakonnadi daivamE iTuvaNTi shrI sAkEta rAmunimuni bhaktiyanE

[@magicalboy2191]

fentastic

[@rambus3535]

pls do not fight with swaras