Pallavi - A blog on Carnatic Music

I attended a peace vigil organized by a local church in Port Jefferson last weekend. There was some very nice choir singing, and was followed by readings from various religious texts.

While walking back home, I was reminded of Santhi Nilava Vendum -- a pleasant song and did some research on that song over the weekend.

The song was written by Suddhanandha Bharati (the "eppadi paadinaro" song), who was an ardent fan of Bharatiyaar -- and a close associate of Kalki Krishnamurti and Ramalinga adigal -- and was an activist for Tamizh Isai.

His songs has been set to music by other musicians -- Calcutta Krishnamurti -- and this song was set to tune by Sethu Madhava Rao.

About the song itself -- it is sent to Tilang ragam -- and was a favorite of DK Pattamaal and MS Subbulakshmi. The song was composed right after Gandhi's death -- the last charanam actually is a dedication --! All the way underscoring the need for greater understanding of all
people!

URL: is -- here

Rendered very nicely by Sudha Raghunathan.

Peace, Paz, Shalom, Salaam!
--venkat