The aradhana conundrum - aradhana for whom ?

Topic started by balakrishnan (@ adsl-67-118-1-108.dsl.sntc01.pacbell.net) on Mon Jul 7 17:14:52 .
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Recently, I came across an article on Cleveland Thyagaraja Utsavam and
the roaring attendance it commands. I was immensely pleased with the
globalization of Carnatic Music.

At the same time, I was quick to notice an evolving trend among present-day
India-based musicians - How come these well-established professional musicians
(that includes percussion artists, btw) are able to accommodate a heavy-duty
December season and are able to come all the way from India to US to participate
at Cleveland and yet are unable to participate at the Thyagaraja Utsavam in
Tiruvaiyaru on a regular basis ?

Long gone are the days when musicians considered it was their duty/privilege
to pay their homage to the great Saint by participating at his Samadhi on pushya pagula panchami day. If Thyagaiyar
were around, would he still have boldly posed the "Nidhi chala sukhama" question
('Oh mind! Tell me which confers genuine happiness - Wealth or the Vision of Rama?).
Probably not.

I'm curious to know what percentage of Cleveland participants (esp. musicians who
have come all the way from India) attend the Tiruvaiyaru Utsavam .

Any informed guesses ?


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