O Rama Nee Namam by Padmashri Awardee Sangita Kalanidhi Smt Aruna Sairam

On the 21st of April is Rama Navami, which celebrates the birth of Lord Rama. For this occasion, I am sharing with you the composition ‘O Rama nee namam’, which I had performed at Kumararajah Muthiah Hall for Margazhi Maha Utsavam, in the year 2006. This program was aired on Jaya TV.

The composer of the song, Bhadrachala Ramadasu, was a 17th-century devotee of Lord Rama and a composer of Carnatic music. His compositions were a great source of inspiration to Swami Tyagaraja.

Tyagaraja’s mother would sing Ramadasa's compositions to him when he was an infant.

In this particular song, the opening words leave a lasting impression – “What a delectable taste it is to utter your name.”

The following musicians had accompanied me during this performance:
Violin: Raghavendra Rao, Mridangam: J Vaidyanathan, Ghatam: S Karthick Ghatam Karthick, Tanpura: Girija

*About Aruna Sairam*
Aruna Sairam (Padma Shri) is a Carnatic vocalist, composer, collaborator, humanitarian, and speaker. In addition to her performances in India, Aruna has taken Carnatic music to the global arena, at prestigious venues including the Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall. Currently Vice Chairperson of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi, she was appointed in 2008 by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu as Advisor to the Department of Culture. Aruna works towards the musical education of underprivileged students, through the Nadayogam Trust, which she founded in 2011. Aruna is grateful for the training she received under her mother Rajalakshmi Sethuraman and the legendary T. Brinda, and the mentorship from several masters throughout her musical journey. Her music erased geographic borders when she was the first to incorporate Abhang, a Western Indian musical form, into a traditional, South Indian concert.

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