Popcorn Maker makes it easy to enhance, remix and share
web video. Use your web browser to combine video and audio with content
from the rest of the web — from text, links and maps to pictures and
live feeds.
The following is an example of what you can do :
The following steps can be used to display unsynchronized lyrics of an mp3 file on Android phone. This method is tested on Samsung Galaxy S2 using the built-in Music Player.
1. Create a folder called mp3lyrics (or any name of your choice) in myfiles.
2. Create one subfolder for every mp3 file for which you want to add lyrics.
3. Move an mp3 file to a subfolder. Move a screenshot (jpg) of the lyrics also to the same folder. Rename the screenshot file as folder.jpg
4. Repeat this process for all your mp3 files.
5 Note that in all the subfolders the screenshot is named as folder.jpg
6. Open one of the subfolders and play the file using the default sound player of Android phone.
7. You should now see the image of the lyrics while the mp3 player is playing the song.
8. This method also works with winamp player available on google play.
Kurai ondrum illai, maraimurthi kanna… All but 99 and
going on 100, as he is lying on his bed, with eyes that glow with life and
spirit; ears that can catch the finest nuances and nod in appreciation; a
voice, though feeble with age, that can preface a raga with an alapana or tag a
swarakalpana to a verse at the drop of a hat, Dr. Sripada Pinakapani is a content
soul with no regrets in life! The body prefers a supine position but the eyes
speak volumes and the mind is filled with a memory that no computer can match!
Music and medicine is saved and stored there! Only music is retrieved and
experienced all the time since it is way above medicine and who knows it better
than Dr. Sripada Pinakapani?
He is a ‘Vyasa’ who has given the Telugu land, a treasure trove
called theory of Carnatic music which had been nurtured, preserved and
practiced in the folds of ‘dakshina desham’ (south India) by the stalwarts of
Thanjavur. Dr. Paani, as the music circuit loved calling him, took pains to
note down each and every kriti and thousands of them, over decades, the grammar
nuances which gave them the classicality, the tradition of rendering such
compositions and document them for posterity. It was a Herculean task going by
the fact that he was a practicing doctor who had to earn his bread and butter
through his medical profession. “I don’t know why I was ordained to take to music
first and then having done that, feel the urge to learn the theory and
presentation of genuine classical music that was being practiced in southern
India under the banner of Thanjavur baani (school/style). Once I was
convinced music has enveloped me totally, I felt a great responsibility seep
into me that I should not confine myself to learning and performing or teaching
music but should collate everything that was best and time-tested in Carnatic
music and bring it under one cover so that it would be passed on to the future
now and always. I have trained some very good musicians of today like Nookala
Chinna Satyanarayana, Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, Voleti Venkateswarulu, Srirangam
Gopalaratnam, who have gone ahead and been accorded the nation’s highest honours
in the field of music and are today on par with the best vidwans in south
India. What else do I need? I am totally content with my contribution and
realisation of my objective,” he says with an air of finality.
To him, music was not a path to salvation or spirituality. “I
wanted perfect music to be learnt and sung. That was my sole aim; all else fell
into place. Bhakti in classical music cannot be at the cost of losing out on
the traditions of grammar and syntax that make music. It is a tight framework
which cannot be tampered with; perfection makes a man perfect,” he signs off.
The foremost disciple who spent the best part of his learning
under Dr. Pani, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Nedunuri Krishnamurthy in all reverence
refers to his guru as a ‘sangeetha paramacharya’, a ‘taponidhi’, a ‘gyana
brahma’, and a ‘jeevan mukta who is waiting for moksha (liberation from human
bondage).’
“If Thyagaraja aimed at purifying the society and human life with
‘shastriya sangeetam’, my guru, Pinakapani’s single-point agenda was to leave a
vast treasure of music knowledge to posterity, lest it get lost with just one
generation,” says Nedunuri in a voice suffused with deep regard for his guru.
Ask this melodious colossus of music in our region about his
first learning experience and he narrates with a chuckle, “There was no fixed
time for music. At least not a decent hour by worldly terms! He would get into
a mood to teach at midnight and the class would go on till 3.00 am when we
would both hear the Secunderabad-Dornakal express hoot and be jolted out of our
music world and then decide to go to bed! He could speak on every topic under
the sun: from cricket to tennis to medicine to music and poetry. I would follow
him like a lamb taking in all that was being conveyed to me, despite feeling
terribly sleepy at times. He would talk about the great vidwans of music in the
south (Tamil Nadu) in glowing terms and the tremendous knowledge that flowed
from him to me is just my divine blessing. Every single aspect of music was at
his fingertips and don’t ask me how, because to most, he was a doctor by
profession and a musician by passion. His wife was a good singer herself and
together we shared a musical rapport. It was a life with sathguru who gave and
gave, expecting nothing in return.”
Classical music is a scientific, mathematical, traditional,
intellectual, emotional, devotional and finally a divine art form. Thyagaraja
was an embodiment of all these qualities. “And so was my guru Sripada
Pinakapani. He bestowed on Andhra Pradesh what we call ‘uttama sampradaya
sangeetham’ (highly evolved tradition of music). His analysis of music was
phenomenal. He could sing, teach, analyse and create. And in doing so, he
established a style called ‘Pani’s baani’ where the raga swept like a mighty
ocean. Once he asked me if I gained anything through his teaching. I told him
that I owe my Sangeetha Kalanidhi title to him,” Nedunuri reminiscences with
affection.
Fame as a musician par excellence blessed this sishya who is a
professional, while the guru remained a musicologist and not a ‘professional
musician’ though he was honoured with a ‘Sangeetha Kalanidhi’ at the Mecca of
music. “Another of this pure order may not be born. He is just one of his
kind,” salutes Nedunuri
He may not be the only one to hold dual vocations. But Dr.
Sripada Pinakapani is definitely a unique phenomenon — he re-wrote Carnatic
music for the Telugu land and strove to translate theory into practice by
training young, aspiring musicians in the authentic Thanjavur baani (school
of music) and passed on this legacy through generations. At the same time, he
taught innumerable medical students as a professor of medicine and a clinical
physician at various government medical colleges and hospitals he served till
superannuation. Medicine and music went hand in hand but never did one mar the
efficacy of the other. There are as many musicians as doctors to testify this.
For all those who have never had the good fortune to know this
colossus called Dr. Pinakapani, a glimpse of his life will take them back to
the 1900s when values, ideals, calling and vocation, responsibility and
recreation, dedication and diligence were balanced in the right proportions,
with no room for excesses. Born on August 3, 1913 in Priyagraharam in
Srikakulam district, Paani as he was fondly called, went on to graduate in
medical sciences (MBBS) and later did his post-graduation in General Medicine
(MD) from Andhra Medical College at Visakhapatnam. Why and how he developed an
all-consuming love for Carnatic music is just anybody’s guess. From a music aficionado,
he transited to become music interpreter and later a musicologist and musician
par excellence. Medical studies were his priority till he emerged a
full-fledged doctor with a government job. Once his finances were secure, Paani
decided to pursue music right from the basics and took to learning under BS
Lakshmana Rao of Mysore, a fourth generation disciple of Thyagaraja. Later, he
advanced under Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu and Sriranga Ramanuja Ayyangar of
Madras. His music came to public eye in 1938 in the All-India Radio (AIR) and
stage concerts in metros like Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore and certain places in
Tamil Nadu. His penchant for music made him choose a musician wife in Balamba.
He was honoured with innumberable titles from across the country
including ‘Sangeetha Kalanidhi’ and a ‘Padma Bhushan’. Right from the AP
Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1966 , ‘Kala Prapoorna’, then an honorary
doctorate from Andhra University, and the highest music award of the Madras
Music Academy — Sangeetha Kalanidhi— in 1983 and the Government of India’s
recognition with the Padma award in the following year, there was no looking
back for Sripada Pinakapani.
The list of his pupils shines bright with illustrious names like
Padmabhushan Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana, Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, Voleti
Venkateswarulu, Srirangam Gopalaratnam, Sistla Vasundhara, Jayalakshmi Shekar
and others.
Today as he enters his 100th year, Dr. Pinakapani though battered
by age, is still the fountainhead of music which never seems to dry up as he
hums a pallavi or a mukthayi with clarity. Musicseems to be the life force that
keeps him going.
O Lord whose stately gait is like that of an elephant! O Protector of the Lotus of heart of pious people! (Or O Sun that blossoms the Lotus in the lake called heart of pious people)! O Lord who is beyond Time! O Celebrated One! O Lord who is adept in the nectarine music - born of sAma vEda! O Lord who is virtuous by nature! O Ocean of mercy! O Splendrous lamp on the mountain called the nAda consisting of the seven svaras born of nAdOMkAra! O Lord who incarnated in the race of yadu! O Player of flute! O sportive enchanter! O Lord worshipped by this tyAgarAja! Please protect me.
ఎందరో మహానుభావులు అందరికీ వందనములు
చందురూ వర్ణుని అంద చందమును హృదయారవుందమున
జూచి బ్రహ్మానందమనుభవించు వారెందరో మహానుభావులు
సామగాన లోల మనసిజ లావణ్య
ధన్య ముర్ధన్యులెందరో మహానుభావులు
మానసవన చర వర సంచారము నెరిపి మూర్తి బాగుగ పొగడనే
వారెందరో మహానుభావులు
సరగున పాదములకు స్వాంతమను సరోజమును సమర్పణము
సేయువారెందరో మహానుభావులు
పతిత పావనుడనే పరాత్పరుని గురించి
పరమార్ధమగు నిజ మార్గముతోను బాడుచును
సల్లాపముతో స్వర లయాది రాగముల దెలియు
వారెందరో మహానుభావులు
హరిగుణ మణిమయ సరములు గళమున
షోభిల్లు భక్త కోటులిలలో తెలివితో చెలిమితో
కరుణ గల్గి జగమెల్లను సుధా దృష్టిచే
బ్రోచువారెందరో మహానుభావులు
హొయలు మీర నడలు గల్గ్గు సరసుని
సదా కనుల జూచుచును పులక శరీరులై
ఆనంద పయోధి నిమగ్నులై ముదంబునను యశము
గలవారెందరో మహానుభావులు
పరమ భాగవత మౌని వర శశి విభాకర సనక సనందన
దిగీశ సుర కింపురుష కనక కశిపు సుత నారద తుంబురు
పవనసూను బాలచంద్ర ధర శుక సరోజభవ భూసురవరులు
పరమ పావనులు ఘనులు శాశ్వతులు కమల భవ సుఖము
సదానుభవులు గాక ఎందరో మహానుభావులు
నీ మేను నామ వైభవంబులను
నీ పరాక్రమ ధైర్యముల శాంత మానసము నీవులను
వచన సత్యమును రఘువర నీయెడ సద్భక్తియు జనించకను
దుర్మతములను కల్గ జేసినట్టి నీమది నెరింగి
సంతసంబునను గుణ భజనానంద కీర్తనము జేయు
వారెందరో మహానుభావులు
There are countless fortunate pre-eminent persons. There are countless great personages who (a) behold well the figure of the Lord, found in the woods of the mind, by remaining (in meditation) with Him, and, (b) immediately surrender the Lotus of (their) heart at His holy feet. There are countless great personages who (a) while singing joyously about the Supreme Lord - sanctifier of the fallen- in consonance with true path leading to highest knowledge, (b) know rAgas emanating from the seven svaras and laya. There are countless great personages in this World (a) who are excellent devotees in whose voice shines series (lists) of excellent qualities of Lord hari, and (b) who protect entire World with their nectarine glance, with full understanding, love and having compassion. There are countless famous great personages who (a) beholding always with their eyes the lovely Lord having exceedingly charming gait, (b) attaining horripilation, (c) remain delightfully immersed in the Ocean of bliss. There are countless great personages other than (the following) - great sages who are Supreme devotees of the Lord, the Moon, the Sun, sages sanaka, sanandana, Lords of the Quarters, the celestials, attendants of kubEra, prahlAda, sage nArada, the celstrial musician tumburu, AnjanEya, Lord Siva, sage Suka, Lord brahmA, great brAhmaNas, the supremely holy ones, the eminent persons, the eternal ones (all these) who – always have the experience of Supreme bliss. There are countless great personages who (a) understanding Your kind of mind which disproved the wicked paths, (b) in order that there could sprout in them the true devotion towards You, (c) happily sing the blissful chant of Your virtues, (d) describing the greatness of Your body, Your name, Your prowess and courage, Your tranquility of mind and the truth of words uttered by You. There are countless great personages who (a) understanding (i) the secrets of SrImad-bhAgavataM, rAmAyaNa, SrImad-bhagavad-gItA, vEdas, sciences, epics, etc., (ii) the secrets of the six methods of formal worship like, Saiva and others, (iii) the state of mind of thirty-three crores of celestials, (b) attaining a very long life and (c) being uninterrupted experiencers of bliss along with joy of bhAva, rAga and laya etc, (d) have become the benefactors of this tyAgarAja. There are countless great personages who (a) meditate on the name of the Lord at that time when their love redoubles and who (b) have become the true servants of the Lord praised by this tyAgarAja – a devotee of Lord rAma. I offer my salutations to all of them.
బంటు రీతి కొలువీయ వయ్య రామ
తుంట వింటి వాని మొదలైన
మదాదుల బట్టి నేల కూలజేయు నిజ
రోమాంచమనే, ఘన కంచుకము
రామ భక్తుడనే, ముద్రబిళ్ళయు
రామ నామమనే, వర ఖఢ్గమి
విరాజిల్లునయ్య, త్యాగరాజునికే
O Lord rAma! Give me the privilege of being in Your service as a (royal) guard. Give me the privilege of being in Your service as a true (royal) guard who would thrash the six interanal enemies – desire, conceit etc., and make them bite dust. Give this tyAgarAja the privilege of being in Your service as a (royal) guard on whose person would shine these - a heavy armour of horripilation, royal badge of being rAma’s devotee, and divine sword called rAma’s name.
I have stumbled across a little known ereader which can read ebooks with embedded audio and video.
The user interface is not very satisfactory but it is providing the functionality hitherto available only on ipod/ipad.
The name of the reader is Himawari . I tested it on Samsung Galaxy II and it is working fine. I did not find any way of directly importing files . We can , however , move the required epub files to Myfiles/Books /himawari and the files will be available for reading . YOU CAN ALSO VIEW THE THE EPUB FILES IN DROPBOX ACCOUNT .
I found the following video on youtube :
I tested the ereader using the following epub files :
I have found a simple method for embedding Audio/Video in epub ebooks for ipad using two free tools :
Sigil and
Tweak_epub
Processing with Sigil
Open the ebook in which you want to embed Audio/Video in Sigil.
Go to the Book Browser pane in the leftmost portion of the screen and scroll down to the folder Misc
Right-click on Misc and the context menu “Add existing items “ will be displayed .
Click on that and browse for the audio/video files you want to embed and select them.
The selected media files are added to the Misc folder.
You can now scroll up to the Text folder and double click on the xhtml files to view the text content and to decide about where in the text you want the media files to be played. Identify and remember the name of the selected xhtml file. Save the modified epub file and close Sigil.
Processing with Tweak_epub
Open the saved epub file using tweak_epub tool. It will display a screen containing the structure of the epub file including the xhtml files.
Select the xhtml file you have identified before closing Sigil. Click the Edit File button , view the xhtml file and locate the place where you want the audio/video to appear.
Insert the following code for audio:
<audio controls="controls" preload="auto" height="385" width="480" src="../Misc/n.mp3">(Cannot play n.mp3. This reader does not support embedded video.) </audio>
Replace the audio file name by your audio file name
Insert the following code for video:
<video controls="controls" preload="auto" height="385" width="480" src="../Misc/re.mp4">(Cannot play re.mp4. This reader does not support embedded video.) </video>
Replace the video file name by your video file name
After inserting the code for audio/video in the xhtml file , save changes and save the epub file.
Now test your epub file on ipod/ipad.
The following is a link to an epub created following the above steps :
Welcome to this blog of the descendants of Sri Mahabhashyam Narasimham of Vizianagaram .
Our ancestors hail from Gazulapalle , Kurnool District. They were Sanskrit scholars . One of them , Seshadri Sastri went to Benares to prosecute his higher studies. On his return journey , the then Maharajah of Vizianagaram detained him in Vizianagaram and appointed him as the Asthana Pandit.His erudition was so great , particularly his commentary on Sankara's works , that he was conferred the title "Mahabhashyam" which subsequently became the surname of the family .
Our original surname was "Rudraksha"
