iNayak kavi arangam

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RR,
After reading your mail let me make another suggestion to you, Hari and other well-wishers.
1. The most practical first step (before conference etc.) is the streaming of 'Kaviyarangkams" which are held in Channai and nearby places regularly. ( This was my original suggestion; and I would like to harp on it once more!)
2. At present there are many music sites which do this.e.g. www.kutchery.com I read about these young volunteers ( most if not all of them at Chennai) who get together and with the help of some sponsors broadcast a concert every month or so. Each song is indivudally presented. Except during heavy traffic time, I have listened to many of these songs without difficulty. All you need is Real or Window media players and the result is easy, automatic listening pleasure.
3. I think the time has come when Kaviyarangkams and other Lectures can/should be done this way. Kaviyarangkams naturally separate into many poems. Easily 15-20 such readings (along with the Chair's intro etc) can be presented over the Internet in the same format... streaming. There will be no permanent archives; every month or so, another Kaviyarangkam will take its place.
4. At present I think that such efforts are much more practical than conferencing over Internet. And , in my opinion, more useful .Also very easy, since there are many manRams and kazakam-s which do meet regularly. ( Hari himself is part of one; I don't know how many viewers (not poets) attend such functions; I bet that there will be more such listeners if done the way I suggest. Vanchi, who attended the last one and complained that he missed some of Hari's readings need not miss these anymore; he will have a month to listen to it!)
5. Ultimately I would like most of the manRams in Tamilnadu to get together and sponsor one such web-site . (perhaps, with the financial support of a great patron like PoLLachi Mahalingam !) Then the Kaviyarangkam will switch from one manRam to another every week or so. What is needed is just an audio tape of the proceedings and equipment for streaming. I'm sure if proper persons (e.g. those who run kutchery site) in Chennai are contacted this will become a reality. ( the written poems can be archived if permitted by the poets)
6. If there are financial constraints which make this difficult to achieve in the forumhub setting, I volunteer to share the cost.The main need is someone(s) at Chennai who have the equipment and are willing to do it. I am sure Hari can easily get the permission of poets and an audio tape every month or so.
7. I think it is high time 'iyal', the eldest followed the lead of the younger 'isai' in this effort.
8. My recommerndation is a prgmatic one, based on what I think is the needed first step before other more desirable media events can take place . If those Kavi-Conferences can't be done easily, is it not better to achieve atleast "broadcast" first...? Is this a less "flashy" course of action and hence, less appealing than a big Internet conference-call? Perhaps; but I contend that the value ( minus the participation of some Internet players ) is still very considerable , And more importantly there are examples in the music field which assure that I am not dreaming. I believe this is the need right now and can be done with the available technology NOW.
What is the opinion of the audience?