Oothukadu

For most people trained in Carnatic Music, he is just Oothukadu. For some, Oothukadu Bhagavathar. Very few identify him as Oothukadu Venkata Subbaiyer. And yet, if you have been in the South and heard any music at all, you have definitely heard "Alaipayuthe Kanna".. (I hope the connection is obvious- he was the composer.)

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I was in Chennai this weekend, and that should explain why no posts.

Anyway, I read Adyar Talk, Mambalam Talk, and Tambaram Talk on the two days (Explanation elaborated :D )

And anyway, on any of the Talk magazines there is a column by K Balakumar, which both me and my dad used to like. (One of the few columns my dad recommended to me!) It is sort of like Krish Ashok's column without the Brahmin slights and in a style equally appropriate for my generation AND my dad's.
This week's post on Indian food was as usual, very funny, and luckily there is a blog version of the column, so do take your time to read it...