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I remembered a beautiful carnatic classical rendition "Raghu Vamsa Sudhambudi" This is a song, praising Lord Ram, who belongs to "Raghu" family hoping that he would bring all the good luck and charm.  The song sets the tempo for further course of action and is a hope that the Raghu Ram will take care of the reins and lead every one ashore.  Hope Mr. Raghu Ram can do so. If you did not already get my intentions. This is a request and praise of Mr. RaghuRam Rajan who is the next RBI director. Not that the earlier chairman Mr. Subbarao did anything bad, it is just a hope that Mr. Raghuram rajan will be able to better handle the government and make it understand it's work better. This was a simple blog requesting the almighty (RBI chairman, I guess holds the key for a lot of activities) to bring a shape to the country. He will have to break the lock of Chidambaram and unshackle the country's growth potential.  Otherwise most of us will end up doing nothi...

I didn't know how to coin the term for this...you can help me with the right term after reading the blog During my childhood when high rise apartments weren't the norm and urbanization wasn't in vogue, lot of people would come across your street, perform and ask for alms..more than alms I'd say they were seeking money for the appreciation of their art. Some one would play a shehnai, some one would make a bull perform dance (referred to as gangireddu melam ) or there would be small drama etc.. At the end of all these acts people would contribute what ever amount they can, and the performers in turn would bless whoever has turned up.  In many cases, these performers themselves were considered divine and hence people would throng to see and give whatever they can. This helped many of these artists to survive and flourish in a few instances. They also brought the culture and folklore into limelight and ensured that traditional music thrived. But of late, how many time...