Tuesday, August 17, 2010

THE GRAND 9th MEET of RISHABAM !!

Our 2nd anniversary... which is fast approaching on the 2nd of October... was celebrated in advance in a grand way on the 14th of August 2010...hosted by the awesome hosts John and Mary!!
The most unforgettable evening and the best ever Rishabam meet to date!! Kudos John n Mary!!

Here are the words from our happy rishabians:

DearJohn /Mary /Jeevanth /Jasmitha,

Thanks for presenting such a wonderful day. It was a fantabulous day all the way. Right from the Rishabam Banner, National flag, Music system, hall, podium, Sugar cane juice, Tea, coffee, Snacks, knowledgeable audience, Mary’s welcome address and Jeevan’s invocation song ……, everything was very thoughtful. Certainly this is the best of our Rishabam Meet so far.


Kavya was the singer of day and meeting Mr. Joseph was a pride movement. Mr. Lawrence, Mrs. Jascintha, Mrs. Viji and your mother and the entire family were all very sweet people and one should learn a lot from them.


As usual the entire Rishabam team was rocking as though there is no tomorrow. Participations of children were very encouraging and they are growing into confidence. The 2nd Annual of Rishabam was celebrated in a grand manner. We would like to extend our big thank you to each and every one for this happy and joyful journey.


Let us keep up our spirit. Long live Rishabam.
Cheers,
Venkat / Priya / Kirthana / Kaushik

HI All

I want to add that this was also the most expensive meet ever !! :)

As Mr Joseph rightly put it, we really should take our Rishabam club to the next
level - We could always meet and do these kind of gatherings and have fun but do
we want to limit our club to just that - I have no problems if that is what we
all want to do because I think what we are doing so far is simply great and I
would not want to change anything

However just take a step back, reflect and see if we want to take our club to
the next level - if there is interest, share ideas and let us make a plan and
do something about it
Thanks to the family of John and Mary for such a wonderful evening !! I had a
blast !!
- Raghu

Dear Mr.Sridhar and Family & Rishabians
We thank you from the bottom of our heart for your involvement and
participation in making this programme a grand success.

Not to miss it is you Mr.Sridhar the one and only SHOWMAN of the day who
conducted the programme so wonderfully, it was an wholesome entertainment.
THANKS AGAIN.
With Regards
John/Mary/ Jeevanth/ Jasmitha

Dear John & family

We had a Terrific evening on 14th August, I think it was the Best Rishabam meet so far, we enjoyed the evening to our full satisfaction.

Thanks to John and family members for taking so much pain in organising this meet.
Every one was Rocking and High light of the show was "Villu" song from Sridhar and Priya.
Johns "Pal Pal dhil" was superb.

Let us keep rocking and await for the next Meet.
With warm regards
Rangu,lakshmi,karthik & karunya

Hi John,

Thanks for a terrific evening. In Kishore da's word it was Yeh shaam mastaani madhosh kiye jaa......................
No words to explain...... simply superb.
Regards
Rajat


CHEERS TO ROCKING RISHABIANS!!!

Rishabam - 8th meet !!

Mahendra and Soniya hosted our 8th outstanding meet on 10th July 2010 !!
Who can forget the wonderful hospitality... lovely songs and awesome moments !!
Total package of enthusiasm, fun, music, mouth watering food..and special entertainment of Mahendra's uncle  with his superb collection of bhava geethegalu !! Totally each one of enjoyed !!

This is how the lovely invite was:
Hi All,

We are pleased to welcome you all to next rishabham meet at our place on 10 July 2010 from 2-30pm to till our energy lasts :)....
Let’s all get together and rock the floor with music and dance!!!!
Eagerly waiting to hear some great collections from all… :) so keep practicing guys…


Hope Rekha and Willy won’t disappoint us and would come up with a salsa performance as promised!!!
C U all with great energy and with loads of enthu….
Regards
Soniya Mahendra

....some more posts are yet to be posted....
please wait for the pics and posts!!


CHEERS TO ROCKING RISHABIANS!!!

Rishabam meets again - 7 th time !!

Chitra-Srinivas hosted the 7th meet on 12th of June 2010!!!
Oh what a music treat it was!!

Here is how it can be summed up::

Hi Rishabians !!

Thanks to Chitra and Sreenivas, we had yet another successful Rishabam get together - A lot of things are becoming very usual -> hospitality, enthusiasm, quality of songs and singing .. really there is nothing to talk about on these lines other than the fact that it was excellent as usual..
Highlights of the show
1) For me it was Sridhar in "kajra re" and "mannil indha kaadal" - these were the best performances for the day. Sridhar did a fantastic job. It was outstanding performance as compared to others who were all very good as usual
2) Ganesh's sister Sita was a revelation - she has cinematic voice!!
3) Some of the dances were amazing - maybe this should be made mandatory in every meet ?? Mahendra's daughter has a good sense of rhythm while dancing!!
4) Sreenivas's singing has improved leaps and bounds - he definitely had practised a lot - writing lyrics in color pens, laminating it etc
Letz keep rocking guys !!!
Raghu



Venkat added :
You are Right Raghu. Yet another sucessful Rishabam meet. Wonderful people and wonderful songs rendition.
As you rightly said, Srini, Chitra and their entire family showed a nice hopitality which made us to feel at home. Wonderful people.
The songs rendered were too good and each and every one of them were outstanding. Our performance and presentation is improving by every meet.
Children were too good.
Long live Rishabam.
cheers,
Venkat

Rangu opined his happiness like this:
Hi Rishabians,

7th Rishabams meet at Srini & Chitras house was some thing unforgettable evening
we enjoyed every bit right from 1st Song till Dhandia it was simply superb.
Everybody has prepared well and Presented the songs with full perfection.
Lots of Peppy song was introduced this time this made the kids to enjoy the show.
Meera s Dance was apt for the show. As usual Sridhar made the Evening very electrifying with lots of Dance.
We thank Srini,chithra and there family for Hospitality showed on us.
Lets keep rocking
Long live Rishabam
Rangu

CHEERS TO ROCKING RISHABIANS!!!

A Lovely addition to the Rishabam family!!!

John and Mary shared the good news of a lovely addition to Rishabam family!!

Dear Rishabians,

Good Morning
We are happy to inform you that we are blessed with a BABY GIRL.
Mary delivered the baby on 6th April & got discharged yesterday.
Mother & the baby are fine.
With Best Wishes.
John

Priya wishes like this:
Hey Mary and John....many congratulations!!!

Thats indeed a wonderful news...
we are very happy for you!!
All our nicest wishes to Mary and the cutie baby!!
Waiting to see the little one and u all...
Take care
Best wishes and regards..
Priya Venkat and KK

Updating about our earlier meets...!!

RISHABAM MEET--6 !!

Rishabam met for the 6th time in style hosted awesomely by Rekha the singing sensation!!
Music meet with difference...hosted at home and on terrace!! Total rocking time!!

Interesting comments and views of the meet by rishabians:
Thank you Rekha and William for hosting a wonderful Rishabam event combined with your daughter's birthday party.

This party rocked big time
As you must all be noticing, our group is getting a bigger audience every time we do our get together - we are all doing something right !! Our core team continues to belt out good numbers ! Our Rishabam program host Sridhar is getting better and better making everyone feel important and appreciated.
Mahendra is gradually moving from PBS to SPB [ just rearranging the alphabets ] and now, he sings with attitude !!! making eyecontacts and hand movements !!! this is what is called confidence.
Praveen and chidambar were simply awesome - they are very passionate about singing which is clearly evident
Ganesh who sang " amma en ... " was a treat to hear
In my opinion, one of the most improved singer from Rishabam was Rangu - his rendition of "ae ajnabee" was flawless and caught everyone's attention - it was a brillaiant performance and left everyone stunned.
the most brave performance and a good one too was that of Srinivas - He sang with a " I can do it" attitude and his confidence in singing the high pitched Rafi song was obvious for everyone to see - I am sure his performance will inspire a lot of people who still don't believe in themselves. Srinivas was the surprise package of the evening - hope to hear more from him in the next event
I persoanally liked this duet " Ee sambhashane" by Sridhar and Priya - it is easily one of the most melodius numbers in Kannada
Just to be different, I too tried my hand at singing Kishore numbers which I feel I can improve quite a bit - but I wanted to know for myself if I can even try it - Rishabam gives that opportunity and I appreciate that
Rekha is effortless in her singing and the strain of high pitch does not show on her face [ unlike most of us ] - it comes with practise and we should incorporate that.
Chitra was at her usual best singing some good Latha Numbers while Priya gave her favourite foot tapping Geetha Dutt numbers to the audience
Some of the Tamil numbers by ganesh, lakshmi, priya and sridhar were very melodius - the old timers were reminded of MGR quite a bit - They listened, enjoyed and spoke about it with passion
Krishna also sang very well - his "pehla pehla pyar hai" was appreciated very much by the people
Special thanks to Sridhar in making audience very participative and involved - especially Rekha's grandmother who sang so beautifully.
I am not sure I commented on all but overall lots of happy faces left that event which is the most important thing that Rishabam provides !!!
If I have missed out anything, I am sure others will add.
Letz keep it rocking guys !!!
- Raghu

Venkat replied this way...
Dear Raghu,
You have said it all. I appreciate you for covering all the aspects. As you rightly said Rishabams' performance is really a improved one. While there is a scope for improvement, which are being learnt in every meet, this one is really a belting performance by Rishabam.
This could be possible due to the mood of the day, quality of sound system, knowledgeable audience and above all a lovely host by Rekha and Willi. Their hospitality was superb. Delicious food throughout. A fitting birthday bash to dear Diya.
I too agree with you that Srini's performance was a surprise one and Ranghu's "ae ajnabee" was simply outstanding.
A big kudos to each and every member of Rishabam team for their outstanding performance. Praveen, Ganesh and Chidambar are good additions to Rishabam and we need to learn a lot from them. I simply love Rekha's ajji and her entire family and friends for appreciating us.
Just waiting to meet u guys soon.
cheers,
Venkat, Priya & KK
 
Raghu yet again added:
Lets correct Rekha's email id so that she can also see all these emails:

Suggestion for the next meet:
Can we all try to sing some new songs? something that will reflect the age we feel [ not what we are ]
Let us not completely stop old songs because they are way too good to be forgotten but let us also try to sing songs of the present generation
Like what we are all doing, let us set our standards higher and try to achieve them.
I met John and he regretted the fact that he could not make it since he had to take Mary for her regular checkup - they are expecting their baby next month and best wishes to them from all of Rishabam family !!
- Raghu
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CHEERS TO ROCKING RISHABIANS!!!

Updating about our earlier meets...!!

The Fifth Rishabam meet was hosted by Raghu on 10th January 2010.
The evening was awesome filled with good music and snacks...having it on the terrace of his house was an awesome thought...which added to the style of the music meet!!

Lets see how we were invited sweetly and how some of us felt about the evening:

Hi Friends

I am planning to organize the next Rishabam meet in my house on Jan 10th Sunday from 3pm - 7pm
It will be an open air event on the terrace of my house and so please bring sweaters just in case it gets cold - Also pray that the rain gods do not play spoilsport
Looklng forward to meeting you all on Jan 10th to welcome the new year with a bang!
Let us choose some songs of Vishnuvardhan and C. Ashwath to pay our tributes to them - we lost two big artists yesterday and it is indeed a big loss to Karnataka
- Raghu


Raghu thanked and expressed about the meet immediately the next day like this:
Thank you all for coming for the Rishabam musical evening yesterday

As everybody noticed for sure, a lot of our group members have become very good singers now - Rishabam is really helping all become much better singers - it is very obvious that people come only after practising at home.


Some highlights
1) My mom has become a fan of Mahendra for singing the C. Ashwath song "tara valla taagi ninna tumbari"
2) My sister sang a couple of her favorite songs for Rishabam - My father too had a great time singing "yennadi rakamma "
3) I was apprehensive about hosting such an event and it turned out to be much easier than I thought - Everyone should try it out at least once - Now there are more people with experience to guide and help
4) My family members had a great time and thanks to you all
5) we all had a great time as well [ as usual ]
6) My co-brother Raghu has become a fan of Rishabam and he is a great guy - He can identify all ragas and is also a violin player [ besides mouth organ]
7) Sridhar's compering skills are unmatched [again as usual ]
8) new joinees
sure I have missed out a few more highlights which you can fill in...
Overall it was a great experience and a great evening
Thank you all so much again
Raghu & family

Rajat shared his views this way:
Hi Raghu,

Thanks a lot for providing the updates.
Once again a nice event. I have again missed out a nice time.
Anyway let me see next time.
Wish you all a very happy new year.
Regards
Rajat

Venkat thanked like this:
Dear Raghu,Suman,

Thanks for hosting such a wonderful Rishabam meet. The hospitality, the ambi theater, food & drinks were all at its best.
Wonderful songs by all the members. May this bonding continue in the days to come as well.
Thanks for everything.
cheers
Venkat,Priya & KK


CHEERS TO ROCKING RISHABIANS!!!

Updating about our earlier meets!!

Rishabam meet No.4

Rishabam's fourth meet was held on 15th November 2009 at Lakshmi Rangu's home!!
It was one good great music meet...Each one enjoyed to the core..
Lets see the feedback...

John and Mary shared like this:

Dear Mr.Rangu Mrs. Lakshmi.

We thank you from the bottom our heart for hosting such an wonderful
evening, it was indeed an fun filled and interactive session thanks once
again and keep up the good work, lets rock and continue ...........
Ms.Priya...Please restore our blog with your extraordinary comments so that we will get

inspired and we too write.
Thank you guys.

Have a great day.
With Best Regards
John, Josephine & Jeevanth.

Priya-Venkat opined this way:

YES.......It was a rocking Rishabam-4 !!!!

What a wonderful afternoon it was...tooo good!!


Thanks to Rangu and Lakshmi...our Rishabam has got back its enthusiasm!!
It was heartening to see that each one of them have improved upon themselves...
Not to forget...the awesome hospitlity shown by out nice hosts!!
Snacks and food provided was awesome!!
Our sweet wishes again to the birthday girl Karunya!!
Cheers once again to one and all who made yesterday's meet a grand one!!!
Long Live Rishabam!!!
Priya, Venkat, Kirthana & Kaushik!!!


Hi Rishabam,
Yes It was rocking .Thanks to Rangu & Laxmi for given an opportunity to sing fabulous collection. we proud to be Rishabam. Thanks Mahendra


Hi Everyone

I echo everyone's sentiments that it was a good get-together yet again and we all had fun. The revival of Rishabam along with celebrating Karunya's birthday made it extra special.
Thanks to Rangu and Laxmi for hosting this event.
Raghu

Hi Friends,

It was a wonderful event. Each one of you came out with brilliant numbers. Everyone of us sang and maintained our tradition. Special mention about Suman and Srinivas. They are all good find along with Raj, Krishna and Shankar. We enjoyed each and every moment.
Kudos to Ranghu, Lakshmi, Karunya & Karthik for being a good host. Hospitality was at its best.
Thanks for reviving. Let us get going..
cheers,
Venkat, Priya & KK

List of songs sung... will be posted along with pictures of the lovely meet!!
CHEERS TO ROCKING RISHABIANS!!!

Sunday, August 15, 2010

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!

GOOD LUCK AND NICEST WISHES TO YOU ALL ON THE OCCASSION OF OUR 64TH INDIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY!!

CHEERS TO ROCKING RISHABIANS!!!

CHEERS TO RISHABIANS!!!!!

HEY FRIENDS!!

I'M THE HAPPIEST TODAY!!
I COULD REVIVE OUT RISHABAM BLOG!!
YESSSS!!!! DID IT!!!!

NOW THERE IS NO LOOKING BACK!!
BLOG IS LIVE AND KICKING!!
WILL BE ACTIVE FOREVER!!

THANKS FOR BEARING WITH ME AND MY IDIOCY!!
WILL CONNECT TO U MORE OFTEN....NOW ONWARDS!

CHEERS FROM ME TO U ALL..
REGARDS,
PRIYA

CHEERS TO ROCKING RISHABIANS!!!

Friday, January 9, 2009

Welcome to the New Year 2009 !!

Hey friends,
Hope new year ushers us into high musical spirits...
Here are wishes to each one you for a happy,healthy,enjoyable and musical year ahead.
It was indeed nice to be amongst you all when we stepped into this year.
What a bash it was!!!
Though arranged suddendly and without much of planning it still was a wonderful party.
Ganesh(Narayan)'s persistent opinion of having a new year party did really good to us...
Else, we would have missed all the fun of games, peace of music, hot-tasty food, thrill of dancing and not the least.... the song(20-20 balle balle !! ) rendered by Ganesh himself.
Party hall was too good and indeed a good find for our future meets..
Ambience,decoration,music,games,dance,etc everything was just perfect..
I thank each one of you for making it a great gala time.
We surely missed..John,Mahendra and their families..
We will make it up in the coming meets.
Though a meet was kind of planned for this month, we are forced to postpone it for some weeks as some of our members are otherwise engaged... officially,personaly,etc.
Will keep u posted of the ongoings...
Happy Shankranthi/ Pongal !!
Have wonderful time ahead.