The Making of the Mridangam

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  • Опубликовано: 29 мар 2018
  • An Indian percussion instrument, mridangam, also known as 'Deva Vadyam' or the divine instrument is a key part of the Carnatic music ensemble.
    Scroll met a craftsman in Pathanamthitta, Kerala to see the making of the instrument.

Комментарии • 61

  • @YABEEful
    @YABEEful 6 лет назад +20

    you can feel the pride in the work that he is doing... RESPECT.. !!

  • @prasanthbliz
    @prasanthbliz 6 лет назад +32

    Woah!!! Its surprising and heartbreaking to see that such a detailed craftsmanship is losing its importance in the land of its origin!!

  • @abhijeetkumardangayat9903
    @abhijeetkumardangayat9903 5 лет назад +5

    Mridangam is also known as ancestral father for the modern Tabla. This instrument is as per its origin is more difficult in playing than the Tabla. Modern classical music has improvised its components otherwise older version had a great impact by Mridangam.

  • @nitheeshs8911
    @nitheeshs8911 6 лет назад +15

    I think these people should give titles " Living national treasure "like same way in Japan.

    • @jayankr7313
      @jayankr7313 6 лет назад

      Chettaaa 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏avatharanam bhangiyayittundu, playing super 👌👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @velaudhanthampi3104
      @velaudhanthampi3104 3 года назад

      yes ,

  • @m3talh3ad18
    @m3talh3ad18 6 лет назад +5

    Such a beautiful artform, and yet sad to see it dying. Atleast some of it would be living in foreign soil. Hope it doesn't get spoilt by outsiders like what just happened to Yoga.

  • @lordatum8139
    @lordatum8139 2 года назад +1

    Mridangam, the father of all drums ❤️

  • @srinivaskari
    @srinivaskari 6 лет назад +13

    Sad that there is more demand internationally than locally for these instruments.
    The government should do more to promote the arts, especially indigenous art forms

    • @VamsiMohanKrishnaVadrevu
      @VamsiMohanKrishnaVadrevu 5 лет назад +3

      How much can the government do. If Indians don't know how to appreciate our art (classical music) there's little the government can do. The young generation is sadly attracted toward western pop music. Traditional instruments are dying away. Electronic instruments are getting more popular. The have little emotion. They sound cold and lack the warmth of traditional acoustic instruments like this. If this situation has to improve then, classical music should be made mandatory in school syllabus. It'll at least draw the young generation towards this art form.

  • @andrew01
    @andrew01 5 лет назад +1

    What a wonderfully produced video! Really interesting. It's sad that this tradition is dying out.

  • @nanduarjun1
    @nanduarjun1 5 лет назад

    This video match international standards.. Great making looking forward for more videos

  • @velaudhanthampi3104
    @velaudhanthampi3104 3 года назад

    you broke everything in just one small interview, great knowledge

  • @krishnavenikarthik7117
    @krishnavenikarthik7117 3 года назад

    A mridangam is a blessed and beautiful instrument of winch ancient kind

  • @hashjumper_
    @hashjumper_ 3 года назад +1

    Dude nice editing 🔥🔥

  • @amanshaikh3645
    @amanshaikh3645 6 лет назад +1

    Wonderful ❤

  • @akshaymenon4806
    @akshaymenon4806 6 лет назад +1

    Great Content!

  • @karthikthiagarajan2331
    @karthikthiagarajan2331 6 лет назад +1

    Lovely video

  • @harshanknimonkar5778
    @harshanknimonkar5778 6 лет назад +2

    Great👏

  • @anjandravid7489
    @anjandravid7489 4 года назад

    Greetings to Everyone
    As a musician every craftmanship of an instrument is enjoyed while performance and admiring the handmade instruments feels proud .
    I totally agree to buy musical instrument from the manufacturer rather from online/shop
    Appreciate your work Admin👏
    Can someone please provide me the information regarding the mridangam manufacturers shown in the video as I'm from Bangalore.

  • @thineshpathmaraja1905
    @thineshpathmaraja1905 5 лет назад +1

    Beautiful instrument, beautiful video.
    Would you still recommend this drum for young athletes/sports people?
    I wanted to ask if playing with a heavy drum on your leg for long periods (i.e. for arrangatrums/long shows) can cause postural problems that are difficult to reverse?
    I'm just noting that the two hips will be in asymmetrical positions, as will the spine. Will not affect the long term arrangement of the hips and spine?

  • @jobinjohnson5095
    @jobinjohnson5095 Год назад

    Editing super❤️❤️

  • @gomathib2310
    @gomathib2310 3 года назад +1

    "The Making of Mridangam" in GColor(Galfar) to Musicians.

  • @vishnuprasadk6450
    @vishnuprasadk6450 3 года назад +1

    RIP to this legend. 🙏🏼

    • @thenairg
      @thenairg 2 года назад

      Ayyo😒🙏

  • @vijay210881
    @vijay210881 5 лет назад

    Very nicely made video.A great Passion and dedication of this gentleman is visible. I am a percussionist and want to buy one with 1 and half to 2 shruti. Kindly share contact details. Thanks

  • @aswinviswanathan2297
    @aswinviswanathan2297 4 года назад

    Palakkad parameswaran...😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @VenuGopal-zu7cm
    @VenuGopal-zu7cm 4 года назад

    സൂപ്പർ

  • @rubyYT333
    @rubyYT333 5 лет назад +2

    Wow..... great personality. We Hindus have to preserve skills of such personalities. Thank you scroll.in for getting this to public.

  • @dushandeshapriya1936
    @dushandeshapriya1936 3 года назад

    How to cut that leather straps ... it's very finishing

  • @vipinchandran698
    @vipinchandran698 6 лет назад +1

    nyz

  • @vaidehilabdekaustubhlabde3553
    @vaidehilabdekaustubhlabde3553 4 года назад

    I love Malayalam

  • @blazebeats6019
    @blazebeats6019 2 года назад

    Super

  • @a.p.harikumar4313
    @a.p.harikumar4313 Год назад

    Mail voice mridangam എത്രയൂപവരും....

  • @Yashasish
    @Yashasish 6 лет назад +9

    An offshoot of the beef ban. Instruments and craftsmanship like this will die out, replaced by plastic drums made by foreign companies

    • @GoodSoulPossible
      @GoodSoulPossible 6 лет назад +2

      Yashas B.S Indian government is only concerned about Go Raksha. Q k Gai inki Mata hai aur inko kuch bhi nahi aata hai. You too can see it.

    • @adityasundar324
      @adityasundar324 5 лет назад +13

      It is very much evident that you absolutely know nothing about mirudangam or beef ban. One of the basic tenets of making a mirudangam is that no animal is killed for its skin (skin of animals which died a natural death is used) ,since music is considered to be divine and the origin of an instrument should not begin from the murder of an animal, which is considered to be inauspicious. I know this because I used to play mirudangam as a child and I had to wait for few months for mine to be made for the same reason. My close friend is a leading mirudangam player and he has over 16 mirudangams and each were made with the same principal of not killing animals for its skin.
      Please take your bullshit half-baked knowledge somewhere else. This is the precise problem with Indians like you who seem to have an opinion on every single thing under the sun and take every opportunity to criticize Hinduism or anything remotely related to historic India. You know nothing about Carnatic music or how an instrument is made, but ready there to form your opinion by just seeing a 5 minute video.
      Miruddngam will never die out and It has been in existence for thousands of years . It is the first percussion instrument in the world to have both bass and treble in the same enclosure

    • @seenu007
      @seenu007 5 лет назад +4

      Aditya Sundar Well put! That’s right there are too many people who have no idea what they are talking about.

    • @Unlearning8248
      @Unlearning8248 5 лет назад

      @@adityasundar324 Well said!!

    • @user-SHGfvs
      @user-SHGfvs Год назад

      @@adityasundar324 well said bro 👏

  • @sarojanarayan5697
    @sarojanarayan5697 3 года назад

    If anyone has the contact number of this mridangam maker Please provide. Thank you

  • @sajeevrajan5678
    @sajeevrajan5678 2 года назад

    ഇടംതല വലംതല മേഞ്ഞു തരുമോ

  • @babyps3262
    @babyps3262 Год назад

    Rate

  • @keralamountaindiary7862
    @keralamountaindiary7862 4 года назад +1

    കൊയിലാണ്ടി ആരെങ്കിലുമുണ്ടോ

  • @user-yt4ux8iv1z
    @user-yt4ux8iv1z 3 года назад

    Njan oru kuttiyan pls support me njan 4 years padikkunnu

  • @abhijitkrao283
    @abhijitkrao283 6 месяцев назад

    Communists hate anything that is Indian tradition. They spelled doom for all such beautiful traditions. Hardly there are mridangam players in Kerala where once legendary players like Palght Mani Iyer used to play.

  • @jonathonphelps2146
    @jonathonphelps2146 11 месяцев назад

    Are you in home or jail

  • @yevodee4024
    @yevodee4024 6 лет назад

    Ha Ha Ha!! So for such a LOOOONG time, these self-righteous, conservative, self-proclaimed Hindu "guardians of Hindu culture" have been using the skin of their mother/goddess-animal to play an instrument that is an integral part of the parley of Indian classical musical instruments!!! AAAAAH... the IRONY!!

    • @Unlearning8248
      @Unlearning8248 5 лет назад +10

      The basic rule for making Mridangam is that no animal is killed. The skin is obtained from naturally dead goats, cows and buffaloes. Cow is considered sacred, that's it! The idea behind _"gauraksha"_ is non-violence. And the skin is not obtained by any form of violence or killing. It seems ironical to u bcoz your brain is too simplistic to be capable of understanding Indian/Hindu culture and values. When u don't know about something then don't make an opinion about it and keep your filthy mouth shut.

    • @rubyYT333
      @rubyYT333 5 лет назад

      Be Happy really well said!