

While doing so he calls himself "meaner than a dog," "man of evil deeds," and so on.

Manickavasagar sings the praise of Shiva and profusely thanks Him. Its unique feature is its emotional appeal to readers. My attachment and respect for that soil have also influenced by decision in selecting the Budapest Symphony Orchestra for Thiruvasagam."Ībout Thiruvasagam: "Like most Tamils, I have great admiration and reverence for Thiruvasagam. Those veterans would have visited Hungary and conducted performances here. From the classical to the romantic periods, great figures like Mozart, Strauss, Bach and Beethoven had Vienna connections. The conductor, Loslo Kovacs, has been very close to me - I find it easier to work with him than my own brother! Vienna is where most of the world's greatest composers have worked. The artistes there are very talented - it's a renowned organization with 100 years of experience and is among the world's best orchestras. "Western classical music is perspective - look at the number of people involved in a symphony! Our traditional music is lonely."Ībout Budapest: "For the last 3 years, I have been doing most of my recordings there. "Give me half an hour and I can finish a film."

That was why I was keen that others should also join in this venture." The idea was that there should be participation by the people. He said that in the olden days, even if a king wanted to construct a temple tower, he would not do it with his own money, but collected finds from the people for the purpose. Because, when the project was conceived, I was reminded of a remark made by the late Kanchi Senior Acharya. I could have completed Thiruvasagam also without financial assistance from others, but did not wish to do so. "About 10 years ago I undertook to construct the principal towers of the Siva temple at Thiruvanamalai and the Vaishnavite temple at Srirangam I spent my own money on the projects - I did not collect money from others.
