Obeisance to Our Master...

                                                    AUM SHRI GURUBHYO NAMAHA:

A long awaited practice...

After many recent unsuccessful attempts to join for a practice, at last today there is going to be one- 31 'Jan.

Had to get up at sharp 6.30 + 3 snoozes (being a sunday) to get ready for the practice session planned at Dattas residence.. After a quick fresh up and break fast got ready myself and made Vardha ready at his home. Gave a wake up call to Karthik and set to Vardha's house.Unfortunately, a change in the venue, as Datta couldn’t make himself available as planned, due to personal reasons.So headed to Karthik's house which is about 5 Kms drive from where we were. Picked a CD of L Subramaniam France Concert from Vardha’s house which had some scintilatting kirvani alapanas in it, in a thought of listening it sometime in the evening.

We were welcomed with a glass of energy booster and sparing sometime for no particular reason, sat and tuned the fiddle.

Practice started with all the Sarali Varisai’s Jantai Varisai’s and Dhatu Varisai’s in different speeds in Mayamalavagowla - Scale -E-

Due to time constraints, skipped the Geethams, and straight to Varnam.

Started with Mohanam Varnam exercise taught by Sir, of which the pattern is :-S R2 G2 P D2 S
R2 G2 P D2 S R2
G2 P D2 S R2 G2
P D2 S R2 G2 P
And in the reverse order.

This exercise will give a control of all the swarasthanas of the Raga, and also enhance the finger flexibility for switching between swaras.

Ragam: Mohanam (28th Mela Janyam)
Talam : Adi
Composer: Ramnad Sreenivasa Iyengar

Arohanam : S R2 G2 P D2 S Avarahonam : S D2 P G2 R2 S

Pallavi :        Ninnu kori yunna nura Nikila loka nayaka
Anupallavi : Nannu palimpa samayamura Nameetha krupa judara
Charanam :  Sannuthanga Sreenivasa

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Second Varnam is the famous one in Shankarabharanam.
The same exercise was done here also and the pattern is :-
S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S
R2 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S R2
G2 M1 P D2 N2 S R2 G2
M1 P D2 N2 S R2 G2 M1
And in the reverse order.

Ragam: SANKARA BHARANAM (29TH Melakartha ragam)
Talam: ADI
Composer: Veenai Kuppaiyer

Arohanam: S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S Avarohanam: S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S

Pallavi       :  Sami nine kori chala marulu konnadira
Anupallavi : Thamasamu seyaka dyajudara kumara
Charanam  :  Neerajakshi neepai


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Lyrics courtesy – ecse/shivkumar


It’s been quite some time that we have been taught these two varnams, and due to lack of practice, tala was missed often.But at the end we are confident that we can do justice to those ragas sooner.

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