![]() ![]() Thevaram means Divine (The) Garland (Aaram). Thevarams are sacred 7th century hymns, in Tamil, recited during by Saint Thirugnanasambandar, Saint Thirunaavukarasar (Appar) and Saint Sundaramoorthy Nayanar. I was also eventually trained in Pann (the melodic mode of ancient Tamil) method of reciting the Thevaram by Othuvar, Balasubramaniam from Chidambaram. Sathyalingam, a student of the Kalakshetra institution. I was formerly trained in Carnatic music by the late Viswakalabharathi, Ellanaloor, S. What started of as an experiment slowly evolved to something that I started loving. A pure self-experiment of trying to replicate or, to a great extent, imitate these musical geniuses. I was also fascinated with the various vocal gestures, especially the Gamakams. Not knowing the difference between the raga “Kalyani” and “Karaharapriya”, all I knew was, they sounded different and had its unique beauty. Loved every concert that I attended, especially those of M S Subbulaksmi Amma’s. I used to frequent concerts with my dad who was a music lover. ![]() Growing up in Singapore, I had the great privilege of experiencing visiting maestros from India. I started learning Carnatic music in my early teens. ![]()
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