AAMMA (i sh henceforth call her as amma instead of mother in law) DOES NOT REMEMBER WHEN SHE STARTED LEARNING CARNATIC MUSIC, BUT REMEMBERS THE EARLY LESSONS FROM NADHASWARA VIDWANS THEN RESIDING NEAR CHINDHATHRIPET, THEN A VILLAGE . SHE HAD THE FORTUNE OF LEARNING TAMIL EVEN IN HER CHILDHOOD FROM NO LESS A PERSON THAT U.VE.SWAMINATHA AYYAR, ON THE PIALS OF HIS HOUSE.
AMMA HAD A VOICE INCREDIBLY MELLIFLUOUS . SHE HAD SANGEETHA GNANA OF UNMATCHABLE QUALITY. I REMEMBER SHE USED TO TEACH BASIC LESSONS OF CARNATIC LESSONS . SHE PLAYED HARMONIUM WITH BOTH HANDS, AND MY HUSBAND, AS HE REMEMBERS, USED TO PEDAL THE BOWS. SHE STARTED LEARNING VIOLIN AND VEENA BUT WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME GAINED ENOUGH PROFICIENCY.
HER INTRICATE KNOWLEDGE OF GRAMMAR OF CARNATIC MUSIC WAS AMAZING. SHE USED TO DISTINUGISH SIMILAR RAGAAS EVEN AS THE VIDWANS STARTED RECITING THEM.
IT COMES TO MY MIND THE IMMORTAL SONG
ENDRAIKKU SIVA KRIPAI VARUMO
RAAG : MUKARI.
MY HUSBAND TELLS ME THAT MY MOTHER IN LAW USED TO SING THIS RAAG IN THE LATE NIGHT TO SOOT HEN HER CHILDREN AND CAJOLE THEM TO SLEEP .
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