Contents Foreword – K.N. Vijayarajan -Musician 1
Foreword – S.Hariharan – Violin Vidwan 2
Foreword –A.Ananthapadmanabhan – Veena Vidwan 3
Authors Note 4
Notation Symbols 6
Name of Swaras and Swara Sthanas 7
Basic Lessons – Introduction 12
Practical exercises - Why should you sing varishais ? 18
Introduction – Varishaikal 22
Section I
Lesson - 1 – Sarali Varishai 26
Lesson - 2 - Madhya Sthayi Varishaikal 31
Lesson - 3 - Janta Varishai 33
Lesson - 4 - Melsthayi Varishai /Tara Sthayi Varishai 37
Lesson - 5-Manthra Sthayi Varishai / Lower Octave Exercise 39
Lesson - 6 - Dhattu Varishai 41
Lesson - 7 - Vakra Janta Varishai-1 43
Lesson - 8 - Vakra Janta Varishai-2 45
Lesson - 9 - Saptha Tala Alankarams 46
Lesson - 10 - Saptha Tala Alankaram - Rāga Mōhanam 50
Lesson 11 - Jāthi Varieties 53
Lesson 12 - Concept of Jāthi Varieties- Simple Exercises - Rāga Mōhanam 55
Lesson 13 - Dhattu Varishai -Rāga Mōhanam 57
Lesson 14- Nagabandha Varishai 59
Section II - Geethams - Introduction 60
1. Sree Gananatha- Rāga Malahari 63
2. Kundagowra - Rāga Malahari 65
3. Padumanabha - Rāga Malahari 67
4. Varaveena - Mōhanam 69
5. Analekara – Suddhasaveri 71
6. Kamalajaadala- Kalyani 73
7. Rere Sri Ramachandra - Arabhi 74
8. Kamalasulochani-Anandabhairavi 76
9. Mandaradaare – Kamboji 77
10. Bhayasamaya - Desakshi 78
11. Giridhara - Navaroj 79
12. Shivaneriye - Nagasawaravali 80
13. Hariharavinutha-Nattai 82
14. Sree Govinda – Sankarābharanam 83
15. Kalaimahale - Hindolam 85
16. Ganapathiye – Mayamalavagowla 87
17. Ezhumalai - Sankarābharanam 90
18. Sree Ramachandra- Bhairavi 92
19. Aarey Murare – Jaganmohini-Lakshana Geetham 94
20. Ripubala-Sankarābharanam-Lakshana Geetham 96
Section III - Introduction-Jathiswaram/Swarajathi 101
1. Kalyani - Jathiswaram-1 103 2. Kalyani - Jathiswaram-2 105 3. Hamsadwani-Jathiswaram 106 4. Sankarābharanam-Jathiswaram 108 5. Mōhanam-Jathiswaram-1 110 6. Mōhanam-Jathiswaram- 2 111 7. Devamanohari – Jathiswaram 113 8. Hindolam- Jathiswaram 115 9. Kamboji- Jathiswaram 117 10. Kharaharapriya- Jathiswaram 119 11. Jhinjoti- Jathiswaram 121 12. Kannada- Jathiswaram 122 13. Kathanakuthoohalam- Jathiswaram 123 14. Abhogi- Jathiswaram 125 15. Gambheeranattai- Jathiswaram 127 16. Khamas- Jathiswaram 129 17. Kedaram-Jathiswaram 130 18. Thodi- Jathiswaram 132 19. Bilahari- Swarajathi 134 20. Khamas-Swarajathi 136 21. Anandabhairavi-Swarajathi 139
Section IV -Thiruppugazh-Tevaram-Divyanama Keerthanams 141 1. Erumayileri-Mōhanam-Thiruppugazh 142 2. Iravupahar-Khamas-Thiruppugazh 144 3. Paripalaya-Rītigowla-Divyanama Keerthanam 146 4. Rama Kothandarama - Bhairavi - Divyanama Keerthanam 148 5. Ramarama Neevaramu-Anandabhairavi- Divyanama Keerthanam 150 6. Thodudaiya Seviyan – Gambheeranattai –Thevaram 152
Arohanam – Avarohanam of Rāgas Covered in this Book 154
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