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 ************ .