SHIRDI SAIBABA

This is the thanks giving painting done by me immediately after recovery from a surgery.
It is definitely & only because of HIS Grace that I recovered.A closer look at the picture,
you can feel the concerned expression on His face.

The song seen aside is an extempore composition by my
friend Kavignar Ka.Ravi-(a lawer by Profession) a great
poet,composer,rasigan.
Date: Sep-1998 ;
Poster colours,Oil pastals on Paper

Sri Rama Vs Samudhra rajan

Today is Sri Rama Navami.

I present yet another RaviVerma Remake done by me during 1978. This is one of the rarest moments in Ramayana where Sri Ram goes furious and picks up His Kothanda against a non co-operative Samudhra Rajan.

Sri Rama's stance, the frightened Samudhra rajan flanked by his consorts with the gloomy sky and roaring waves forming the back drop-Wow! Raviverma is realy facinating!

Poster colours on Paper
Date: Nov 1978

My first attempt of a Varnam

When I was taught a composition in the ragam "Bhairavi" by my Veenai Guru Smt Radhamani Sharma, she explained that this is a janya ragam of Natabhairavi melam, with Chathusruthi dhaivatham in the Arohanam & sudhdha dhaivatham in the avarohanam. To me, it appeared to be a combination of 2 melakarthas with all seven notes in both ascending & descending modes.
Then I asked my Guru the possibility of 72x72 Misra Melakarthas to which she said that they are possible. That night I selected two Melakartha ragas which do not have any common notes other than the prakruthi swaras 'Sa' & 'Pa', with the other 5 vikruthi swaras being different.
They were Hemavathi(58th Melam) for the ascent & Mayamalava gowlai( 15th Melam) for the descent; I called this as a Misra Melam 'Hema Gowlai" with a number code '58-15'.

Arohanam: s r2 g1 m2 p d2 n1
Avarohanam: s n2 d1 p m1 g2 r1 s

An Athi thaala Varnam was attempted in the above combination
(Legend : Upper case-2 Akshara kalapramanam;Lower case: 1 akshara kalapramanam
"," extend 1 aksharam ";" extend 2 aksharams. Blue colour: lower octave Red colour-Upper octave)

Pallavi

R G rsns rsnd Pdn l
S sr srG l ; mp dndp ll
dnS ; sn dpmp mg-rg l
mp-sr gmP l ; M gRs ll

Anu pallavi

rggr S rr ggM pmdpl
D-mp dndp l dnsr grsn ll
srG mP-m grsn srsn l
dpd-s ndpm l p-dnd pmgr ll

Mukthayi swaram

Srg rsnd pd - pd N S l
smgr srG l rpmg rg M ll
gdpm gmP mndp dn S l
rgM gr-srl G rs- nsR ll
sn-nr snD- rsnd P-dn l
dpM- ndpm l G-gm dp D ll

pdsn S nd pd nn dp-dp l

mp-dd pm-pm l grgm P-mg ll (R G)

Saranam

M ; P ; dpdn snS l

sndn sndp l mgrg rsrg ll

Chittai swarangal

1) G ; R S N ; DP l

D N ; S l R G ;rg (M; P;)

2) mpdp mgrg mndp mgrg l

sndp mgrg l pdpm nsrg ll (M;P;)

3) S ns nn S ; ns rsnd l

pdP mpmm l P ; ngrs ll

nd-nr sndp- mndp mgrs l

rg M srG l nsR gmpd ll (M ;P;)

4) srg-s nd-rg m-ndp- gmp-d l

pm-mp d-pmg l pdn-m gr-dn ll

s-grs grsn D-rs ndP l

sndp M-pm l gr- mg rs-ns ll

dns-p dns-m pdns- nsrg l

rs-gr gmpd l mpdn dp-dn ll

sr G rs-pd N dp- sr G l

rs- rs ns-sn l dn-nd rsnd ll (M ; P ;)

Date Composed : Jun 1980