I watched my Guru breathe his last. I stood there in silent communion, with my hand on his knee as he breathed heavily, hoping he would intuitively sense my presence and my feelings. He stopped breathing within a few minutes.

My association with Rajam Sir is 25years old. March 1985 to Jan 2010. It is hard to express in words what this period meant to me. It has enriched me in innumerable ways.

Classical Carnatic music has always been more melody oriented than lyric. The basic structure of this system is one of creativity. Since creativity in any field has to take place within the defined parameters of that discipline, compositional forms have assumed some importance. It is the foundation on which the edifice of creativity is built.

I was awarded the Fulbright Visiting Lecturer Fellowship by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational Affairs in 2010. As part of the programme, I was invited as a visiting lecturer to the Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA, to teach the subject – ‘An Introduction to Indian Music’ (Aug – Nov 2010) and also taught for a month at the North Carolina State University , Raleigh.In addition to teacing in these universities in the Fall Semester of 2010, I also presented Carnatic Music Concerts in both educational institutions on Oct 28th and 29th 2010.