Over the last four or five years, Prince Rama Varma has taught more than 130 songs at the Veenavadini School of Music at Perla, near Kasargode. I have uploaded some videos from Perla here also, which many of you have been enjoying. But what many youtube viewers may not realize is the Extraordinary levels of energy, time, patience and amazing teaching techniques employed by Varmaji to get every single note, every single syllable and every single phrase perfect (Not to mention the hundreds of hours of swaram exercises that he gets the students to do.) Here we get a fascinating glimpse of the sheer Abundance of Varmaji's patience and generosity when a few students struggle to get a really simple note correct. As somebody who has been constantly working to develop a rich and sonorous voice, I am left short of words when I see how generously Varmaji subjects it to wear and tear like this, with a gloriously unselfish spirit. He will surely be showered with the blessings of whichever composer whose songs he decides to teach, be it Tagore or Thyagaraja or Kaiwara Amaranareyana.

• published: 15 Oct 2013
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