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At times ‘Truth is stranger than Fiction’! I wouldn’t have believed it had I not perused this Book. I had come across the terms ‘Grama Ragas’ and ‘Murchanas’ several times in my life; but never before from this new perspective. It’s a great revelation to learn that an ancient world of music remains hidden in the secret chambers of these ‘Gramas and Murchanas’. |
The ’22 N-Fractions’ unravelled by the author by tearing through the veils that surround our Vedic srutis appears to be highly promising. The more I indulge in understanding the structures embedded in it, greater is my enthusiasm to discover more of its potential. The aspect of ‘mysticism’ enshrined within the N-Fractions is mind-boggling. I agree with the author that our music loving society should deliberate on these revelations and explore the feasibility for resurrecting our ancient heritage of 22-srutis music. |
What might be amazing to many is the fact that the author who has unearthed such ‘subtleties’ in music is a combatant engineer by profession and not a musician. But having interacted with him, I am convinced that he (alone) is eminently gifted to perform this valuable service to society with his unique experience of handling codes and cryptology in the Armed Forces. |
The author, Srini Nambirajan is a direct descendent of Thillaisthanam Rama Iyengar who was the disciple of Saint Thyagaraja. I am convinced that the Blessings of the great Saint had been with him during his research work. |
I compliment him for this extraordinary feat. |
Celebrity in Flute (Carnatic traditions) |