A lot of students ask: “Why do we always start with Mayamalavagoula? Why not other beautiful ragas like Kalyani or Sankarabharanam?” There’s a very solid reason, and it’s all hidden inside the structure of Mayamalavagoula itself. Let’s break it down.

Ragas are literally the backbone of South Indian classical music as this is the foundation within which all the compositions are being created. There are thousands of ragas in our system including the very ancient ragas and many ragas are being created even today. Let's learn some of them!

We expect the beauty of a song, the emotion should match the lyrics, and our expectations go like this. Moreover, life should be there in our singing. Banis bring life to your singing which makes a singer different from others.