RTPS of TNS onAIR

There were RTP broadcasts on All India Radio sung by TNS for the past five weeks. HE sang Hamsadvani/Nagasvaravali, Shanmukhapriya, Kamalamanohari, Dharmavathi and Bhagesri. There is none to excel TNS in manodharma which is explicit in his delineation of raga and svaraprasthara. No one else except perhaps some of the stalwarts of yesteryears can sing such an RTP on such a minor raga like Kamalamanohar except TNS. When TNS sings the svaras he fondles them as though he is patting them with a peacock feather and deposits them like deepas let down on a river of music. His svaras are mellifluous yet forceful. The svaras gush forth with alacrity and like flowers strewn on the river. He loves his music and the music loves him. TNS infuses bhava even in his delineation of raga. Not only the sahithyabhava but even the ragabhava is enough to move the heart of a rasika. The divinity that is manifest in music is visible through the raga sung by TNS. He is able to portray the raga in one svara alone like the strokes of a master artist who later fills it up with deft strokes of paint (raga). He is a master artiste indeed!