Kalinga narthanam by aruna sairam biography

As she tamed the piece in her bass voice, vocalising hissing sounds of the serpent along with intricate rhythmic vocalisations of Krishna’s battle dance, the genuineness in her storytelling through the interlacing of technique and bhaav took one far away from the existential struggles of the modern life. Sairam’s sonic idiom deftly unspooled this allegorical scene for an audience, many of whom did not understand the language she was singing in.

According to Kuchipudi exponent Raja Reddy, who was present at Sairam’s Delhi concert, “After the legendary M Balamuralikrishna ji, if there is a Carnatic singer that one should listen to, it’s Aruna Sairam,” he said.

About 10 days after this concert, Sairam was on a stage on the banks of river Ganga at Mahindra Kabira Festival, Varanasi.

This time it was an ode to goddess Parvati – Aam pahi meenambike in the heptatonic Kalyani combined with a