Manodharmam is the best policy

TN Seshagopalan SIR's concert

I had little concern about his voice before deciding to go for it. But, the Master was in full-flow and his voice too settled down when he took up Kumudakriya (Ardhanareeswaram). He took Thodi as the main raga,  employed Graha-bedam technique and this thodi was so good that a very old rasika stood up and praised him once the alapana was over. The houseful crowd was enjoying every minute of the evening. But the best part of the concert was TNS' honesty while singing and his experimental mind..

He tried a complicated  Korvai while singing his typical (math-based) swarams, but couldn't get it right (for the eduppu).  Though he could have adjusted it with a karvai or swaram without anyone noticing that, he dint do that. He tried it again and it missed the eduppu for the second time.

Then a  "Oh" came from him (i think he would have guessed what went wrong) and he tried it once again and got it right which gained loud applause from the houseful crowd.

First of all there was no necessity for him to sing such complicated korvais for he had been doing that for decades now and could have stopped it. Even while trying, when it missed the eduppu he could have adjusted but he dint. This shows the Manodharmam of a great musician. It was evident that he was not singing to satisfy the audience or their applause, but to satisfy his conscience. Actually Respect everyone had on his music grew 10 times and I was a witness for a loud cheer from the crowd for his manodharmam.

This is something every current generation artist should learn from the MASTER. To err is human, whether you try to cover it up or rectify the same is what that really defines you. Hail Honesty!! Hail TNS!!