![]() He said the exercises and the herbs did immense help to him. The specific exercises he took was for Mandra Saadhana for improving the volume and tonal quality in the lower register. She then sat and wrote down what she had just demonstrated, names of the herbs et al and within a week also went to Parry's corner and procured the herbs for him. Finally, Mangathayaramma personally took my mother to Carnatic Music College for admission. However, whenever Mangathayaramma visited Madras, they met, the connections were intact and occasionally classes did happen. Thus the curtains fell on regular classes with Mangathayaramma. This went on and a couple of years later, Mangathayaramma got a job in Tirupati and later in Vijayawada and had to move from Chennai. ![]() The other went to Mangathayaramma - the third daughter. One set went to my mother's elder sister. But thatha, from then on, made a habit of buying silk saris and jewelry in sets of three most of the time. The question of footing a bill did not arise as Mangathayaramma refused to accept any fee. What impressed Mangthayaramma my mother did not know (maybe I should go and ask her, but the old timers that they are I wonder if I will wheedle any information from her at all!), but then on, Mangathayaru became my thatha's adopted daughter at the very first instance. After quite a lot of commotion the determination of my mother made thatha take her to Dwaram Mangathayaru. What would one expect anyway, with the kind of varied offices that the elder men in the house held? My mother was supported by her elder sister who volunteered to foot the bill for the music classes. There was stiff opposition in the house for taking up music as a profession. ![]()
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