As a musician living far away from the land of concert opportunities, I find it very difficult to do meaningful sadhakam or practice. Something I never did before is record myself while practicing, a very useful tool. I love my new iPhone and the ease of recording, listening, and sharing using it. While singing Darbar the other day, I had the idea of recording a raga every week. With it, I would sing a relatively rare kriti if possible and share the result. So, i started with a short Darbar alapana followed by Halasyanatham, a kriti composed by Muthuswami Dikshitar on Lord Halasyanatha or Siva of Madurai.
