Her first bamboo flute was given to her by her first guru. I just closed my eyes and thought about it. She was some kind of a spiritual form dancing for liberation in a dark room. I suddenly had an image of a Bharatanatyam dancer wearing a blue costume. Her popular composition Lalitha, is serene and a favourite of many. She also worked on a variety of background scores, albums, advertisments and jingles with artists including Clinton Cerejo, Amit Trivedi, Papon and Blaaze. Rasika has enthralled fans with her flute, not just at MTV Coke Studio, but also at all her world tours with artists like Shankar, Ehsaan, and Loy. They were very curious about the bamboo flute that I played,” she shares. They enhanced my love for music, and were open to all forms of music. “I met my closest friends in college, who were into Hindustani music, western classical and jazz. Her circle of friends was largely into music - Hindustani music in particular.
How did she manage to get along with her peers in the West, while practising carnatic music and playing the flute? She says it wasn’t tough.
I would sit with them, ask them questions, and they would let me play too,” Rasika smiles, adding that the stories and village life kept her connected to Tamil literature and culture. My interest and love came largely from these musicians. The beat of all percussion instruments intrigues me. “Every year at the annual festival of the temple, a group of musicians would play traditional instruments including the mridangam and nadaswaram. The village temple there was her favourite spot. She visited her native Valliyur near Tirunelveli during summer holidays. This is represented with a small "m" to distinguish it from "Ma tivra" which is usually written with a capital M.Though she moved to India to learn Hindustani music after she graduated, her connection to her hometown never faded. Notice also that the song uses "Shuddha ma - pure ma" (produced by opening half of the Ga hole). Remember also that the film version has had a lot of studio work done on it with professional equipment and that is why it sounds so smooth - also if you are a beginner, remember that Naveen has been playing for many years and is one of the top flutists so if your version is not sounding as beautiful - just remember that you need a lot of time to sound this good. The notes to this tune are not difficult to play but the song is difficult to play for beginners because you need to make the music flow as much as possible using meend (See advanced techniques page).
In any case you can play it with any key. The notation given below is for the main version used in the film and for the song "Hum hain is pal yahan". There is an alternative version of this song played with an E bass but with different notation. The tune is originally played with an A bass flute. Kisna Theme Tune "Him hain is pal yahan - A R Rahman, played on flute by Naveen Kumar
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