"The voice is not his, he is not the singer. The Raag has chosen his throat to reveal itself in its purest element. Seated in that pose with his eyes closed, he has completely surrendered himself to the Raag. He has no role in the singing. The man sitting before me is a Rishi of Swara… The absolute command he exercised over all the octaves, the ease with which he traversed from the lowest octave to the highest without a frisson in the Swara reminded me of the Matsya-Avatar. It elicited the picture of the Cosmic Fish, the very embodiment of Bhagavan. It could effortlessly leap from the oceanic depths to the earth’s surface and beyond, touching any point in the journey as if it had placed a target. But all this was just a sport for the Fish."
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S. L. Bhyrappa
Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa (20 August 1931 – 24 September 2025) was an Indian novelist, philosopher and screenwriter who wrote in Kannada. His work is popular in the state of Karnataka and he is widely regarded as one of modern India's popular novelists. His novels are unique in terms of theme, structure, and characterization. He has been among the top-selling authors in the Kannada language and his books have been translated into Hindi and Marathi which have also been sellers.
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