▁music ▁from ▁her ▁mother ▁V . ▁Ch ood am ani . ▁From ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁three , ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁learn ▁b h aj ans , ▁H indu ▁dev ot ional ▁songs . ▁Her ▁tut el age ▁continued ▁under ▁B . ▁V . ▁Lak sh man . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁she ▁received ▁an ▁Indian ▁government ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁study ▁music ▁under ▁a ▁do y enne ▁of ▁Car n atic ▁music , ▁Dr . ▁M . L ▁Vas anth a ▁K um ari , ▁whose ▁student ▁she ▁remained ▁for ▁th ir teen ▁years . ▁ ▁Tra ined ▁under ▁Dr . ▁ML ▁Vas anth ak um ari ▁in ▁the ▁g ur uk ula ▁style , ▁it ▁involved ▁considerable ▁amounts ▁of ▁listening ▁to ▁the ▁teacher ▁and ▁other ▁pract ition ers ▁to ▁abs orb ▁their ▁style ▁and ▁o e uv re . ▁Part ▁of ▁her ▁duties ▁involved ▁the ▁accompan iment ▁on ▁the ▁tan p ura ▁of ▁her ▁teacher ▁during ▁concert s , ▁and ▁also ▁accomp any ing ▁her ▁during ▁concert s . ▁In ▁her ▁own ▁words , ▁ ▁" A ▁period ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁a ▁phase ▁of ▁complete ▁absor ption ▁and ▁internal isation ! ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁teaching ▁in ▁a ▁formal ▁atmosphere . ▁We ▁lear nt ▁while ▁being ▁with ▁her ▁during ▁the ▁k atch her is ▁( con cert s ). ▁We ▁would ▁record ▁her ▁singing ▁in ▁our ▁minds ▁and ▁then ▁re play ▁it ▁while ▁learning ▁the