▁collected ▁works ▁of ▁V als ala ▁Sh as th ri ar " ▁was ▁brought ▁out ▁by ▁Mr . J . John , ▁his ▁grand son , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁Cop ies ▁of ▁the ▁works ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁light ▁by ▁Dr . ▁( Miss ) ▁P ush p ita ▁John , ▁former ▁Head ▁of ▁De pt . ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁Dean , ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Education , ▁University ▁of ▁Ker ala , ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Sh ast ri ar . ▁' G ita ▁Man j ari " ▁test ifies ▁V als ala ▁Sh as th ri ar ' s ▁in - depth ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Car n atic ▁music . ▁Some ▁of ▁them ▁have ▁the ▁" Ch it ta ▁Sw ar as " ▁attached ▁to ▁them . ▁Only ▁a ▁person ▁having ▁real ▁expert ise ▁in ▁classical ▁music ▁can ▁produce ▁such ▁compos itions . ▁" Ch olk ott u " ▁like ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁compos itions ▁of ▁De ek sh ith ar ▁and ▁Sw ath i ▁Th ir unal ▁have ▁been ▁attempted ▁in ▁some ▁compos itions , ▁" K a ith uk ki ▁Par ane " ▁in ▁" S aver i - R up ak am , ▁" ▁An anda ▁K irt an ame " ▁in ▁Sh ank arab har an am - R up ak am ▁contain ▁this ▁emb ell ishment . ▁The ▁first ▁composition ▁is ▁presented ▁as ▁a ▁' Ch ith rap ady am '-