The guru-sishya relationship is the pivot around which music is carried forward to the next generation. The vocalist chose to render Swati Tirunal’s Navarathri kriti, ‘Devi jagad janani.’ The extensive niraval and swaraprastara were at the anupallavi, ‘Devamakuta mani.’ Mridangam exponent Trichur Narendran offered a powerful, yet aesthetic thani. Srivatsan commenced the concert with the Chaya Tarangini composition by Tyagaraja, …