Gamaka is a form of both music and literature. It is a beautiful combination of both. But the emphasis in Kaavya Vaachana is on literature (Sahitya) and not on music where the singer splits compound words in poems to make it easier to understand. All musicians cannot render Gamaka and so it is true with vice versa.
On the 15th of November, Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha celebrated Kanaka Jayanti by organising a Gamaka - Vyakhyana programme by two leading Gamakis of Mysore — Dr. Jyothi Shankar and Dr. Kabbinale Vasanth Bharadwaj on Kanakadasa’s ‘Nala Charitre.’ Both the artistes have done immense work in the field of Kannada Literature. Their passion for the same was evident throughout their essay.
