A Forty-Five-Year Fascination with Nagumomu

The author recounts his lifelong, deep connection to the song "Nagumomu" by the legendary Carnatic musician Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, which has accompanied him through every era of audio technology from 1970s cassettes to modern digital files. Despite not understanding the language or technicalities of the music, he finds the singer's magical voice so captivating that it is the only thing capable of soothing his natural restlessness.