Smt. Tara Natarajan is the wife of Sri R Natarajan, the son of Prof. N S Ramachandran. Smt. Tara Natrajan. A graduate in English literature, she doesn't really have much basic knowledge about music nor has had any formal training. However, she used to listen with rapt attention and observe my mother while she would teach students and other artistes. Like Ekalaviya, my wife learnt music unaided, and was also inspired to compose about 200 songs in Tamil and Sanskrit. The doyenne of music, Smt. D K Pattammal was full of praise for her composing abilities and this has given Tara a great boost. Several artistes render Tara's compositions in concerts, and Tara humbly feels that my father, her manaseeka guru, has blessed her with this faculty.