 His music during the last decade was reputed for his powerful, deep voice and his ability to sing rapid swaras in many rare ragas.He now shows a focus on Neraval, an improvisational form which he believes has been distorted over the ages.He is also famous for his 'innovations' in the method he presents his concerts, one of the primary issues that purists have being that he renders varnams (traditionally introductory pieces) in the middle of a concert.