 Within a short time, each of them attained proficiency in playing a different instrument – Rajan in violin and Nagendra in Jal tarang.Rajan used to listen to musical performances of eminent musicians at Choudayya Ramamandira in Mysore and hence got the opportunity to listen to music performances by Hindusthani, Karnatak, and western music in the Mysore palace.Later on Rajan came to Bangalore for his further educational studies.