Growing up, along with SPB, Malaysia Vasudevan (MV), K. J. Yesudas (KJ), TMS, P. Susheela, S. Janaki’s voice was a constant presence in our home and became part of my most cherished memories. Initially, my listening of S. Janaki (SJ) was dominated by Ilayaraja’s (IR) compositions. So, I was of the belief that Ilayaraja introduced her as the playback singer. Later I found out she had been in the field