[1] Every Carnatic concert has one or many music pieces that showcases the singer's prowess and intellect in the form of Manodharma sangeetham.
Manodharma has many aspects and performers develop distinct styles based on his/her musical values, interpretation and understanding.
[6] Manodharma is cultivated after several years of constant learning, assimilating and experimenting with various forms of compositions like varnams, kritis, javalis, etc.
It is also informed by a strict and rigorous guru-shishya relationship where a guru works with their student to develop their unique voice and improvisational style.
[3] The guidance of a guru is integral in cultivating a musician's sensitivity to the complexities and nuances of raga and how it plays out in lyrical compositions as well as the various forms of manodharma mentioned above.