Skilled in aesthetic splendour – Lakmini Udawatta – by Sunil Thenabadu The complex psychological process which is very much a conscious process is also automatic when it comes to naturally talented singers such as Lakmini Geethanjali Udawatta. It is a combination of signals from the nervous system that help to produce intricate musical notes and interpretive decisions on whether to apply a particular technique in measuring up its comparative and expressive value, all this within seconds. One of the imperative distinctiveness of applying comparative philosophy and vocal creativity is to discriminate one tradition of music, specific styles, and techniques from other traditions of music and their corresponding styles, by not blending them all together. Lakmini was born in 1981 as the second daughter to unassuming parents in Piliyandala, Kithsiri and Swarnapali Udawatta who were both teachers. At the very tender age of just five, Lakmini had confirmed precisely an excellent ...