'Apoorva Kriti Navarnava' is a collection of Navavarana and Navagraha by Muthuswami Dixit, Navaratnamalike by Shyamashastri and Navaratri by Swati Thirunala, specially in Kannada language. The author has collected these lessons from his own heritage and that of Shemmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and has now made them available to the musicians, students and music lovers of our state. It is useful and invaluable for the musicians of Karnataka.