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Yoga means ‘Union’. It is an Indian spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of
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MRIDANGAM is a percussion instrument and is usually tuned with a small wooden block
and a heavy stone. More...
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Thiruvaiyaru is the pace where the great saint and musician More... |
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AD1767-1847
Saint Tyagaraja was one of the most popular composers
of Carnatic music. He was one of those savants who gave a new direction to Indian
music. He was a profound scholar and poet and also known as Sangeet-Guru. The music
compositions, Tyagaraja Gana, Valmikiya Kavana and Agumbeya Astamaya are said to
be unique as they hold one in rapture.
 Thyagaraja composed devotional
verses and set them to music. He popularised music in the form of kirtans. His immortal
Pancharatna Kritis or The five gems reveal the mastery of his genius. He was of
the opinion that art cannot be weighed in money, nor can it be compensated by it.
He composed 700 verses and set them to music in 500 different ragas.
The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were significant
in the annals of Indian Classical music because of Thyagaraja. His special sound
effects revolutionised Carnatic music and he distinguished himself in the field
of poetry. He also created two operas. They were the Prahlada Bhakti Vijayam and
Nauka Charitam. Although a majority of his songs are in Telugu and a number of them
are in Sanskrit too. Spiritually he was one of the rare souls who gave up everything
and cared for nothing other than the grace of God. The only things that mattered
to him were his music and faith. He was a great devotee of Lord Rama. Thyagaraja
passed away on January 6, 1847.
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Indian classical music is categorized under two genres. They are
Hindustani and Carnatic. Broadly Hindustani developed in the northern regions of
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