Composer: Gopalakrishna Bharathi (Tamil: கொபலக்ரிஷ்ன பரடி) was born the son of Shivaraama Bhaaratiyaar in the village Narimanam near NaagapaTTinam in Tamil NaaDu in 1810. He later lived in Mudikondan, Anaitandavapuram and Mayuram, places with which he later became associated. From childhood, he learned Carnatic music from every possible source, even from Ghanam Krishna Aiyyar, Hindustani […]
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Gopalakrishna Bharati (Tamil: கோபாலகிருஷ்ண பாரதி) (1811–1896) was a Tamil poet and a composer of Carnatic music. He wrote a katAkALatcEpam (Tamil: கதாகாலக்ஷேபம்), NantanAr Carittiram (Nandanar Charitram), two other works in this genre, and many independent kritis.
Bharati was a contemporary of Tyagaraja whom he is said to have met, and who asked him whether he had composed anything in the rAga AbhOgi; Bharati subsequently composed one of his most popular kritis in rUpaka tALa, CapApatikku. The great Tamil literary figure, U. V. Swaminatha Iyer wrote two sources for Bharati’s life: a biography of the composer and his own autobiography, which contains references to Bharati, who was his guru in music.
Innamumasandehappadalamo (இன்னமுமஸன்டேஹப்படலாமோ)
Composer: Gopalakrishna Bharathi (Tamil: கொபலக்ரிஷ்ன பரடி) was born the son of Shivaraama Bhaaratiyaar in the village Narimanam near NaagapaTTinam in Tamil NaaDu in 1810. He later lived in Mudikondan, Anaitandavapuram and Mayuram, places with which he later became associated. From childhood, he learned Carnatic music from every possible source, even from Ghanam Krishna Aiyyar, Hindustani […]
Eppovaruvaro (எப்போவருவாரோ)
Composer: Gopalakrishna Bharathi (Tamil: கொபலக்ரிஷ்ன பரடி) was born the son of Shivaraama Bhaaratiyaar in the village Narimanam near NaagapaTTinam in Tamil NaaDu in 1810. He later lived in Mudikondan, Anaitandavapuram and Mayuram, places with which he later became associated. From childhood, he learned Carnatic music from every possible source, even from Ghanam Krishna Aiyyar, Hindustani […]
Enneramum Undan (என்னேரமும் உன்டன்)
Composer: Gopalakrishna Bharathi (Tamil: கொபலக்ரிஷ்ன பரடி) was born the son of Shivaraama Bhaaratiyaar in the village Narimanam near NaagapaTTinam in Tamil NaaDu in 1810. He later lived in Mudikondan, Anaitandavapuram and Mayuram, places with which he later became associated. From childhood, he learned Carnatic music from every possible source, even from Ghanam Krishna Aiyyar, Hindustani […]
Edo Teri (ஏடோ டெரி)
Composer: Gopalakrishna Bharathi (Tamil: கொபலக்ரிஷ்ன பரடி) was born the son of Shivaraama Bhaaratiyaar in the village Narimanam near NaagapaTTinam in Tamil NaaDu in 1810. He later lived in Mudikondan, Anaitandavapuram and Mayuram, places with which he later became associated. From childhood, he learned Carnatic music from every possible source, even from Ghanam Krishna Aiyyar, Hindustani […]
Chidambaram (கிடம்பரம்)
Composer: Gopalakrishna Bharathi (Tamil: கொபலக்ரிஷ்ன பரடி) was born the son of Shivaraama Bhaaratiyaar in the village Narimanam near NaagapaTTinam in Tamil NaaDu in 1810. He later lived in Mudikondan, Anaitandavapuram and Mayuram, places with which he later became associated. From childhood, he learned Carnatic music from every possible source, even from Ghanam Krishna Aiyyar, Hindustani […]
Arivudaiyor Panindettum (அரிவுடையோர் பநின்டேட்டும்)
Composer: Gopalakrishna Bharathi (Tamil: கொபலக்ரிஷ்ன பரடி) was born the son of Shivaraama Bhaaratiyaar in the village Narimanam near NaagapaTTinam in Tamil NaaDu in 1810. He later lived in Mudikondan, Anaitandavapuram and Mayuram, places with which he later became associated. From childhood, he learned Carnatic music from every possible source, even from Ghanam Krishna Aiyyar, Hindustani […]
Adum Chidambaramo (ஆடும் கிடம்பரமோ)
Composer: Gopalakrishna Bharathi (Tamil: கொபலக்ரிஷ்ன பரடி) was born the son of Shivaraama Bhaaratiyaar in the village Narimanam near NaagapaTTinam in Tamil NaaDu in 1810. He later lived in Mudikondan, Anaitandavapuram and Mayuram, places with which he later became associated. From childhood, he learned Carnatic music from every possible source, even from Ghanam Krishna Aiyyar, Hindustani […]