Composer: (కంచెర్ల గోపన్న) popularly known as Bhadrachala Ramadasu (భద్రాచల రామదాసు), (c1620 – 1680CE) was born in an affluent Niyogi Brahmin family to Linganna Murthy and Kamamba in Nelakondapalli village of Khammamett Taluk, Warangal Division of (erstwhile Hyderabad State) northern Andhra Pradesh.More…
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Duduku Gala Nanne (దుడుకు గల నన్నే)
Composer: (Tyagaraja త్యాగరాజ) , (May 4, 1767–January 6, 1847). He was born in Tiruvarur Thanjavur district, , Tamil Nadu , to Kakarla Ramabrahmam and Sitamma in a Telugu Brahmin family of the Mulukanadu subsect. Sri Sonti Venkataramanayya was his guru.More…
Sami Ninne Kori (సామి నిన్నే కోరి)
Composer: Veena Kuppayyar (వీణ కుప్పయ్యర్) , (1798–1860) Vina Kuppayyar, a distinguished disciple of Tyagaraja was a genius. Born of Sambamurthi Sastri, Kuppa Ayyar had his training under his father and became a versatile vidwan both in vocal and on the veena. Veena Kuppayyar was honoured with the title of ‘Gana Chakravarthi’. More..
Saroja Dala Netri Himagiri (సరోజ దళ నేత్రి హిమగిరి)
Composer: (ஸ்ரீ சியாமா சாஸ்திரி் , శ్యామ శాస్త్రి ) (April 26, 1762 to February 6, 1827) was born in Tiruvarur of Tanjavur district in Tamil Nadu to the couple, Viswanatham and Vengalakshmi – a Smartha Iyer Vadama brahmin family. Paccimiriyam Adiyappayya was his guru.More…
Raga sudha (రాగ సుధా)
Composer: (Tyagaraja త్యాగరాజ) , (May 4, 1767–January 6, 1847). He was born in Tiruvarur Thanjavur district, , Tamil Nadu , to Kakarla Ramabrahmam and Sitamma in a Telugu Brahmin family of the Mulukanadu subsect. Sri Sonti Venkataramanayya was his guru.More…
Muthuswami Dikshitar (Sanskrit:मुत्थुस्वामी दीक्षितर, Tamil:முத்துஸ்வாமி தீக்ஷிதர)
Muthuswami Dikshitar (Sanskrit:मुत्थुस्वामी दीक्षितर, Tamil:முத்துஸ்வாமி தீக்ஷிதர) (also known by his signature name Guruguha) was born on March 24, 1775 (March 24, 1775– October 21, 1835) in Tiruvarur, near Tirichy, India as a fruit of long prayers by his father ramaswamy. Dikshitar, a famous singer himself.
Mangalasasanam
Managalasasanam (Songs in praise of the holy shrines and its prosperity). The shrines where the divine saints Azhwars, (Azhwars were believed to be the Amsams of Sriman Narayanan), have sung – Mangalaasaasanam – are called Divya Desams. There are 108 Divya Desams out of which 105 are located in India, 1 in Nepal and remaining […]
Divyadesams (108) திவ்ய தேசங்கள்
The shrines where the divine saints Alvars (also known as Azhwars were believed to be the Amsams of Sriman Narayana), sung Mangalaasaasanam is called Divya Desam. There are 108 Divya Desams out of which 105 are located in India, 1 in Nepal and remaining 2 are to be believed in the celestial world. Sriman narayana […]
Sri Venkateswara Swamy Suprabhatam (श्री वेंकठेश्वारा स्वामी सुप्रभात)
Sri Venkateswara swamy suprabhatam was composed around 1430 A.D. by Prativādibhayaṅkara Śrī Anantācārya (also known as Annangaracharyar, and P B Annan), the Rāmānujācārya of Kanchipuram. He was a disciple of Swami Manavala Mamuni, who composed Sri Ranganatha Suprabhatam. The genre of Suprabhātakāvya traces its origin to a single verse (1.23.2) in the Bālakāṇḍa of Vālmīki’s […]
Amta Manasari Vani (అంత మనసరి వని)
Composer: Sri Tallapaka Chinna Tirumalacharyulu (శ్రీ తాళ్ళపాక చిన తిరుమలచార్యులు) was the eledest son of Sri Pedda Tirumalacharya and grandson of Sri Annamacharya. Chinna Tirumalacharyulu carried the legacy from his father and composed many krithis in praise of Lord Venkateswara.More…