Many of you might have wondered about the version of the kriti-s published in The Lost Melodies (TLM). To some they appear quaint and rustic; where as for others they might sound abstruse and outlandish. To sound simpler, TLM is an attempt to resurrect and relive the past and to cherish this, we need to […]
Tag: Tyagaraja Svamigal
Readers might think this post is going to be about a lady who lived some 250 years ago, in line with the topics that this site cover. Contrarily if you happen to guess this is about a ragam, pat yourself; you have become a seasoned visitor of TLM !! Malava Sri is a propitious and […]
The arrival of Masi Mulam marks the birthday celebrations of Sri Venkataramana Bhagavathar at various places in Tamilnadu. Belonging to a Saurashtra Vaishnava Brahmin family, Saurashtra community takes pride in conducting these celebrations and the Saurashtra Sabha Committee, a representative body functioning at different parts of this state astir in this month to pay tribute […]
Tyagaraja Svamigal was not only a revered musician during his times, but also a teacher of a great repute. He is one of the very few composers who had many disciples under his tutelage; many flourished as musicians and became well known composers. One such disciple who was an Adyantha Sishya and Anirvachaneeya Bhaktha is […]
Having seen the aims and objectives of “The Lost Melodies”, let me explain how we work and also a method by which any music aficionado can contribute to TLM. We like to emphasize our music does not encompass the concert performances alone. The concert performances, that we see today is the digestion and amalgamation of […]
Compositions are the building blocks for our Karnataka Music and we are blessed with a wealth of beautiful compositions covering varied themes. Though, the present day music include the work of vaggeyakara-s (composers) lived in the last century, the major corpus was contributed by the vaggeyakara-s of 17-19 CE. We should thank the selfless disciples […]
இப்போது காஞ்சிபுரத்திற்கு போவதென்பது சென்னை வாசிகளுக்கு புழக்கடை வாசலாக இருக்கலாம், ஆனால் ஒரு இருபது வருடங்களுக்கு முன்பு ப்ரஹ்ம ப்ரயதினமாக தான் இருக்கும். அதுவும் வைகாசி திங்களில் நடக்கும் கருட உற்சவத்திற்கு என்றால் சொல்லவே வேண்டாம். இந்த கருட உற்சவம் இன்று நேற்று நடக்கும் ஒரு வைபவம் அல்ல. பல்லாயிரமாண்டுகளாக நடக்கும் ஒரு அற்புத உற்சவம். இதை கண்டு களிப்பதற்கு பலவேறு இடங்களில் இருந்து பக்தர்கள் வந்து கூடுவர். இந்த கருட உற்சவ வைபவத்தை ஆழ்வார்களில் ஒருவரான […]
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