Tyagaraja was born in the small town of Tiruvarur in the Thanjavur district of Old Mysore State now Tamil Nadu, to Kakarla Ramabrahmam and Sitamma, a Telugu brahmin family.
He was named Tyagaraja, after Lord Tyagaraja, the presiding deity of the temple at Tiruvarur. His maternal grandfather, Giriraja Kavi, at whose house in Tiruvarur Tyagaraja was [...]
Syama Sastri was born in Tiruvarur in Thanjavur district of Mysore State, into a scholarly and priestly Telugu brahmin family. His father Viswanatham was the hereditary priest responsible for the care and worship of the image of the goddess, Bangaru Kamakshi, whose temple is in Thanjavur. Syama Sastri’s father was 25 at the time of [...]
Muthuswami Dikshitar was born in Tiruvarur (of Thanjavur in old Mysore State to a Telugu Brahmin couple Ramaswami Dikshitar and Subbamma, as the eldest son. According to the account of Subbarama Dikshitar, Muttuswami Dikshitar was born in the manmatha year, in the month of Panguni under the asterism Krittikaa. He was named after the temple [...]
SAREGA Music: A school for children and adults to learn Indian Music - on the keyboards. NewYork Raja, teaches Carnatic music & popular film songs. Students enjoy exploring the Carnatic music in combination with Western music. SAREGA Music students perform in their schools and various community shows. Students also participate in a unique talent [...]
M. S. Viswanathan (born June 24, 1928) (or M.S.V.), is a popular south Indian music director for five decades. He is popularly known as “Mellisai Mannar” (Tamil, for “The King of Light Music”). His major works are in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. He has also acted and sung in a few films.
Despite his Keralite [...]
Early life
Ilaiyaraaja was born into a poor rural family in Pannaipuram, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, India, as the third son of Ramaswamy and Chinnathayammal. Growing up in a rural area, Ilaiyaraaja was exposed to a range of Tamil folk music. At the age of 14, he joined a travelling musical troupe headed by his elder [...]