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'''Annamalai Reddiyar''' or '''Reddiar''' (1865–1891) was a Tamil poet and composer.
'''Annamalai Reddiyar''' or '''Reddiar''' (1865–1891) was a Tamil poet and composer.


Born in Sennikulam, [[Sankarankoil taluk]], [[Tirunelveli district]], Tamil Nadu, he studied Tamil under Ramaswami Pulavar and [[U. V. Swaminatha Iyer]] and was later patronised by the zamindar of Uttrumalai.<ref>{{cite book|author1=S. Ramanathan |title=Glimpses of Indian music |publisher=Sundeep |year=1982 |pages=5–6}}</ref>
Born in Sennikulam, [[Sankarankoil taluk]], [[Tirunelveli district]], Tamil Nadu, he studied Tamil under Ramaswami Pulavar and [[U. V. Swaminatha Iyer]] and was later patronised by the zamindar of Uttrumalai.<ref>{{cite book|author1=S. Ramanathan |title=Glimpses of Indian music |publisher=Sundeep |year=1982 |page=5–6}}</ref>


He is particularly remembered for his ''Kavadi Chindu'', a genre of songs chanted by devotees of Lord [[Murugan]] while performing [[Kavadi Attam]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Ganga Ram Garg |title=Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |year=1992 |isbn=9788170223757|page=496}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/dancing-tunes/article5272174.ece |author=T. Saravanan |title=Dancing tunes |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=25 October 2013 |accessdate=21 August 2017}}</ref>
He is particularly remembered for his ''Kavadi Chindu'', a genre of songs chanted by devotees of Lord [[Murugan]] while performing [[Kavadi Attam]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Ganga Ram Garg |title=Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |year=1992 |isbn=9788170223757|page=496}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/dancing-tunes/article5272174.ece |author=T. Saravanan |title=Dancing tunes |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=25 October 2013 |accessdate=21 August 2017}}</ref>
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[[Category:19th-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:19th-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:Poets from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Poets from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Poets from British India]]
[[Category:Musicians from British India]]


 
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Annamalai Reddiyar or Reddiar (1865–1891) was a Tamil poet and composer.

Born in Sennikulam, Sankarankoil taluk, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, he studied Tamil under Ramaswami Pulavar and U. V. Swaminatha Iyer and was later patronised by the zamindar of Uttrumalai.[1]

He is particularly remembered for his Kavadi Chindu, a genre of songs chanted by devotees of Lord Murugan while performing Kavadi Attam.[2][3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. S. Ramanathan (1982). Glimpses of Indian music. Sundeep. p. 5–6.
  2. Ganga Ram Garg (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World. Concept Publishing Company. p. 496. ISBN 9788170223757.
  3. T. Saravanan (25 October 2013). "Dancing tunes". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 August 2017.