Venkataramana Bhagavathar

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Venkataramana Bhagavathar
Srimad Venkataramana Bhagavathar.jpg
Born(1781-02-18)18 February 1781
Ayyampettai, Thanjavur district[1]
Died15 December 1874(1874-12-15) (aged 93)
Wallajapet, Ranipet district[1]
Other namesWallajapet Venkataramana Bhagavathar
OccupationCarnatic composer

Venkataramana Bhagavathar (1781–1874) was a direct disciple of Saint Thyagaraja[2] and a composer of Carnatic music.[3][4] Bhagavathar composed his songs in Saurashtra language and has left behind a number of kritis.[5][6]

Early life[edit]

Bhagavathar was born in 1781 to a Saurashtra Brahmin[3] family in Ayyampettai in present-day Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu.[7] He was born to Nannusamy as a fifth child making him the grandson of Kuppaiyer who was a priest, belonging to Dadheecha gotra from Ariyalur in present-day Tiruchirappalli district.[8] Bhagavathar was a scholar, composed more than 150 keerthanas and is well versed in Sanskrit, Telugu, and Saurashtra. He was one of the prime disciples of Saint Tyagaraja. His son, Krishnaswamy Bhagavathar, was also a disciple of Tyagaraja. It was the father-son duo who preserved many of the keerthanas of Tyagaraja and passed them on to posterity.[7] He is popularly known as Walajahpet Venkataramana Bhagavatar after he settled in Wallajapet, a small town in Vellore district.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Web Site for Sri Venkata Raman Bhagavadar". venkataramanabhagavadar.org. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Kasturi, Geeta; N.V, Kasturi (6 February 2013). Understanding The Elemental Hindu Works. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781291312966.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Entertainment Chennai / Personality : Illustrious disciple of saint-poet". The Hindu. 18 March 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2019.[dead link]
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 V, Sriram (7 June 2018). "Meeting Tyagaraja's disciple". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Sriram, V. (3 May 2018). "The saint-composer's 'possessions'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "12-hour non-stop akhandam stuns Hyderabad's music lovers". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kolappan, B. (7 January 2016). "20 more keerthanas of Tyagaraja's disciple discovered". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. ↑ http://venkataramanabhagavadar.org/LIFE_And_Contribtion_of_SriVRB.pdf


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