Books on Muthuswami Dikshitar's life and compilations of his songs are legion today and there are websites dedicated to discussions on his lyrics and their meanings. But 75 years ago that was not the ...

Yet another article on Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Kamalamba Navavaranam? Different aspects of the Navavarana Vibhakti series have already been written in great detail! “What am I going to write?” was my ...

CHENNAI: The Carnatic music world is indebted to the immense contributions of the trio Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri. Called the Trinity of Carnatic music, each musician had a ...

Some 200 years ago, musician and composer Muthuswami Dikshitar moved to Manali near Madras following an invitation from a zamindar, Venkatakrishna Mudaliar. It is believed during that stint Muthuswami ...

The 18th century is considered as the golden age of Carnatic music. During this time lived three great composers/ musicians who were later celebrated as the musical trinity: Shyama Shastri, Tyagaraja ...

Vatapi Ganapatim Bhaje is a Sanskrit kriti composed by the legendary poet-composer and singer Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar. It is sung in almost all music concerts in South India. The kriti’s opening line ...

Sri Guruguha Gana Vidyalaya celebrated the 179th Aradhana of Muthuswami Dikshitar on Thursday. On the occasion, rich tributes were also paid to A Ananthakrishna Iyer (1899-1959). Iyer is the direct ...

A look at the evolution of the art form that embraced european influences. History is witness to the intermingling of cultures through trade, conquest, colonization and religious expansion. And music ...