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 ...

It is usual in Carnatic Music to associate certain deities with certain composers. The term frequently used is Ishta Devata, and thus when we speak of Rama, it is usually Tyagaraja who comes to mind.

Muthuswami Dikshitar scaled new heights in the harmony of sangeetha and sahitya and their many dimensional beauties. On the other hand, Thyagaraja was a great river, into which the noblest tradition ...

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 ...

CINCINNATI, OH – As the world marks the 250th birth anniversary of Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775–1835), ‘Anubhuti,’ a new book by composer and scholar Dr. Kanniks Kannikeswaran, offers a groundbreaking ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOI talks to Lakshmi, a seventh generation descendent of Muthuswami Dikshitar... So, there was never really any pressure from my family; instead, it was more as a personal choice that I took up ...