Sanskrit Influences on Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Lyrics, A TalkWhen we think of Sanskrit compositions in Carnatic Music, the first person who comes to mind in Muthuswami Dikshitar. Much has been written and spoken about his life and his songs. A not so well-explored area is the corpus of works in Sanskrit that may have influenced him in his composing. Today’s talk by Sriram V looks at some of these sources.
Organiser: Charsur Arts Foundation
Venue: Narada Gana Sabha, Mini Hall
Time: 6.00 PM
All are welcome!
Check out Sriram’s other events this December/January
29th Dec – A Heritage Walk to commemorate the birth centenary of S Rajam, with singer Ashwath Narayanan
29th Dec – A journey to Thiruvottiyur to explore its music and dance heritage. Contact: nkc.workshop@gmail.com
5/6th January – A Heritage Tour of Palar and North Arcot, with singers Archana and Aarthi.
20th January – A Day Trip to Gingee
It was a good talk. There are at least a couple of other texts Muddusvami Dikshitar has borrowed from. The first is viveka chudamani. The other is the Varivasyarahasya (by Bhaskararaya). There are also sahasranamas on Tyagesa which might have inspired him.
It was a good talk. There are at least a couple of other texts Muddusvami Dikshitar has borrowed from. The first is viveka chudamani. The other is the Varivasyarahasya (by Bhaskararaya). There are also sahasranamas on Tyagesa which might have inspired him.