Dr. Ankisetty Vijayasri, Retd. HOD Telugu,SanskritTyagaraja Kritis Essence — Prakkala NilabadiWhen land is plowed, and seeds are sown, saplings begin to emerge. Similarly, Tyagaraja prepared and purified his mind and sowed the seed…Aug 26, 2023Aug 26, 2023
Dr. Ankisetty Vijayasri, Retd. HOD Telugu,SanskritTyagaraja Kritis Essence — Telisi Rama ChintanathoTyagaraja learnt many devotional kritis in his childhood from his mother. At the age of 8, he composed kritis like Namo namo raghavaya. He…Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 2023
Dr. Ankisetty Vijayasri, Retd. HOD Telugu,SanskritTyagaraja Kritis Essence — Chakkani RajamargamuIn Chapter 12 of the Bhagwad Gita, Arjuna asks Krishna — Who is greatest among all devotees — those who pray to an idol, or those who pray…Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 2023
Dr. Ankisetty Vijayasri, Retd. HOD Telugu,SanskritTyagaraja Kritis Essence — Rama NamamuOnce a sage named Haridas advised Sri Tyagaraja to chant Lord Rama’s name 96 crore times. As advised, Tyagaraja did complete chanting the…Aug 11, 2023Aug 11, 2023
Dr. Ankisetty Vijayasri, Retd. HOD Telugu,SanskritTyagaraja Kritis Essence — Nidhi Chala SukhamaTyagaraja’s grandfather Giriraju was the designated music scholar of the King of Tanjore’s court. Tyagaraja was also invited by King of…Aug 8, 2023Aug 8, 2023
Dr. Ankisetty Vijayasri, Retd. HOD Telugu,SanskritTyagaraja Kritis Essence — Manavi AlakincharadateSri Tyagaraja’s timeless compositions are considered Drakshapakam (easily understood). But, truly understanding the essence requires…Aug 3, 2023Aug 3, 2023
Dr. Ankisetty Vijayasri, Retd. HOD Telugu,SanskritTyagaraja Kritis Essence — Manasa EtulorthuneBhagvad Gita mentions a metaphor for the world — an inverted banyan tree, which grows by the three gunas — Sattva (beingness & harmony)…Aug 1, 2023Aug 1, 2023
Dr. Ankisetty Vijayasri, Retd. HOD Telugu,SanskritTyagaraja Kritis Essence — Seethamma MayammaGreat Vageykaras — Sri Purandaradasa, Sri Tyagaraja, Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar and Sri Syamasastry — composed, wrote and sang beautiful…Jul 29, 2023Jul 29, 2023
