thyagaraja-kirtans

 26.11.2024 “The Spiritual Heritage of Tyagaraja” is a landmark publication in the world of Carnatic music. It is the first work with English meanings for the songs of Tyagaraja and 2008 marks fifty years of the first publication of this book which has seen several reprints.   Translation of Thyaagaraaja krutis The book was the brainchild of  C Ramanujachariar (1875-1956), a man of many parts. Born in Kolattur, he graduated from the Madras Presidency College and joined as a clerk in the Madras Secretariat from which post he rose to become the Under Secretary, Department of Law and Education. He was passionate about the fine arts and he used them to good effect to channel resources for another passion of his – the Ramakrishna Mission Students Home, Mylapore. This institution, which completed 100 years in 2005 was conceived by C Ramaswami Iyengar, Ramanujachariar’s cousin and when he was struck by paralysis in 1926, the latter took on the burden of running the institution ...