Saturday, September 16, 2023

Thyagaraja: The Greatest Saint-composer of Carnatic Music


Thyagaraja is considered the greatest saint-composer of Carnatic music.  He was a Telugu who was born and brought up in present-day Tamil Nadu. 

He worshipped God in the form of Rama, the incarnation of Vishnu and Hero of Valmiki’s Ramayana.

Thyagaraja was born in Thiruvarur in Tanjore District of Tamil Nadu in 1767. 


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