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U. Ve. Sa., composer of Tamil keerthanas


The two songs have been released on YouTube with an introduction by historian A.R. Venkatachalapathy.
Those who are familiar with his autobiography would know that U.Ve.Sa., born into a family of musicians, learnt music from Gopalakrishna Bharathiyar, the author of
Nanda Charitram, when he was in Mayiladuthurai. But he quit learning music since his Tamil teacher Meenakshisundaram Pillai was against it.
Writer Perumal Murugan, who has done an elaborate study of U.Ve.Sa.’s works, said the book containing the
keerthanas was among his first to be printed. It was titled,
Ilanthainagar Dhandapani Virutham.
The
keerthanas were written on a request from Jaffna philanthropist Kumarasamy Chettiar, who had bought copies of ....

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From the Archives (January 22, 1971): Mylapore Gowri Amma


From the Archives (January 22, 1971): Mylapore Gowri Amma
January 22, 2021 00:15 IST
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Rukmini Devi: It is with deep sorrow that I realise that a great artiste has left us. One by one India loses these persons and, unfortunately, with them also disappears a great tradition. Our younger generation does not have strong enough roots in our religious or cultural traditions for these to flourish when modern Western civilisation is overwhelming India. With an awakening of the consciousness of our art and the winning of freedom, wider knowledge and appreciation of art has taken the place of the deeper understanding. Among the great dancers whom I have known, Gowri Amma was the first one whom I met. It was after seeing Meenakshisundaram Pillai’s two disciples, Jeevaratnam and Rajalakshmi, dance, that I decided to learn this art. I searched everywhere for a teacher, but as often happens, one searches ....

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