[Y-Indology] Hindi compositions of Swati Tirunal

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INDOLOGY, "Rajan P. Parrikar" <parrikar> wrote:

> Thank you, Arun. I have taken the liberty to extract the file and

> post it to rmic. Hope you don't mind.

>

> Warm regards,

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> r

 

I looked in rec.music.indian.classical, and feel that the following may be

interesting, given the missing song and the wrong raaga :

 

Dr. N.E.V. Aiyar wrote in his book :

 

The only complete and available edition of these songs is in Malayalam script.

Through Sri Chidambara Vadhyar has taken much pains to edit the book, the

text has been badly misspelt. Some years back, Sri N. Venkiteswara Sarma of

Trippunithura had published the collection in Nagari script in a quarterly,

Nagari Pracharini Patrika. My attempt has been to do justice to the text of

these songs. ...The headings and other musical names have been given in

consultation with Vidvan K. Narayanan ( Gana bhushana) who has been writing

a good number of learned articles in Hindi about music in the south and the

north.

 

I gratefully acknowledge the help I got from the following books and articles :

 

1. Musical compositions of Swati Tirunal (Malayalam)

by Sri K Chidambara Vadhyar

Printed at Govt Press, Trivandrum, 1916

 

2. Swati Tirunal (Tamil Translation)

by Sri Suranad Kunjan Pillai

Translated by P.S. Narayanaswami

Published by Travancore University

 

3. The Maratha Rajas of Tanjore

by Sri K. R. Subramoniam M.A.

published by author from Madras, 1928

 

4. Balamritam

by Ranga Bhagavathar

published in 1917

 

5. Articles

by Sri K. Venkitasubramonia Aiyar

in the Journal of the Madras Music Academy

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macgupta123 wrote:

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> This is a fascinating discussion.......

 

Hindi Compositions of Swati Tirunal were sung at

various venues in India a few years ago by the leading

north Indian vocalist Smt Sulochana Brihaspati.

 

She is anxious to record these(and she did sing a

large number of them) and perform again if she can

get sponsors and patrons.

 

These were done by her on her own to highlight the

constant exchanges that have been taking place between

the lenght and breadth of the Indian subcontinent in

the area of performing arts and to show the wide

taste of ST to the north Indian listerners.

 

Those who can help in some practical way towards

the recording of Sulochana ji's rendering may feel

free to contact me or her directly at D4c Munirka

DDA Flats, N Delhi 110069

 

best

 

Bharat Gupt

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