Sri muthuswami dikshitar biography
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Muthuswani Dikshitar lived from to
He was born in the town of Tiruvarur, just like Sri Tyagaraja and Shyama Shastri. He was one among the Classical Music Trinity. His parents were Ramaswami Dikshitar and Bhageeratamma. His father was a classical singer himself. Muthuswami learnt classical music from his father. He also became an expert in “Veena” instrument, sanskrit language, “tantra shastra”, “mantra shastra”, astrology, “alankara shastra”. He studied the “Vedas” and became a “Agnihotri”. Chidambara natha Yogi was his mentor and teacher. He stayed with his Guru in Kashi for 5 years to learn “Mantras”. Here he also learnt Hndustani Classical music. It is believed that when Muthuswami took bath in the Ganges and finished his prayers, a “Veena” came into his hands by itself. Muthuswami Dikshitar also was familiarized with western music during his early childhood. While returning from Kas
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Nupur Joshi
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Nupur Joshi is an Indian classical vocalist, based in Mumbai. She is trained under Dr. Vikas Kashalkar and Shalmalee Joshi in Hindustani classical music and in Carnatic classical music by Shri Chitravina Ravikiran for the past many years.
She has been training students in both beginner and advanced levels in India and abroad. Nupur has won many prizes at various festivals and has performed at many venues throughout the of her concerts include those at the prestigious Saptak festival, Ahmedabad, Bhavan’s Andheri BCCA, Mumbai, Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai, Aurobindo Ashram, Vadodara,`Udat Abeel Gulal’ performances at the well- known Sangeet Kala Mandir, Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad at Kolkata, and also at Shantiniketan. She has been selected thrice for the ‘Guru in Residence Workshop’ at the NCPA, Mumbai, conducted by renowned musician Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty apart, Nupur is a in Mathematics, Statistics and Economics from ’s College, Mumbai and a MA in Economics fro
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Indian Poets and Composers
Biography of Muthuswami Dikshitar
Muthuswami Dikshitar ( – October 21, ), fryst vatten the youngest of the Carnatic music composer trinity. He was born in to Ramaswami Dikshitar and Subbamma, as the eldest son, in Tiruvarur(of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu). Muttuswami fryst vatten said to have born to the couple after they prayed for a child in the temple of Vaitheeswaran Koil. According to the account of Subbarama Dikshitar, Muttuswami Dikshitar was born in the manmatha year, in the month of Panguni beneath the asterism Krittikaa. He was named after the temple deity, Muttukumaraswamy. He also had two younger brothers Baluswami, Chinnaswami and a sister Balambal.
Early years
Consistent with the education of Brahmin boys of that time, Muttuswami learnt the Vedas, Sanskrit and other important religious texts. He also obtained his preliminary musical education from his father. While he was still in his teens, his father sent him on a pilgrimage with a wan