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|name = Girirāja Kavi |
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|native_name = గిరిరాజ కవి |
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|birth_place = Kakarla village, Cumbum taluk in |
| birth_place = Kakarla village, Cumbum taluk in [[Prakasam district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] |
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|death_place = Tiruvarur, TamilNadu. |
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|genre = [[Carnatic music]] |
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|occupation = [[Composer]] |
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'''Giriraja Kavi''' ({{ |
'''Giriraja Kavi''' ({{langx|te|గిరిరాజ కవి}}) was a noted composer of [[Carnatic music]], who lived in the 18th century in the kingdom of [[Thanjavur Nayak kingdom|Thanjavur]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation |last=Mahābhāratī |first=Saṅgīt |title=Girirāja Kavi |date=2011 |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780195650983.001.0001/acref-9780195650983-e-1788 |encyclopedia=The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India |access-date=2024-01-05 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780195650983.001.0001 |isbn=978-0-19-565098-3}}</ref> His hometown, [[Tiruvarur]], lies in the present-day state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. |
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Roughly 200 of his [[Pada (foot)|padas]], [[Raga|ragas]], and [[Tala (music)|talas]] are housed in the [[Saraswathi Mahal Library]] in [[Thanjavur]].<ref name=":0" /> Giriraja wrote about 150 padas in honour of his patron, Śāhaji, and Śāhaji's lover Rājamōhini. Kavi was one of the first, if not the first, to use northern Hindustani ragas, such as [[Brindavani Sarang|Brindavani]], in the south. |
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Born into a pious but impoverished family belonging to the [[Mulukanadu]] sub-caste, Giriraja Kavi rose to occupy a place of eminence in the court of the [[Maharaja]] of Thanjavur, which in that era was a fountainhead of cultural talent. The great trinity of Carnatic music, [[Tyagaraja]], [[Shyama Shastri]] and [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] were all born in this area in the latter half of 18th century. Giriraja Kavi was among those who nurtured the cultural environment that produced these greats. |
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== Family == |
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Giriraja was born in Kakarla village, Cumbum taluk in Prakasham district (AP). Giriraja has produced many of the important cultural figures of [[South India]]. Among the greatest of those was [[Tyagaraja]], whose mother was a daughter of Giriraja Kavi. He was named after the presiding deity of the main temple of that town. Giriraja Kavi played a major role in influencing the formative years of his celebrated grandson Tyagaraja. He was instrumental in securing a place at court for his grandson, a position that Tyagaraja soon abjured. |
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Giriraja's brother, Kavigiri, was known as Venkatagiri and was a scholar and musician.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Giriraja's grandson by one of his daughters was the composer [[Tyagaraja]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kuckertz |first=Josef |date=1998 |title=On textual understanding in the songs of Tyagaraja |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1307469586 |journal=Journal of the Indian Musicological Society |volume=29|id={{ProQuest|1307469586}} }}</ref> |
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It is to Tyagaraja's credit that Giriraja Kavi's musical work, created during an era that was dominated by the trinity of [[Carnatic music]], has secured him a lasting place of honour among the greats of Carnatic music. |
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Girirāja Kavi గిరిరాజ కవి | |
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| Born | Kakarla village, Cumbum taluk in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh |
| Died | Tiruvarur, TamilNadu. |
| Genres | Carnatic music |
| Occupation | Composer |
Giriraja Kavi (Telugu: గిరిరాజ కవి) was a noted composer of Carnatic music, who lived in the 18th century in the kingdom of Thanjavur.[1] His hometown, Tiruvarur, lies in the present-day state of Tamil Nadu.
Roughly 200 of his padas, ragas, and talas are housed in the Saraswathi Mahal Library in Thanjavur.[1] Giriraja wrote about 150 padas in honour of his patron, Śāhaji, and Śāhaji's lover Rājamōhini. Kavi was one of the first, if not the first, to use northern Hindustani ragas, such as Brindavani, in the south.
Family
[edit]Giriraja's brother, Kavigiri, was known as Venkatagiri and was a scholar and musician.[1]
Giriraja's grandson by one of his daughters was the composer Tyagaraja.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mahābhāratī, Saṅgīt (2011), "Girirāja Kavi", The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195650983.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-565098-3, retrieved 5 January 2024
- ^ Kuckertz, Josef (1998). "On textual understanding in the songs of Tyagaraja". Journal of the Indian Musicological Society. 29. ProQuest 1307469586.
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