Chikka Rama Rao

Carnatic composers (other than performing vidwans)
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Sreeni Rajarao
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Post by Sreeni Rajarao »

I have read that Sri. Chikka Rama Rao (1890s to mid-1940s), one of the luminaries of the Mysore Durbar was a vaggeyakara as well.
I have not come across any rendition of his kritis.
I have a list of about a dozen of his kritis (I do not have the lyrics, just a list) which prompted me to open up a discussion about yet another eminent vidwan from Mysore that we, the present generation seem to have forgotten.

I hope this thread will initiate some discussion and hopefully, some downloadable renditions of his kritis.

Sreeni Rajarao
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Post by Sreeni Rajarao »

The list I have shows kritis in the following rAgas:
sAranga, sree, malayamAruta, nAta, AndOLika, hamsadhwani, vacaspati, kannada maruta, umAbharaNa, nAgaswarAvaLi, nArAyaNagowLa, kathanakUtUhala, pahADi and shuddabhairavi

Also shows, tillAnas in kAnaDa, kApi and shankarAbharaNa.

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Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

There are a couple of his varNAs in B.M.Sundaram's Tanavarna Tarangini, one in jayantashrI and one in maNIrangu.

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