Composer for amba sauramba ?

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Lakshman
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Coolkarni:
I know you posted a link to this song by Voleti but cannot trace the thread. The song is by Ponniah of TQ. Here is the text:

ambA saurambA. rAgA: Arabhi. Adi tALA.

P: ambA saurambA kucakumbA darabimbA O jagad-
A: ambujamukhi dEvi bhavAni aDigina varamu losagi brOvavE jagadambA
C1: rAdi garbhamuna velayu nI manasu rAyikA sEyaku dEvi nI tanayuni
brOvaga iTuluNDina nEniga viDuvananucu madinencumu
2: karuNa gAcinanduku nE kOrina kAmitArthamu losagavamma
hari sOdari shrI kAtyAyani Adi mUla kAraNambu nIvE
3: bhajincinavAri kellanu ika varamu losagu pArvati dEvi
gaja carmAmbara taruni komma grakkuna brOvavE cAmuNDyavammA

drshrikaanth
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Lakshman
Even I had been under the impression that this was Ponniah's composition. But these websites say it his brother Chinniah's.

http://www.swathithirunal.in/personalities/chinnya.htm

http://www.carnatica.net/composer/tanjorequartette.htm

Lakshman
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DRS: In some books Ponniah is mentioned as the author. I guess it is by Chinniah. It is in the book "Tanjaip-peruvuDaian perisai" by K.Ponniah Pillai.

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