whose coposition is this in kanakangi?

ananth krishna · Post by **ananth krishna** » 28 Nov 2008, 11:44

in raga kanakangi song is "srigananatham " does any body know whose composition is this?

keeths · Post by **keeths** » 28 Nov 2008, 20:51

Its by saint thyagaraja

keerthi · Post by **keerthi** » 29 Nov 2008, 13:19

It is attributed to thyagaraja. It was recently 'unearthed' and isn't part of the repertoire of any of Thyagaraja's shishya paramparas - the Walajapet, thillaisthanam and Umayalapuram schools.
The language too, is of dubious quality and increases doubt.