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Tyagaraja

1767 - 1847

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Sadguru Tyagaraja Swami (Telugu: సద్గురు త్యాగరాజ స్వామి; 4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847), also known as Tyagayya, and in full as Kakarla Tyagabrahmam (Telugu: కాకర్ల త్యాగబ్రహ్మం), was a Hindu saint and composer of Carnatic music, a form of Indian classical music. Tyagaraja and his contemporaries, Shyama Shastri and Muthuswami Dikshitar, are regarded as the Trinity of Carnatic music. Tyagaraja composed hundreds of devotional compositions, most in Telugu and in praise of Rama, many of which remain popular today. Of special mention are five of his compositions called the Pancharatna Kritis (transl. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tyagaraja is the 965th most popular composer (down from 771st in 2019), the 501st most popular biography from India (down from 377th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Tyagaraja ranks 965 out of 1,451. Before him are Roger Sessions, Juventino Rosas, Charles Burney, Luis de Pablo, John Rutter, and Tigran Mansurian. After him are Francesco Provenzale, Salomon Jadassohn, Juhan Aavik, Ernst Toch, Ignaz Holzbauer, and Tigran Chukhajian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1767, Tyagaraja ranks 45. Before him are Philippe LeBon, Bernhard Romberg, Rachel Jackson, Bashir Shihab II, Charles Jean Marie Barbaroux, and Pavel Chichagov. After him are Joseph-François Michaud, Leopold I, Prince of Lippe, John Pond, Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg, and William Martin. Among people deceased in 1847, Tyagaraja ranks 33. Before him are Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen, William Smith, Thiệu Trị, Daniel O'Connell, Erik Gustaf Geijer, and Alexey Venetsianov. After him are Abbasgulu Bakikhanov, Henry, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, José Joaquín de Olmedo, Archduke Friedrich of Austria, Henri Dutrochet, and Henriette Herz.

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In India

Among people born in India, Tyagaraja ranks 501 out of 1,861. Before him are Tamannaah (1989), Nain Singh (1830), Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832), Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (1894), Sulochana Gadgil (1944), and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900). After him are Shruti Haasan (1986), B. R. Chopra (1914), Ranveer Singh (1985), Boney Kapoor (1955), Mamata Banerjee (1955), and Dhondo Keshav Karve (1858).

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Among COMPOSERS In India

Among composers born in India, Tyagaraja ranks 3. Before him are R. D. Burman (1939), and Zakir Hussain (1951). After him are Pritam (1971), Anu Malik (1960), Bombay Jayashri (1950), Anirudh Ravichander (1990), Yo Yo Honey Singh (1983), Kailash Kher (1973), and Aadesh Shrivastava (1964).

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