Author T.K. Govinda Rao with his
Guru, Sri Musiri Subramania Iyer in 1960.
As the caption reads, the books are
dedicated to his revered Guru.
 
 
 

Releasing function for "Compositions of Tyagaraja":
Musiri Subramania Iyer Centennial Commemorative Edition.
Semmangudi Srinivasier and G.K. Moopanar receive first copies.
 
 

All three books:  "Compositions of Tyagaraja,"
"Compositions of Muddusvami Dikshitar," and
"Compositions of Syama Sastri,"
are complete with commentaries for each song in English,
Roman-diacritical and Devanagari scripts,
and
'SRGM' Notations in English.
As noted by scholars this is the first time such
books have been compiled and edited
by a vocalist, thus preserving the
Raga and Sahitya Bhava in its most pristine form.
 
 

The Author, Sangita Choodamani, Sangita Vidvan
Sri T.K. Govinda Rao -
Founder of Ganamandir Trust.