Gopala Krishna bharathi Flashcards
Who is the father of Gopala Krishna Bharathi
Sivarama Bharati
Where and when was Bharathi born?
Narimanam near Nagapattinam in 1810
Where did Bharati live?
Mudikondan, anaitadandavapuram, mayuram
Who was Bharati ‘s Carnatic teacher
Ghanam Krishna Ayyar
Who was Bharathi’s hindusthani music teacher?
Ramadas
Who introduced vedanayakam pillai to Bharati?
Maha vidwan meenakshisundaram
What did vedanayakam pillai do to Bharati?
He allowed him to stay in his house and encouraged Bharati to create his famous compositions
What is Bharati’s first opera
Nandanar charitra keertanai
What was Nandanar charitra keertanai about?
About a low caste harijian saint named Nandanar. He visits thirupungur but Nandi was blocking the entrance and moved to the side to let Nandanar have darshan of the lingam from outside the temple at the command of the deity.
Why did Bharati suffer to write Nandanar charitra keertanai?
Because his own caste was against his compositions based on one from a very low caste .
Why did Bharati introduce new characters to the Nandanar charitra keertanai?
To add more depth to the story and make devotion the deep aspect of the song
What ragas did Bharati use in his work?
Familiar ragas and rare ragas like dvijavanti, Manju and sengalam
What music forms did Bharati use?
Dandakam, chindu, nondichindu, kanni, kummi
Why was Bharati called a dramatic genius?
Because he used many discarded musical forms to compose his operas.
Bharati was praised by ——————
Ramalinga adigal, vedanayakam pillai, meenakshisundara pillai
