THE NAVARATHNAS OF MYSORE PALACE AND A BHARAT RATNA

By KARNATAKA KALAASHREE VIDWAAN V. NANJUNDASWAMY and KARNATAKA KALAASHREE VIDWAAN V. NAJUNDASWAMY

It is well-known that the Royal House of Mysore, with its succession of great and talented Mahaaraajaas, was the greatest patron of scholars, musicologists, singers, composers and other artists. In this book, I am focusing on the great composers of the Royal Court. They were pious souls who dedicated their whole life for music as Nadhopaasakas. This book will certainly be cherished by you.The "Vaaggeyakaaras" (composers) who hailed from erstwhile Mysore State (Karnataka) have enriched the treasury of classical music. They have become legendary icons. All divinely talented, they were helped by their Royal Patrons to reach the pinnacle of their glory. They were the Nine Gems (Navarathnas) of the Mysore Palace.In this first instalment, the Nine Gems are Mysore Vaasudhevaachaarya, Mysore Sadhaashiva Rao, Veena Sheshanna, Bidaram Krishnappa, Harikeshanallur Muthiah Bhagawathar, Veena Venkatagiriyappa, Piteelu Chowdiah, and Karnaataka Kala Thilaka Sangeetha Kalaa Rathna Prof. R.N. Doreswamy. The jewel in the crown is the last Mahaaraaja of Mysore, Shri Jayachaamaraajendra Wodeyar.It was thought fit to highlight one Bharatha Rathna along with this glittering constellation. The decision to showcase Melody Queen Bharatha Rathna Smt. M.S. Subbalakshmi stood uncontested.The details about each of these legends are presented in the form of a quiz. I have done live quizzes in Kannada and English throughout India (even through electronic media). There were accolades for this format from scholars, laymen, general readers, and people from all walks of life. The newspaper write-ups, reviews, and opinions by great scholars/Vidwans are presented in this book to substantiate my claim. It has also been found, by experience, that this format is very popular among readers. It has also proved invaluable to researchers in music.There is a list of stalwarts of Mysore Palace (Aasthaana Vidwaans)/Composers, which will be published in the subsequent books of the series. They are Dr. B. Devendrappa, Veena Subbanna, Veena Padmanabhiah, Veena Shivaramiah, Veena Shamanna, Ra. Chandrasekhariah, C. Rangiah, Veena V. Doreswamy Iyengar, Prof. V. Ramarathnam, H. Yoganarasimham, B.K. Padmanabha Rao, N. Keshaviah etc. Along with them Bharatha Rathnas like Pdt. Ravishankar, Pdt. Bismillah Khan, Pdt. Bheemasena Joshi, and Gana Kokila Smt. Latha Mangeshkar will also be included. The encouragement of my esteemed readers and blessings of my Aaraadhyadevi Shreemathe Shree Maha Lalitha Tripurasundari are most essential to reach this noble goal.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520379285
• ISBN13: 9781520379289
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 131 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"