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AlOchanaamR^itaM

Charity and altruism are often essentially egoistic in their immediate motive. They are stirred by the discomfort of the sight of suffering to the nervous system or by the pleasurableness of others' appreciation of our kindliness or by the egoistic self-appreciation of our own benevolence or by the need of indulgence in sympathy. There are philanthropists who would be troubled if the poor were not always with us, for they would then have no field for their charity...

Nor is detailed sympathy and alleviation of particular sufferings the only help that can be given to men. To cut down branches of a man's tree of suffering is good, but they grow again; to aid him to remove its roots is still more divine helpfulness.

- Sri Aurobindo (January 1915, India's Rebirth pp. 112)


sa.ngItaM karNATaka hindusthaani lalita (telugu)
telugu purANAlu pravachanAlu sAhityaM toli velugulu
Miscellaneous Articles telugu Recipes sa.nskR^itaM digvijayii bhaarata (blog) padya kaumudi (blog)

Assorted Tyagaraja Kritis

In this section, I present a huge collection of tyagaraja kritis rendered by various musicians as part of various concerts/LPs/cassettes spanning over 50 years. This was painstakingly collected by a gentleman and came into my hands. The concert details such as date and in some cases, the artist names are not listed. If you know them please post them on the archive's discussion forum.

NEW! There is a section called Contributions from Visitors like you in my karnatak section where I started putting online concerts that visitors uploaded to my website. Enjoy them too!

A highlight is "Sruti-based tradition of singing Tyagaraja kritis", contributed by Sri B.Raman. Many of the popular ragas like nATa and kritis like j~nAnamosagarAdA sound very different. Here is Raman's posting in our discussion forum giving more info on this style of singing.

Contents

Volumes currently available:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Volumes 21-40
Volumes 41-60

Volume 1

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jagadAnanda kAraka group vocal nATa Adi
duDuku gala group vocal gauLa Adi
sAdhinchenE group vocal aarabhi Adi
kana kana ruchirA group vocal varALi Adi
endarO mahAnubhAvulu group vocal SrI Adi

Volume 2

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nAradamuni veDalina M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal pantuvarALi ruupaka
prakkala nilabaDi M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal kharaharapriya AlApana
prakkala nilabaDi M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal kharaharapriya chApu
mariyAdagAdayA M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal bhairavam Adi
Emi neramu M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal SankarAbharaNam AlApana
Emi neramu M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal SankarAbharaNam Adi
karuNAjaladhE M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal nAdanAmakriya Adi
manavyAlakincha M.S. Subbulakshmi vocal nalinakanti Adi
giripai? Lalgudi Jayaraman violin SahAna deSAdi

Volume 3

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rAma nI samAnamevaru - AlApana M.L. Vasantakumari vocal kharaharapriya ruupaka
rAma nI samAnamevaru M.L. Vasantakumari vocal kharaharapriya ruupaka
kR^ipa-jUchuTaku veLarA ? vocal chhAyA tarangiNi Adi
enta rAnI D.K. Pattammal vocal harikAmbhOji Adi
dAchukOvalenA - AlApana D.K. Pattammal vocal tODi AlApana
dAchukOvalenA D.K. Pattammal vocal tODi miSra jhampa
vAsudeva K. J. Yesudas vocal bilahari Adi
eTula brOtuvO K. J. Yesudas vocal chakravAkam chApu

Volume 4

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sari evvarE - Sri jAnakI D.K. Pattammal vocal SrIranjani Adi
mA pAla velasika D.K. Pattammal vocal asAveri Adi
sujana jIvana D.K. Pattammal vocal khamAs ruupaka
raksha beTTarE D.K. Pattammal vocal bhairavi Adi
aparAdhamula T.R. Mahalingam flute rasAli Adi
SrI nArada T.R. Mahalingam flute kAnaDa ruupaka
niravadhi sukhadA T.R. Mahalingam flute ravi chandrika Adi
paralOka sAdhanamE manasA M.L. Vasantakumari vocal pUrvi kalyANi Adi
nI dayarAdA M.L. Vasantakumari vocal vasanta bhairavi ruupaka

Volume 5

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appa rAma bhakti Madurai Mani Iyer vocal pantuvarALi ruupaka
durmArga N. Ramani flute ranjani ruupaka
gAnamUrtE Lalgudi Jayaraman violin gAnamUrti Adi
ETi yOchanalu Lalgudi Jayaraman violin kiraNAvaLi Adi
marugElarA Lalgudi Jayaraman violin jayantaSrI Adi
mAravairi ramaNi Lalgudi Jayaraman violin nAsikA bhUShaNi ruupaka

Volume 6

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teliyalEru Lalgudi Jayaraman violin dhenuka ruupaka
vaddanE - AlApana Lalgudi Jayaraman violin ShaNmukhapriya ruupaka
vaddanE Lalgudi Jayaraman violin ShaNmukhapriya ruupaka
brova bhAramA Lalgudi Jayaraman violin bahudAri Adi
ADa mODi galadA - AlApana Lalgudi Jayaraman violin chArukESi Adi
ADa mODi galadA Lalgudi Jayaraman violin chArukESi Adi
chentanE sadA - AlApana Lalgudi Jayaraman violin kuntala varALi Adi
chentanE sadA Lalgudi Jayaraman violin kuntala varALi Adi

Volume 7

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pariyAchakamA Lalgudi Jayaraman violin vanaspati ruupaka
tolijanma Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan violin bilahari khaNDa chApu
nADADina mATa M.S. Gopalakrishnan violin janaranjani AlApana
nADADina mATa M.S. Gopalakrishnan violin janaranjani miSra chApu
rAnidi rAdu M. Balamurali Krishna vocal maNirangu Adi
entani nE - AlApana ? veena mukhAri Adi
entani nE ? veena mukhAri Adi
parAku jEsina ? nadasvaram jujAhuLi ruupaka
vAchAmagOcharamE ? nadasvaram kaikavasi Adi
bhajarE bhaja mAnasa ? nadasvaram kannaDa miSra chApu

Volume 8

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manasA SrI rAmachandruni Madurai Mani Iyer vocal ISa manohari Adi
mAkElarA vichAramu Madurai Mani Iyer vocal ravi chandrika ruupaka
sogasugA mR^idanga tALamu ? veena SrIranjani ruupaka
rAma ninnE Karaikuruchi P Arunaachalam nadasvaram husseini Adi
Ela nI dayarAdu Karaikuruchi P Arunaachalam nadasvaram aThANa Adi
I vasudha Karaikuruchi P Arunaachalam nadasvaram SahAna Adi
yaj~nAdulu M. Balamurali Krishna vocal jayamanohari Adi

Volume 9

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rAmA nIpai tanaku D.K. Pattammal, D.K. Jayaraman vocal kedara Adi
ninuvinA ? nadasvaram navarasa kAnaDa ruupaka
manasA yeTulOrtunE ? nadasvaram malaya mArutam ruupaka
toli nEnu ? nadasvaram kokiladhvani Adi
padavi nI sadbhakti ? nadasvaram sALaga bhairavi Adi
rAra mAyinTidAka ? nadasvaram asAveri Adi
samayamu telisi M. Balamurali Krishna vocal asAveri Adi
enta bhAgyamu Mandolin U. Srinivas mandolin sAranga Adi

Volume 10

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inta saukhyamani - AlApana Mandolin U. Srinivas mandolin kApi Adi
inta saukhyamani Mandolin U. Srinivas mandolin kApi Adi
giripai nelakonna - AlApana Mandolin U. Srinivas mandolin SahAna Adi
giripai nelakonna Mandolin U. Srinivas mandolin SahAna Adi

Volume 11

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vAsudEvayani - AlApana Madurai Mani Iyer vocal kalyANi Adi
vAsudEvayani Madurai Mani Iyer mandolin kalyANi Adi
Evarani nirNayinchEdirA U. Srinivas mandolin devAmR^itavarShiNi Adi
aDigi sukhamu - AlApana D.K. Jayaraman vocal madhyamAvati rUpaka
aDigi sukhamu D.K. Jayaraman vocal madhyamAvati chApu
telisi rAma U. Srinivas mandolin pUrNa chandrika Adi
enta nErchinA U. Srinivas mandolin Suddha dhanyAsi Adi

Volume 12

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chakkani rAja - AlApana Madurai Mani Iyer vocal karaharapriya
chakkani rAjA Madurai Mani Iyer vocal karahara priya dESAdi
dinamani vamSa Maharajapuram Santanam vocal hari kAmbhOji dESAdi
nAda-lOluDai - AlApana Maharajapuram Santanam vocal kalyANa vasantam
nAda-lOluDai Maharajapuram Santanam vocal kalyANa-vasantam rUpaka
nidhi chAla - AlApana Maharajapuram Santanam vocal kalyANi
nidhi chAla sukhamA Maharajapuram Santanam vocal kalyANi chApu

Volume 13

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nanu pAlimpa - AlApana Maharajapuram Santanam vocal mOhana
nanu pAlimpa Maharajapuram Santanam vocal mOhana Adi
hechcharika Madurai Mani Iyer vocal yadukula-kAmbhOji khanda-chApu
kOri sEvimpa rArE ? vocal kharahara priya Adi
mOhana rAma - AlApana Madurai Mani Iyer vocal mOhana
mOhana rAma Madurai Mani Iyer vocal mOhana Adi
ii dinamE sudinamu ? vocal latAngi Adi

Volume 14

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evarichchirirA - AlApana Maharajapuram Santanam vocal madhyamAvati
evarichchirirA Sara chApamu Maharajapuram Santanam vocal madhyamAvati Adi
ilalO praNatArti - AlApana Maharajapuram Visvanatha Iyer vocal aThANa
ilalO praNatArti Maharajapuram Visvanatha Iyer vocal aThANa Adi
chAla kallalADu - AlApana Maharajapuram Visvanatha Iyer vocal Arabhi
chAla kallalADukonna Maharajapuram Visvanatha Iyer vocal Arabhi Adi
dEhi tava pada K.J. Yesudas vocal Sahana Adi
vinavE O manasA K.J. Yesudas vocal vivardhani rUpakam

Volume 15

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tulasI daLamulachE D.K. Jayaraman vocal mAyAmALava-gauLa rUpakam
Siva Siva yanarAdA D.K. Jayaraman vocal pantuvarALi Adi
OrajUpu jUchEdi nyAyamA ? vocal kannaDa-gauLa Adi
karuNa yElAganTE - AlApana Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer vocal varALi
karuNa yElAganTE Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer vocal varALi Adi

Volume 16

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jnana mosagarAdA Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer vocal pUrvI-kalyANi AlApana
jnana mosagarAdA Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer vocal pUrvI-kalyANi rUpakam
kanTa jUDumI Maharajapuram Santanam vocal vAchaspati Adi
vara rAga laya Maharajapuram Santanam vocal chenchu-kAmbhOji Adi
nanuganna talli M.Balamurali Krishna vocal sindhu kAnaDa Adi
paramAtmuDu M.Balamurali Krishna vocal vAgadhISvari AlApana
paramAtmuDu M.Balamurali Krishna vocal vAgadhISvari Adi

Volume 17

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E tAvuna rA K.J. Yesudas vocal kalyANi AlApana
E tAvuna rA K.J. Yesudas vocal kalyANi Adi
abhimAna mennaDu K.J. Yesudas vocal kunjari AlApana
abhimAna mennaDu K.J. Yesudas vocal kunjari Adi
ninnE neranammi K.J. Yesudas vocal pantuvarALi AlApana
ninnE neranammi K.J. Yesudas vocal pantuvarALi rUpakam
manasulOni K.J. Yesudas vocal hindOlam Adi
sItA patE Madurai Mani Iyer vocal khamAs Adi

Volume 18

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sundarI nI divya Maharajapuram Santanam vocal kalyANi AlApana
sundarI nI divya Maharajapuram Santanam vocal kalyANi Adi
karuNa jUDavayya ? vocal sAranga Adi
rAma kathA sudha G.N. Balasubrahmanian vocal madhyamAvati Alapana
rAma kathA sudha G.N. Balasubrahmanian vocal madhyamAvati Adi
gaTTigAnu ? vocal bEgaDa rUpakam

Volume 19

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sAmaja vara gamana Madurai Mani Iyer vocal hindOlam AlApana
sAmaja vara gamana Madurai Mani Iyer vocal hindOlam Adi
raghu-nAyaka Maharajapuram Santanam vocal hamsadhvani Adi
sangIta j~nAnamu Maharajapuram Santanam vocal dhanyAsi Adi
nadupai M.L. Vasantakumari vocal madhyamAvati jhampe
nI bhajana Maharajapuram Santanam vocal nAyaki Adi
dArini telusukonTi Maharajapuram Santanam vocal Suddha sAvEri Adi
nA jIvanAdhAra Maharajapuram Santanam vocal bilahari Adi

Volume 20

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svara rAga sudhA Maharajapuram Santanam vocal SankarAbharaNam AlApana
svara rAga sudhA Maharajapuram Santanam vocal SankarAbharaNam Adi
daya-jUchuTa Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan vocal gAnavAridhi Adi
smaraNE sukhamu Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan vocal janaranjani AlApana
smaraNE sukhamu Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan vocal janaranjani Adi
sukhi evvarO Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan vocal kAnaDa AlApana
sukhi evvarO Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan vocal kAnaDa Adi
bhajana sEya Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan vocal aThANa rUpakam



- Sarada and Sai Susarla (sai.susarla@gmail.com)