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Sri Subbarama Dikshitar later in his life fondly recalled his teen-
years in Ettayapuram, his education and the patronage of the
Maharaja. He said:
EttayapuramPalace remains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5BIpgWoCVg ]
The body of his known Musical creations include Eight Kritis ( two
in Bhairavi, two in Shankarabharanam; and one each in Sriranjani
,Yadukula kambodhi , Natakuranji , and Kalyani ); Seven Raga-
malikas ( of these four are in praise of the King ); Twelve Varnams
(four Tana-varnams, three Chowka Varnams and five Pada varnams
); and two Darus.
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/168455/11/1
1_chapter%205.pdf ]
Ambi Dikshitar
Ambi Dikshitar (1863-1936) who succeeded Sri Subbarama
Dikshitar as the Asthana Vidwan (court musician) at Ettayapuram,
stayed there for a long time. Later, he migrated to Madras where he
lived for the rest of his life. While in Madras, Ambi Dikshitar
gathered around him a circle of disciples, scholars and admirers.
Ambi Dikshitar made his life mission to preserve and propagate the
Kritis of Sri Mutthuswamy Dikshitar in their pristine purity. In his
efforts, he was ably aided by Justice T. L. Venkatrama Iyer;
brothers Tirunelveli, Anatakrishrna Iyer and Sundaram Iyer; and
others.
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Though this journal was praised by many, the response was meager
and Chinnaswamy Mudaliar had to discontinue its publication.
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Between the years 1895 and 1899 , Sri Subbarama Dikshitar made
several trips to Madras to stay with Chinnaswamy Mudaliar and
teach him the compositions of Sri Mutthuswamy Dikshitar and
confirming the corrections of Chinnaswamy Mudaliar’s staff
notations.
By about 1899, Chinnaswamy Mudaliar was finding it very difficult
to carry out the printing and publication of these works, because of
his failing eyesight. He therefore visited Ettayapuram and
personally appealed to all those who mattered, including the Rajah
himself, and convinced them the need for the Ettayapuram
Samsthanam to take up the task of completing his mission and to
ensure publication of his compilation. He also urged that
Subbarama Dikshitar should be allowed to help in finalizing the
notations for the entire music of the Dikshitar School.
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For the details of the Ragas and Talas dealt in the Sangita
sampradaya Pradarshini, please check :
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/168455/13/1
3_chapter%207.pdf
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/168455/10/1
0_chapter%204.pdf
http://www.ibiblio.org/guruguha/ssp.htm
Volume II (Melas25-36)
Anubandham
Vaggeyakara Caritam
We all owe a great debt of gratitude to Sri Subbarama Dikshitar, Sri
Chinnaswamy Mudaliar, The Samsthanam of Ettiyapuram and its
printers for this magnificent work. The efforts of the translators
(into English) and their teams are truly commendable.
**[ For a detailed study of the Life and works of Sri Subbarama
Dikshitar, please do read the Doctor Thesis submitted to the
University of Kerala by Dr. Smt. R K Dhanya, during the year 2013.