Contest
Classroom learning has long lost its charm and so with the help of fun, out-of-the-box concerts we shall imbibe in your kids musical knowledge as well as the thrill of playing it fair.
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1) Name Tyagaraja's first and last compositions.
View Answer2) Which is Tyagaraja's composition in the Raga Supradeepam and what deity is it on?
View Answer3) Which of Tyagaraja's compositions is reputed to have brought a dead body back to life?
View Answer4) Which was the song composed by Gopalakrishna Bharati at the instance of Tyagaraja?
View Answer5) Name the song Tyagaraja composed when he lost his beloved Rama idol and the song composed when the idol was retrieved.
View Answer6) Name the three famous shishya paramparas (schools) instrumental in propagating the bard's works.
View Answer7) Which of the nava vidha bhaktis (nine forms of worship) is described in the Mayamalavagaula kriti "Tulasidalamulache..."?
View Answer8) In which composition does Tyagaraja ask, "If you condescend to give me darshan, would you be losing any of your valuable property, O Rama?"
View Answer9) Which kriti reflects the following observation of Tyagaraja: "In association with the Paramatma, Sita Devi serves Rama and keeps him in prosperity despite all hardships" ?
View Answer10) Which episode in the Ramayana is referred to in the kriti "Shri Rama Padama..." (Amritavahini)?
View Answer11) In which kriti has Tyagaraja referred to Rama as "rasika shiromani"?
View Answer12) Name the popular kriti sung during Anjaneya Utsavams and as the penultimate piece in congregational singing.
View Answer13) Name two songs in which Tyagaraja describes the beauty of the lock of hair dangling on Rama's forehead.
View Answer14) Name the famous kriti (and its ragam) in which Tyagaraja asks Rama how he should be worshipped - as Shiva, Vishnu or Brahma?
View Answer15) In which kriti is there a reference to the Kakasura episode in the Ramayana?
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