Kavi Kunjara Bharati [SEP] date of death
Kavi Kunjara Bharati
Kavi Kunjara Bharati (1810–1896) was a Tamil poet and a composer of Carnatic music. He was born in a family with long involvement in music and scholarship.
Ancestry.
His ancestors belonged to Tirunelveli district. His parents lived in the village of Perungarai in Ramanathapuram district. It is said the whole village was a gift from Maharaja Ragunatha Sethupathi (1675-1670) to their family. His given name was Koteeswara Bharathi after his grand father with the same name. His father was Subramanya Bharathi
" "Kavi Kunjara Dasan" in tribute to his grandfather.
While studying his BA in English Literature in Trichy, Koteeswara Iyer started performing in small Kutcheries singing Kavi Kunjara Bharathi's Skanda Puranam, Perinba Keerthanaigal. Noted devotional singers K. Somu (Somasundaram) and K. Veeramani were the grandsons of Koteeswara Iyer, and thus the great-great grandsons of Kavi Kunjara Bharathi.
Literary works.
- Madurai Pottramarai Pathigam
- Madurai Shanmugha Malai
- Sundareshwarar Pathigam
- KayarKanni Pathitru Pathanthathi
- Indhiya Maanmiyam
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