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	Swathi Thirunal
		wathi Thirunal was born in 1813 in Trivandrum.
		While comparing Swathi Thirunal against the more prolific and famous composers such as Thyagarajah, Dikshitar and Sastri, it needs to be borne in mind that they lived longer than he did.
		An institute, the Swathi Thirunal School of Music, was established in Kerala belatedly five decades ago to keep the memory of the most widely known composer from the state.
	website.lineone.net /~kala_uk/swathithirunal.htm (675 words)

	Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma (April 16, 1813 - December 25, 1846) was a South Indian king of the state of Travancore, in India.
		The king was fluent in a number of Indian languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali, Tamil and Oriya.
		Swati Tirunal (as he is commonly known) was born into the Vanchi royal family of Travancore - a princely state in what is now Kerala State in India) on April 16, 1813.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swathi_Thirunal_Rama_Varma (1089 words)

	do little's Blog : Maharaja Swathi Thirunal, do little blogs on sulekha, Personal blogs, do little blog from india (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
		Sahrdayas still continue to be dazzled by the blazing trail of enjoyment of beauty (Soundarya aswadana) left behind by him Swathi Thirunal was born into a family with justifiable pride of ancestry.
		Every compositionof Swathy Thirunal is distinguished by the choice of the most appropriate words,a regal flow of poetry and a very enjoyable musical quality.
		Swathy Thirunal was to an extent a contemporary of the great musical composersThyagaraja Swamikal, Muthuswamy Deekshithar and Syama Sastry.
	www.sulekha.com /blogs/blogdisplay.aspx?cid=21662 (1978 words)

	Swati Thirunal - Divine Composer and an Ethical king - Music India OnLine
		Swati Thirunal, the musician king of the state of Travancore is regarded as one of the foremost composers of his time and a great devotee of Lord Padmanabha (Lord Vishnu).
		Swathi Thirunal’s reputation as a patron of cultural activities attracted several musicians, dancers and writers from all parts of India to his court.
		Swati Thirunal sanctioned a handsome pension for him and permission for the free use of a palanquin.
	www.musicindiaonline.com /n/i/carnatic/86 (1167 words)

	Keli:Media Reports
		Swathi Thirunal was, over a 150 years ago, a king of Travancore.
		Swathi Thirunal is unique in the history of Indian royalty, in that he was more a musician than a king.
		Ashwati Thirunal Ramavarma, the last scion of the Swathi Thirunal legacy is trying to revive popular interest in the compositions of the great master.
	www.keliindia.org /media8.htm (542 words)

	MOHINIATTAM - The Performances and Choreography...
		Irayimman Thampi was a contemporary and a court musician of status during the reign of Swathi Thirunal.
		Special mention may be made of the varnams and padams of Swathi Thirunal which are the essence of sringara or romantic exuberance in Mohiniattam.
		This choreography is in praise of Lord Nataraja, the Cosmic dancer and is based on the Sanskrit slokas from the age old puranik kritis of Seers, Rishis and a Marathi poem by Bharathi Diggikar.
	www.mohiniattam.com /performa.htm (586 words)

	Thiruvananthapuram - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The golden age in the city's history was during the mid 19th century during the reign of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal and Maharaja Ayilyam Thirunal.
		Ayya Vaikundar was also jailed in Singarathoppe, part of this city by the king Swathi Thirunal in 1838 (approximately from December to March).
		Maharaja Swathi Thirunal was a great composer and played a vital role in the development of Carnatic music.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Thiruvananthapuram (3403 words)

	Irayimman Thampi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page.
		Irayimman Thampi was a contemporary of Swathi Thirunal.
		He was a vocalist in the Travancore court.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irayimman_Thampi (115 words)

	A comprehensive website on Swathi Thirunal
		Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma was born in 1813 in Swathi (Chothi) star.
		Swathi Thirunal’s reputation as a patron of cultural activities attracted several musicians, dancers and writers from all parts of India to his court.
		Maharaja Swathi Thirunal’s reign was a period of transition.
	www.swathithirunal.in /life.htm (2347 words)

	Focus on Kerala
		Malayala Manorama (one of the leading newspapers in India which is published in Malayalam in the south Indian state of Kerala) is bringing out a CD and cassette of Swathi Thirunal krithis rendered by Aswathi Thirunal Verma, a well known vocalist.
		Maharajah Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma (16 April 1813 - 25 December 1846) of Travancore was a multi faceted personality who made his mark in various capacities - as an able ruler, administrator, reformer, visionary, poet, musician, philosopher and linguist.
		But with the passage of time, there seems to be a greater understanding of the man and his music these days and the compositions are being slowly resurrected and presented in the way they must have been intended to be sung.
	www.kutcheribuzz.com /kerala/news/new.htm (490 words)

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		However, because his birth star was Swathi, he was popularly known as Swathi Thirunal.
		Swathi Thirunal composed several songs including pada varnams, swarajathis, and thillanas.
		Like many of his contemporaries and successors, Swathi Thirunal Maharaja emphasized bhathi or devotion over romance or similar emotions in his compositions.
	www.ipnatlanta.net /camaga/vidyarthi/Post_Trinity.htm (2166 words)

	The Music Magazine -- India's first and finest music e-zine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-27)
		Dr M Balamuralikrishna recently chanced upon some Swathi Thirunal (1813-1846) compositions in a handwritten book over 100 years old.
		Swathi Thirunal Ramavarama of Travancore lived for just 33 years and was known as a scholar-king who brought to his province modern ideas of education and administration.
		Balamurali’s guru Ramakrishnayya Panthulu had learnt from Susala Dakshinamurthy Shastri, who was a disciple of Manambuchavadi Venkatasubbayya, a contemporary of Thyagaraja and Swathi Thirunal.
	www.themusicmagazine.com /swathibala.html (330 words)

	swathi thirunal
		Swathi's Mohana Kalyani Keerthana is the first one in that raga.
		as for swathi tirunals compositions in mohanakalyani and hamsanandi.
		M hagavatar was invited to head the swathi tirunal academy of music[hope the name is right] to collect the worksd of swathi.H e set a lot of swathi`s kritis to notation after his demise, the work was carried on by Semmangudi sreenivasa iyer.
	lite.mayyam.com /indcmusic/7734.05.58.23.html (842 words)

	Welcome to Nadatarangini - About Carnatic Music
		The Maharaja of Thiruvamkur, Sri Padmanabhadasa Sri Ramavarma Swathi Thirunal Kula-Shekhara Perumal was born in 1813.
		Swathi Thirunal took to musical composition and composed Varnas, Thillanas, Darus, Padas and other kruthis in Samskrit, Manipravala, Hindustani, Telugu and Marathi (majority of them in Samskrit, however).
		Swathi Thirunal is probably one of the very few and perhaps the earliest Karnatic composer to compose music and lyrics in Hindusthani style.
	www.nadatarangini.com /about_music.asp (1810 words)

	Swathi Thirunal's Hindi Compositions sung by his descendant : Swathi Thirunal's Hindi Compositions sung by his ...
		Swathi Thirunal's Hindi Compositions sung by his descendant : Swathi Thirunal's Hindi Compositions sung by his descendant, Dev Kumar Vasudevan blogs on sulekha, Music blogs, Dev Kumar Vasudevan blog from india
		Swathi Thirunal's Hindi Compositions sung by his descendant
		Swathi Thirunal, the former ruler of Travancore, had composed many songs in various languages.
	dkvblog.sulekha.com /blog/post/2007/05/swathi-thirunal-s-hindi-compositions-sung-by-his-descendant.htm (166 words)

	Festivals of Kerala
		Omanathinkal Kidavo..., composed for the young prince Swathi Thirunal of the erstwhile Travancore Kingdom by the famous poet lyricist Ravi Varman Thampi
		Swathi Sangeethotsav A gala festival of music organised by the Government of Kerala every year in the last week of January.
		Swathi Thirunal Jayanthi 30th of April is the birth anniversary of one the leading men in history of Kerala.
	www.naturemagics.com /kerala-ethnic.shtm (2327 words)

	Artists Profiles : Swathi Thirunal
		The more famous of the composers during those times wree Sri Thyagaraja, Sri Mythuswamy Dikshithar and Sri Shyama Shastri with Sri Thyagaraja in particular, changing the course of musical history forever.
		One of the most brilliant and versatile composers of that time was Maharaja Sri Swathi Thirunal Ramavarma of Travancore, who was hailed as “A Prince among Musicians and A Musician among Princes”.
		His accomplishments in various fields (music, dance, literature, education and administration) are so vast and prolific, that it would ordinarily take a person several lifetimes to achieve half of what he did during is tragically short life of 33 years (April 16th, 1813 – Christmas day, 1846).
	www.indiamusicinfo.com /profiles/carnatic/swathithirunal.html (310 words)

	Kerala historians - God's own country Kerala, India
		Swathi Thirunal was the king of Travancore from 1829 to 1848.
		He was heir to the throne even in his mother’s womb.
		The reign of Swathi Thirunal is often called the ‘Golden age of Kerala Music’;.
	www.kerala.com /kerala_historians/kerala_historian_SwathiThirunal.php (148 words)

	Biography, compositions of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal - Hari's Carnatic
		As per the prevailing practice in Travancore Royal family, he came to be known as Swathi Thirunal known after the star - Chothi in Malayalam, Swathi in Sanskrit - under which he was born.
		The Maharajas of Travancore had pledged their kingdom, Thiruvithamkoor (Travencore), to their Ishtadevata (deity) Sri Padmanabha, and ruled the kingdom as the servants of the Lord, with the title Sri Padmanabha Dasa.
		Irayimman Thampi (1782--1862), a noted poet and composer of Kathakali music, Kilimannoor Koil Tampuran (Karindran Tampuran), a Sanskrit scholar and poet, pallavi fame Shatkala Govinda Marar and Palakkad (Noorani) Parameswara Bhagavathar (1815--1891), are some prominent musicians associated with Swathi Thirunal.
	www.angelfire.com /musicals/kallidaihari/swathiconstruct.htm (718 words)

	Review - A novel dance recital by Eva Pavitran- Padma Jayaraj
		Performing arts in Kerala were attached to the temples as part of ritual worship, and temples were the places of learning that disseminated values through art and literature.
		In the 19th century, Swathi Thirunal of Travencore did much to enhance Mohiniyattam.
		The concluding item performed by Eva was a thillana, a Swathi Thirunal krithi in bhupala raga.
	www.narthaki.com /info/reviews/rev218.html (837 words)

	Review - Mohiniyattam in its traditional glory - Padma Jayaraj
		A singular blend of singer, dancer, researcher and author, she is struggling to enhance Mohiniyattam with its true glory as practiced in the courts of kings like Swathi Thirunal.
		During the time of Swathi Thirunal, Mohiniyattam entered the palace in all its glory.
		The third item, a padam by Swathi Thirunal used a rare raga, Poorvakambodiri.
	www.narthaki.com /info/reviews/rev325.html (773 words)

	Swathi Thirunal Jayanthi
		Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma (1813 - 1847) of Travancore - scholar and linguist, poet and musician, statesman and social reformer, patron of arts and sciences, and more than all, a benevolent ruler much loved by his people - left an indelible mark on his land.
		These musical evenings are arranged in the romantic light of traditional oil lamps on the premises of Kuthiramalika the equine mansion, where he spent his last days.
		It was here, in a little room that faces the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple, that Swathi Thirunal composed his musicals.
	www.naturemagics.com /kerala-ethnic-traditional/swathi-thirunal-jayanthi.shtm (164 words)

	The Hindu : Kerala / Alappuzha News : Thiruvananthapuram hogs the limelight at KU youth fete
		Gishnu R. Nath of Mary Matha College of Engineering and Technology, Paliyode, Neyyattinkara, got the second prize and R. Joy of Sree Swathi Thirunal College of Music, Thiruvananthapuram, won the third prize in the event.
		Students of the Swathi Thirunal College of Music bagged the second and third prize in the category.
		The second prize in the event went to Sree Swathi Thirunal College of Music, Thiruvananthapuram.
	www.hindu.com /2006/12/17/stories/2006121710610300.htm (331 words)

	Swathi Thirunal songs - Malayalam - Songs, Soundtrack, Music, Videos and Trailers - Swathi Thirunal - SmasHits.com
		Swathi Thirunal songs - Malayalam - Songs, Soundtrack, Music, Videos and Trailers - Swathi Thirunal - SmasHits.com
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	ww.smashits.com /music/malayalam/songs/432/swathi-thirunal.html (145 words)

	Chalamela (Varnam) - Shankarabharanam - Ata - Swathi Thirunal - eSnips, share anything
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