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Composers and Musicians
Gopalakrishna Bharathi (1810-1896)
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Bharathi was born in 1810 at Mudikondan village in the Thanjavoor district
in Tamil Nadu. His father Sivarama Bharathi was a veena exponent. From early
childhood he studied music, Sanskrit and Tamil. He also got trained in Hidustani
music under Ramdas. He has wriiten musicals and keerthanans. His musical Nanthanar
Charitram is
the most well known. He was devotee of Lord Siva . He has composed many songs
praising the Lord in Tamil. He has incorporated tunes of folk tunes into his
compositions. He was a social reformer too. He did not believe in caste or
class differences. He distributed a huge portion of his earnings to charity
institutions. In 1896 on the day of Mahasivrathri he died.