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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) How many kritis on Devi Meenakshi of Madurai have been rendered by Syama Sastri?
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2) Name the Srirangam Pancharatna Krithis of Muthuswami Dikshitar.
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3) Identify the four shrines, to which, Tyagaraja, Dikshitar and Syama Sastri all three have dedicated compositions.
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Quiz on Tyagaraja

1) Name Tyagaraja's first and last compositions.

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2) Which is Tyagaraja's composition in the Raga Supradeepam and what deity is it on?

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3) Which of Tyagaraja's compositions is reputed to have brought a dead body back to life?

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4) Which was the song composed by Gopalakrishna Bharati at the instance of Tyagaraja?

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5) Name the song Tyagaraja composed when he lost his beloved Rama idol and the song composed when the idol was retrieved.

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6) Name the three famous shishya paramparas (schools) instrumental in propagating the bard's works.

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7) Which of the nava vidha bhaktis (nine forms of worship) is described in the Mayamalavagaula kriti "Tulasidalamulache..."?

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8) In which composition does Tyagaraja ask, "If you condescend to give me darshan, would you be losing any of your valuable property, O Rama?"

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9) 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" ?

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10) Which episode in the Ramayana is referred to in the kriti "Shri Rama Padama..." (Amritavahini)?

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11) In which kriti has Tyagaraja referred to Rama as "rasika shiromani"?

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12) Name the popular kriti sung during Anjaneya Utsavams and as the penultimate piece in congregational singing.

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13) Name two songs in which Tyagaraja describes the beauty of the lock of hair dangling on Rama's forehead.

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14) Name the famous kriti (and its ragam) in which Tyagaraja asks Rama how he should be worshipped - as Shiva, Vishnu or Brahma?

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15) In which kriti is there a reference to the Kakasura episode in the Ramayana?

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