1. ĀDIBHAṬLA NĀRĀYAṆA DĀS; THE VERSATILE GENIUS - K. SAVITHRI DEVI
2. Blessed were his parents, those who saw him, and his listeners - MALLADI SURIBABU
3. Śrīmadajjāḍa Ādibhaṭla Nārāyaṇadāsaḥ – A Legend in Sanskrit Literature- K. VARALAKSHMI
4. Dashavidha Raga Navati Kusuma Manjari – A Marvelous Composition- SHREEKANTHAM NAGENDRA SHASTRY
5. Talli Vinki- UPADHYAYULA NARAYANA DAS
6. Adibhatla Narayana Dasu Kritis and Nadaneerajanam Program- R. N. S. SAILESWARI
7. Janaki Sapatham – a marvelous Harikatha of Vivadi Raga Kritis- KOMANDURI VENKATAKRISHNA
8. The Master of Rhythm- K. SADGURUCHARAN
9. Compositions of Nārāyaṇa Dās in vivādi rāgas- B. V . DURGABHAVANI
10. RUBÂIYÂT OF OMAR KHAIYÂM- UPADHYAYULA NARAYANA DAS
11. BĀṬASĀRI- UPADHYAYULA NARAYANA DAS
12. A brief sketch of Śrī Yathārtha Rāmāyaṇamu- K. SAVITHRI DEVI
13. Amalgamation of Harikatha and Kuchipudi- An experiment- DEVULAPALLI UMA
14. Contribution of Adibhatla Narayana Dasu to Carnatic Music – A brief note- K. SOBHANA PRABHA DEVI
15. SRIMADAJJADA ADIBHATLA NARAYANA DASA KATHA GANA KALA PARISHAT- U. RAJA RAJESWARI DEVI
Dashavidha Raga Navati Kusuma Manjari – A Marvelous Composition- SHREEKANTHAM NAGENDRA SHASTRY
SHREEKANTHAM NAGENDRA SHASTRY
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Srikantham Nagendra Shastry is an accomplished vocalist and scholar. He hails from the legendary Chintalapalli family who were direct disciples of Tyagaraja and Muthuswamy Deekshitar and asthana vidwans for eight centuries at some of India’s greatest royal courts including that of Krishnadevaraya and the Mysore Maharajahs. He received an Inter Disciplinary Ph.D., applicable to both literature and music from Dravidian university. He is a prolific writer and critic; has written and edited several books in the field of music and literature. He is working as professor in Kannada and also HOD of Music, Dept. of Music, Maharani’s College, Bengaluru.
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Dashavidha Raga Navati Kusuma Manjari – a 90-line, 90-raga prabandham composed on the goddess is a magnificent composition. Among all other types of compositions, this prabandham stands out for its salient features which are discussed here. At this point, it is important to know the composer Sri Ajjada Adibhatla
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