‘Raghuvamsa Sudhaambhuthichandra’ is a very famous krithi of Sri. Patnam Subramania Iyer in the Raga Kathanakuthuhalam. Patnam Subramania Iyer invented this raga Kathanakuthuhalam. The ascending is not straight.
Ascending: S R2 M1 D2 N3 G3 P S
Descending: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
This krithi is very popular among instrumentalists.
Listen to the melody queen Smt M S Subbulakshmi. Pay attention to the brisk chittaswaram. What a chittaswaram!
The unknown fact is that the most famous chittaswaram is not composed by Sri. Patnam Subramania Iyer but Thiruvaiyaru Sri. Subramania Iyer, a contemporary of Sri. Patnam.
Patnam Subramania Iyer invented this new raga Kadanakuthuhalam from Raga Kuthuhalam invented by his guru Maanambhuchavadi Venkatasubba Iyer, a sisya and cousin of Saint Thiyagaraja.
Kuthuhalam
Ascending: S R2 M1 N3 D2 P N3 S
Descending: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
Listen to the rare song ‘Aavaraku sathyamaithochu’ in raga Kuthuhalam composed by Maanambhuchavadi Venkatasubba Iyer.
The wonderful scale of Kadhanakuthuhalam is not yet explored in film music.
Answer for last week’s Quiz: Niroshta
Ascending: S R2 G3 D2 N3 S
Descending: S N3 D2 G3 R2 S
Quiz for this week: Who is the composer of the famous song of MS ‘ Kaatrinilae varum Geetham?’
‘Bale’ Sampat, a Chartered Accountant and a Carnatic Musician, lives in Chennai and teaches Piano.
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namaste sir, can i get the lyrics of raghuvamsa sudha song with swarams in between. i like to sing but i didnt learn carnatic music. i can sing the song’s sandhathi but not the swarams in between.