Ramaswami Dikshitar

Ramaswami Dikshitar
Born 1735
Virinjipuram near Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Died 1817
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Occupation Carnatic music composer
Children
Relatives Subbarama Dikshitar (great grandson)

Ramaswami Dikshita (IAST: Rāmasvāmi Dīkṣita, 1735–1817[1]) or Dikshitar[lower-alpha 1] was a South Indian composer of Carnatic music and the father of Muthuswami Dikshitar. He was a member of the courts of Amarasimha (r. 1787–98) and Tulaja II (r. 1763–87) of Thanjavur.[2]

Ramaswami Dikshitar was instructed in music and music theory by Melattur Veerabhadrayya and Venkata Vaidyanatha Dīkshitar, a grandson of Venkatamakhin, author of the Chaturdandiprakashika. His ragamalika using 108 ragas and talas is notable and the longest of its type. He also composed varnams in a variety of ragas. He is popularly considered the creator of the raga, Hamsadhvani. Others believe that he was the first to create a composition using it which made it popular. His son Muthuswami Dikshitar's acclaimed work, Vatapi Ganapatim was composed using the same raga.[2]

Besides Muthuswami, Ramaswami Dikshitar had two other sons, Chinnaswami and Balaswami, and a daughter, Balamba. Balaswami's grandson was the composer and scholar, Subbarama Dikshitar.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ The -r suffix is a Tamil honorific.
  1. ↑ OEMI.
  2. 1 2 OEMI:RD.
  3. ↑ OEMI:DMF.

References

  • Rāmaswāmi Dīkshitar, The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195650983. Retrieved 19 September 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  • Dīkshitar Musical Family, The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195650983. Retrieved 18 September 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
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