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“Whenever I go to south India, I hear the songs of Saint Thyagaraja.”

“It is as a pioneer who has enlarged the possibilities of the art that Tygayyar is entitled to our fullest admiration...and he is one of the greatest singers of all times whose influence is closely woven into national thought and action. Tirumalya Naidu in his book of Tyagaraja written in 1910.”

“Tyagaraja is my Bible; I quote Tyagaraja all the time — as with Shakespeare there is something for any occasion.”

“What is the use of sangita .”

“If Thyagaraja only once with prema called ‘Rama’ forthwith came the response from Sri Rama. O!Thyagaraja, here I am.”

“It is impossible to name another person in this world who can be said to be equal to Tyagaraja in Rama Bhakthi.”

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