"Proverbially, Thyagaraja’s songs are said to be like grapes that is immediately enjoyable"

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“With...passionate devotion to the ideals of beauty, harmony, freedom, and aspiration… had the strongest impact on society.”

“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.”

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