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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> {{Unreferenced|date=January 2008}}<br /> {{Infobox musical artist<br /> | name = Girirāja Kavi<br /> | native_name = గిరిరాజ కవి<br /> | native_name_lang = tel<br /> | image = <br /> | background = non_performing_personnel<br /> | birth_name = <br /> | alias = <br /> | birth_date = <br /> | birth_place = Kakarla village, Cumbum taluk in [[Prakasam district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> | death_date = <br /> | death_place = Tiruvarur, TamilNadu.<br /> | origin = <br /> | genre = [[Carnatic music]]<br /> | occupation = [[Composer]]<br /> | years_active = <br /> | label = <br /> | website = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Giriraja Kavi&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{lang-te|గిరిరాజ కవి}}) was a noted composer of [[Carnatic music]], who lived in the 18th century in the kingdom of [[Thanjavur]]. His hometown, [[Tiruvarur]], lies in the present-day state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<br /> <br /> Born into a pious but impoverished family belonging to the [[Mulukanadu]] sub-caste, Giriraja Kavi rose to occupy a place of eminence in the court of the [[Maharaja]] of Thanjavur, which in that era was a fountainhead of cultural talent. The great trinity of Carnatic music, [[Tyagaraja]], [[Shyama Shastri]] and [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] were all born in this area in the latter half of 18th century. Giriraja Kavi was among those who nurtured the cultural environment that produced these greats.<br /> <br /> Giriraja was born in Kakarla village, Cumbum taluk in present-day [[Prakasam district]], Andhra Pradesh. Giriraja has produced many of the important cultural figures of [[South India]]. Among the greatest of those was [[Tyagaraja]], whose mother was a daughter of Giriraja Kavi. He was named after the presiding deity of the main temple of that town. Giriraja Kavi played a major role in influencing the formative years of his celebrated grandson Tyagaraja. He was instrumental in securing a place at court for his grandson, a position that Tyagaraja soon abjured.<br /> <br /> It is to Tyagaraja&#039;s credit that Giriraja Kavi&#039;s musical work, created during an era that was dominated by the trinity of [[Carnatic music]], has secured him a lasting place of honour among the greats of Carnatic music.<br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Kavi, Giriraja}}<br /> [[Category:Carnatic composers]]<br /> [[Category:Musicians from Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Telugu people]]<br /> [[Category:People from Prakasam district]]<br /> [[Category:18th-century Indian composers]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-singer-stub}}<br /> {{en-Wikipedia}}</div>

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