By Dr. Rama V. Bennur
A different variety of programmes marked Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Day at Ganabharathi of Mysuru on Nov. 25 and 26 at its Veene Seshanna Bhavana. Prof. Vishweshwaran gave an erudite lecture demonstration on the 25th and vocalists and instrumentalists paid rich tribute to the great composer on the 26th. The topic of Prof. Vishweshwaran’s talk was ‘Deepness of Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Navagraha Kruti and its counterpart in Western music.’ The second part indeed had created much curiosity among the listeners. The cluster compositions or Krutis in group of Dikshitar like Navagraha, Neelothpalamba, Kamalamba and Abhayamba Navavarana, Pancha bhootha sthala linga and Devi Krutis are a unique contribution to music.
