Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer
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Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer (1844-1893) was a composer of Carnatic music. He was a great exponent of extemporaneous singing. He also composed a ragamalika (garlend of ragas - a song that utilises more than one raga) with all the 72 melakartha ragas.
Vaidyanatha Iyer was born in a small village in the Thanjavur districts of Tamil Nadu. His father Duraisami Iyer was also a musician and he trained Vaidyanatha Iyer as well as his other sons in Carnatic music.Vaidyanatha Iyer continued his training with some of the well known musicians of his time including Anai Ayya brothers. Later he continued his training under Manambuchavadi Venkatasubbayyar, one of Tyagaraja’s disciples. He was famous for his elaboration of ragas (raga alapana).
He composed mainly in Telugu and Tamil and used the mudra 'Gurudasa'. Some of his famous compositions are Pahimam Srirajarajeswari (Janaranjani) and Neekela dayaradu (Sarasangi).
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