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PROFANERS AGAINST A SAVANT (1984)
MAHANEEYA GAANAMOORTTHE (essays) 1995
- S. NATARAAJAN

'...The first compilation of Swati compositions appeared in print in Malayalam in 1916, brought out by Sri Chidambara Vadhyar as a Govt of Travancore Publication...
There are 312 compositions in it, which can be classified according to the language in which they are couched.

1	Sanskrit	198
2	Malayalam	63
3	Hindi	38 (1 tillana with Sahitya) in DHANASRI
4	Telugu	8
5	Kannada	1
6	Tillanas	4 (without Sahitya)
		312

According to their form and content:

A	KIRTANAs
		1. Navaratri Kritis	9
		2. Navaratna Malika or Nava Bhakti Kirtanas	9
		3. Ghanaraga Kirtanas	8
		4. Utsava Prabandha Kirtanas	12
		5. Kirtanas from Kuchelopakhyanam	12
		6. Kirtanas from Ajamilopakhyanam	8
		7. Hindustani Kirtanas	37
		Others	126
B	PADAs		65
C	PADAVARNAs		19
D	TANA VARNAs		2
E	TILLANAs		5
			312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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