Tyagaraja

Sadguru Tyāgarāja Swāmi (4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847), also known as Tyāgayya, and in full as Kākarla Tyāgabraḥmaṁ, was a composer of Carnatic Music, a form of Indian Classical Music. Tyāgarāja and his contemporaries, Śyāma Śāstri and Muthuswāmi Dikshitar, are regarded as the Trinity of Carnatic Music. Tyāgarāja composed hundreds of devotional kṛti ( compositions), mostly in Telugu and in praise of Rāma. Many of them remain popular to this day. Of special mention are five of his compositions called the ''Pañcaratna Kṛti'' ( five gems), which are often sung in programs held in his honor. Tyāgarāja composed many ''Utsava Sāmpradāya Kṛti'' ( festive ritual compositions), meant to be sung in temple rituals/festivities and ''Divya Nāma Saṅkīrtana'' ( divine compositions on the Lord's various names), sung as a part of concerts and daily life.

Tyāgarāja lived through the reigns of four kings of the Thanjavur Maratha rule – Thuljaji (1763–1787), Amarasimha (1787–1798), Serfoji II (1798–1832) and Shivaji II (1832–1855), although he served none of them. Provided by Wikipedia