Ambujam Krishna

Ambujam Krishna (1917 - 1989[1]) was a composer of Carnatic Kritis. She has composed more than 600 kritis in various Carnatic ragas.[2]

Ambujam Krishna - Composer

Personal life

Ambujam Krishna is the daughter of K. V. Ranga Iyengar, an advocate of Madurai. She had her music training under Karaikudi Ganesan and Ganesha Bhagavathar. She married T. S. Krishna who was an industrialist and son of T. V. Sundaram Iyengar.[3] She graduated in Home Science from the Delhi University.[2]
Industrialist Suresh Krishna is her son.[4]

Musical journey

Ambujam Krishna has composed kritis in various languages such as Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu. She has also composed songs with more than one language in the same song. It is called Manipravalam in Tamil. Her compositions have been published in two volumes under the title Geetamala.
Her compositions have been tuned by various music masters like T. N. Seshagopalan, V. V. Sadagopan, S. Ramanathan, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and others. [2] She was a senior office bearer of Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam, Madurai. She started a music college Satguru Sangeetha Vidyalayam as a wing of the sabha.[4]

Some of her compositions

Kriti - Ragam

  1. Aadina Aravindha - Ragamaliga
  2. Aadinaiye Kanna - Mohana Kalyani
  3. Aandal Kalyanam (Minnal kodiyo) - Ragamaliga
  4. Abhaya Kaaram - Sahana
  5. Adaikalam Adaikalam - Madhyamavathi
  6. Aadi Varum Azhaginai - Ragamaliga
  7. Aadiya Paadhaa - Sarasangi
  8. Atputham Anegam - Nattaikurinji
  9. Azhagaa Azhagaa - Suddha Dhanyasi
  10. Chinna Chinna Paadham - Kapi
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References
  1. "Ambujam Krishna". Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. "Famous Carnatic Composers - AMK". Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. "Ambujam Krishna". 11 November 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. Sujatha Vijayaraghavan (22 June 2017). "Commemorated through song". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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