Mysore Ananthaswamy

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Mysore Ananthaswamy
Born(1936-10-25)25 October 1936 [1]
DiedJanuary 9, 1995(1995-01-09) (aged 58) [1]
Bengaluru [2]
Genres Sugama Sangeetha [1]
Occupation(s)Singer, Music composer
Instrument(s) Harmonium, Mandolin [3]

Mysore Ananthaswamy was one of the pioneers of Kannada Bhavageethe in Karnataka. [4] He was a very popular composer and singer of Kannada Sugama Sangeetha. He composed music for several poems and bhavageethe written by well-known Kannada poets like Kuvempu, K. S. Nissar Ahmed, N S Lakshminarayana Bhatta and others. Some of his songs includes 'Jogada Siri Belakinali', Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate, O Nanna Chetana and Ede Tumbi Haadidenu. [5]
At a young age, Ananthaswamy played Mandolin that he purchased for 25 rupees. Later, he switched to Harmonium due to difficulty in fine tuning the Mandolin. [3]

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Ananthaswamy composed music to the state anthem of Karnataka, Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate in 1960. [5] He once sang his composition in front of Kuvempu who is the writer of the anthem at Maharaja College in Mysore. A note in Ananthaswamy's diary says Kuvempu was delighted by his tune and approved his tune, adding a suggestion that it should be sung in a group. Several committees have recommended the tune composed by Ananthaswamy to be recognized as the official tune of the Karnataka state anthem. [6]

Discography

This is a partial list of notable compositions by Mysore Ananthaswamy

Awards and honors

He was awarded with Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy award and Rajyotsava Award. [1]

Death

Mysore Ananthaswamy died of cancer on 9 January 1995 in Bengaluru. [2] [1] He was survived by his Wife Shanta Ananthaswamy, son Raju Ananthaswamy and three daughters.

See Also

Kuvempu

K S Narasimha Swamy

K. S. Nisar Ahamed

H. S. Venkateshamurthy

Raju Ananthaswamy

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