Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar

Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar

Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar (1860 - 1919), also known as "Ramanathapuram Srinivasa Iyengar", was a singer and composer of Carnatic music.

He was born in Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu on August 16, 1860. He studied music under Patnam Subramania Iyer (1845 - 1902), a famous singer of Carnatic music and came in the sishya parampara of Saint Thyagaraja.

He had a large number of disciples, of whom the most popular was Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar.

He composed over 100 songs and used the "mudra" "Srinivasa" in his compositions.

He died on July 20, 1919.

ee also

* List of Carnatic composers

References

* [http://www.karnatik.com/co1043.shtml Karnatik.com biography]


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