“With…passionate devotion to the ideals of beauty, harmony, freedom, and aspiration… had the strongest impact on society.”

—  Tyagaraja

Dr Radhakrishnan in “Sri Thyagaraja’s life and work have moved multitudes in South India to spiritual ecstasy and noble living", page=169

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