Mysore Ananthaswamy
Born(1936-10-25)25 October 1936[1]
DiedJanuary 9, 1995(1995-01-09) (aged 58)[1]
Bengaluru[2]
GenresSugama 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]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Calendar, The Events. "ಮೈಸೂರು ಅನಂತಸ್ವಾಮಿ". ಕಣಜ. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 Data India. Press Institute of India. 1995. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 Kambanna, Manasa (7 March 2019). "A mandolin meet". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Govt Favours Ananthaswamy's Naada Geethe". The New Indian Express. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 Bureau, The Hindu (23 September 2022). "'Naada Geete' to be sung in the tune composed by Mysore Anantaswamy". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE | How state anthem lost its tune". Deccan Herald. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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