Pandeshwara Kalinga Rao (1914 - September 21 1981) was a
BhavageeteBhavageete is a form of expressionist poetry and light music. Most of the poetry sung in this genre pertain to subjects like love, nature, philosophy etc, and the genre itself is not much different from Ghazals, though ghazals are bound to a peculiar metre. This genre is quite popular in many...
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Sugama SangeethaSugama Sangeetha, alternately called light music, Bhavageethe in kannada, is the semi-classical form of Indian Music, influenced by both the systems of Indian Music. All states have Sugama Sangeetha of their regional language. Metrical Poetry written in regional language is set to tune by composers...
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Kannada languageKannada is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas , number roughly 38 million, making it the 27th most spoken language in the world...
who is aptly called "Monarch of light music in Kannada" He is widely acknowledged for popularising Kannada
BhavageeteBhavageete is a form of expressionist poetry and light music. Most of the poetry sung in this genre pertain to subjects like love, nature, philosophy etc, and the genre itself is not much different from Ghazals, though ghazals are bound to a peculiar metre. This genre is quite popular in many...
, the form of music derives lyrics from popular poetry as well as devotional works. Among his famous songs are "bArayya beLadingaLE", "Bramha ninge joDisteeni..", "mooDal kuNigal kere yEri", "nageyu baruthide yenage..." etc.
He is survived by Three sons by Name Sharath, Santhosh and Vasanth who are very good at singing and give orchestra programmes all over karnataka.
He studied only till second standard.
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Pandeshwara Kalinga Rao (1914 - September 21 1981) was a
BhavageeteBhavageete is a form of expressionist poetry and light music. Most of the poetry sung in this genre pertain to subjects like love, nature, philosophy etc, and the genre itself is not much different from Ghazals, though ghazals are bound to a peculiar metre. This genre is quite popular in many...
and
Sugama SangeethaSugama Sangeetha, alternately called light music, Bhavageethe in kannada, is the semi-classical form of Indian Music, influenced by both the systems of Indian Music. All states have Sugama Sangeetha of their regional language. Metrical Poetry written in regional language is set to tune by composers...
singer in
Kannada languageKannada is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas , number roughly 38 million, making it the 27th most spoken language in the world...
who is aptly called "Monarch of light music in Kannada" He is widely acknowledged for popularising Kannada
BhavageeteBhavageete is a form of expressionist poetry and light music. Most of the poetry sung in this genre pertain to subjects like love, nature, philosophy etc, and the genre itself is not much different from Ghazals, though ghazals are bound to a peculiar metre. This genre is quite popular in many...
, the form of music derives lyrics from popular poetry as well as devotional works. Among his famous songs are "bArayya beLadingaLE", "Bramha ninge joDisteeni..", "mooDal kuNigal kere yEri", "nageyu baruthide yenage..." etc.
He is survived by Three sons by Name Sharath, Santhosh and Vasanth who are very good at singing and give orchestra programmes all over karnataka.
He studied only till second standard. But that did not stop him from becoming a Scholar. He knew 6 languages. He was good at Kannada, English, Hindi, Tulu, Konkani.
He held positions like Chief Composer at Gubbi Veeranna Drama Company. He was an actor, music composer and a very good singer. He acted and composed the music for 'VasanthaSena'.
His student Mysore Ananthaswamy carried his tradition and also became a very good Composer.
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