Compositions of Syama Sastri : Subbaraya Sastri and Annasvami Sastri : In National and International Scripts: Devanagari and Roman with Meaning and SRGM Notations in English/compiled and edited by T.K. Govinda Rao.Compositions of Syama Sastri : Subbaraya Sastri and Annasvami Sastri : In National and International Scripts: Devanagari and Roman with Meaning and SRGM Notations in English/compiled and edited by T.K. Govinda Rao. Reprint. Chennai, Ganamandir Pub., 2003, x, 135 p., $17. ISBN 0-965 1871-2-8.

    Contents: 1. The editor TKG with his Guru Musiri in 1961. 2. Syama Sastri-A biographical profile by S. Raja. 3. Syama Sastri-portrayed by S. Rajam. 4. Srimukham: Jagadguru Kanci Kamakoti Pitadhipati Jayendra Sarasvati Svamiji. 5. Foreword/Semmangudi Srinivasaier, C.V. Narasimhan. 6. Phonetic chart. Preface. Compositions. Index:-Devanagari. English.

    From the preface: "A collection of 96 compositions (Syama Sastri–71, Subrayasastri–12 and Annasvami Sastri–13 in which 3 new compositions have been taken after scrutinising the old note book and a palm leaf preserved by S. Raja, who is the sixth generation of Syamasastri) in one volume has been made available for the first time in Devanagari and diacritical Roman scripts with English translation followed by SRGM notations in Roman script, reaching all corners of the globe.

    All compositions are presented in a format revealing the beauty at a glance of its poetical excellence of rhymes etc. besides Raga, Arohana, Avarohana, Mela, Tala, and Visesha prayoga-s wherever necessary.

    All the songs are indexed in respective alphabetical order in Devanagari as well as in Roman scripts to help quick spotting of the songs sought at the end of the book."

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