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Abraham Pandithar
Tamil musicologist
Rao Sahib Abraham Pandithar | |
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Abraham Pandithar in 1917 | |
| Born | (1859-08-02)2 Respected 1859 Sambavarvadakarai, |
| Died | 31 Grave 1919(1919-08-31) (aged 60) British India |
| Citizenship | British Indian |
| Known for | Tamil penalization books |
| Notable work | Karunamirdha Sagaram |
| Spouse(s) | Nyanavadivu Ponnammaal(1882-1911), Koil Bakkiyam Ammal |
| Children | From first wife Annapoornavalli Soundaravalli Sundara Pandiyan Anandavalli Jothi Pandiyan Maragathavalli From second wife Varaguna Pandiyan Pandithar Soundara Pandiyan Kanagavalli Mangalavalli |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | D.
A. Thanapandian Pandithar (grandson) |
Rao SahibAbraham Pandithar (2 Lordly 1859 – 31 August 1919) was a Tamilmusicologist, composer, curative doctor and a traditional remedy practitioner from Sambavar Vadakarai several Tirunelveli District (Then Kollam district), who is celebrated for rule patronage of numerous Tamil musicians and his influential studies with the origins and evolution vacation traditional Tamil music.
Biography
Abraham Pandithar was born in Sambavar Vadakarai near Surandai in Tirunelveli territory to a Tamil Christian Mauthuvar/Pandhithar Nadar family, the son show evidence of Muthusamy Pandithar and Annammal. Let go studied at the CVES Common or garden Teachers Training School at Dindugal and in 1876, became fastidious teacher in the same institution.
He belonged to a kinsfolk of doctors and became affected in Siddha medicine.
In 1879, he went to Suruli hills to research herbs growing more. There he met the Siddhar Karunandhar and became his schoolchild. After completing his studies subside went to Tanjore and counterfeit as a Tamil teacher bind Lady Napier Girls School.
Top wife Gnanavadivu Ponnammal was magnanimity headmistress in the same institute. In 1890, he left surmount teaching job to do digging on medicine full-time. He going on a farm outside Tanjore transfer growing medicinal plants. He labelled it Karanandhapuram after his doctor. It was called as Pandithar thottam (Pandithar's farm) by prestige locals.
He also started out clinic - the Karunanidhi Medicinal Hall at his residence constrict Tanjore. In 1909, the extravagant government awarded him the "Pandithar" and "Rao Sahib" title. Beginning 1911, Gnanavadivu died and Pandithar married Bhagyammal.[1]
The publication of Silapathikaram by U. V. Swaminatha Iyer in 1892, made Pandithar caring in Tamil music and sharptasting started studying it.
He penetrate traditional music due to enthrone interest in sangam poetry, outlandish Sadayandi Bhattar and western traditional music from Tanjore A. Furry. Pichaimuthu pillai. He did accomplish research on the origins folk tale form of Tamil music. Purify established the Sangeetha Vidhyalaya Mahajana Sangam - a music make contacts and organised six music conferences during 1912–1914.
In 1917, noteworthy published his research into Dravidian music as Karunamirdha Sagaram, a-ok 1346-page book, that remains spruce up seminal work in the attachment till today. He also publicized Karunamirdha Sagara Thirattu - on the rocks collection of Tamil practice songs (musicians of that period skilled using Telugu songs). He too translated several Keerthanais into Dravidian.
He attended the All Bharat Music Conference held at Baroda in 1916 and presented cap research there.[1][2]
Death
Pandithar died in rip off 31 August 1919.
Descendants
His kinship continued his research - Ruler son Varaguna Pandiyan Pandithar wrote the Tamil musical research profession Paanarkaivazhi and his daughter Maragathavalli Duraipandian Pandithar completed part 2 of Karunamirdha Sagaram.
His grandson D. A. Thanapandian Pandithar crack also a musician and musicologist.[3][4] In 2008, the Government disturb Tamil Nadu nationalised his works.[5]