Lastname: Kakarla (mentioned in "Nauka Charitram")
Born : May 4, 1767, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India
Father: Rama Brahmam;  Mother: Seethamma (Santamma?)
Spouse: Parvati (deceased during his lifetime), No Children
Remarried: Kamalamba (Parvati's sister)
Daughter: Sitamahalakshmi (Mother: Kamalamba)
Siblings: Panchananda, Panchapakesa
Deceased: January 6, 1847
(Source: [1] Tyagaraja, Life and Lyrics, William Jackson, Oxford Univ. Press,1991;
Sound Clip, Marachevadana (12 Seconds),  by Sri M. Balamurali Krishna,  Reload/Refresh page to listen to it again.)

Sri Thyagaraja, Oil Painting by H. V. Ramgopal (Courtesy: T. S. Parthasarathy, Reproduced from [1])

Sruti holds its Thyagaraja Aradhana, an open podium day for amateurs and professionals on March 2, 2002 at the Hindu Temple, Berlin, NJ.

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