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S.no	Author	Article-Title	Section	Category	Description
1	Ramanathan N	Gandharva Forms	Research	General	Described as 'sacred' and 'Art' music, Gandharva forms have been described in texts like Natyasastra and Dattilam and later explained by Abhinavagupta and reproduced by later texts. This paper gives a brief account of these forms.
2	Nandini Sharma Anand	Song Index - 78 RPM Discs	Documentation	General	This file is a database of 78 RPM Discs relating chiefly to Karnataka Music. The MS-Excel file has two sheets one giving details of the Disc number, singer etc. and the other one furnishes the songs recorded on the two sides.
3	Nandhini M	Journal NCPA	Documentation	General	This is a database of the articles and other features in the Journal of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai. This MS-Excel file gives details of the Article Title and the Author. The Journal has since ceased publication.
4	Narayanaswami, P. P.	Muttusvami Dikshitar Compositions - A Statistical	Documentation	General	The work presents a statistical analysis of the compositions of Muttusvami Dikshitar based on different aspects like Source, Form, Raga and Mudra. There are two files one exclusively for the songs in SSP and the other that includes all sources.
5	Sathyanarayana R	Vina Keyboards - Origin	Research	General	Tracing the history of Vina as a Stringed instrument with frets, the interval between the adjacent frets in them is being discussed in this article.
6	Sathyanarayana R	Percussive Instruments- a Keynote Address	Research	General	It is the text of a Keynote address delivered at a Seminar on Percussive Instruments.
7	Veerapandian S.A.	The Musical Dimension of Shiva - A New Discovery	Research	General	This is a study of a temple inscription with a musical significance relating to scale derivation in Ancient Tamizh system.
8	Premalatha V	Margadarsi Seshayyangar's Compositions	Research	General	As the title inside reveals, this is a reassessment of the compositions of Margadarsi Seshayyangar, based on the recently discovered manuscripts.
9	Latha R	Indian-scripts in Windows	Documentation	General	A guide to keying Devanagari (Samskrta), Tamiz and Telugu scripts in Windows and its applications.
10	Ramanathan N	Concept of Srutijati	Research	History of Music	Srutijati term and its varieties occur in the Sangitaratnakara of Sarngadeva. The concept of Srutijati has been explained on the basis of earlier texts
11	Ramanathan N	Form in Music	Research	History of Music	This article discusses the concept of Form in Music and discusses the nature of musical forms from ancient to early modern period.
12	Hema Ramanathan	Natyasastra & Abhinavabharai 28th Chapter Trnsln	Research	History of Music	Text and English Translation of the 28th Chapter of Natyasastra of Bharata with the Abhinavabharati commentary of Abhinavagupta in two files with a separate note on translation.
13	Premalatha V	Marga and Desi Ragas (Eng & Tam)	Documentation	History of Music	Raga-s are first mentioned in the Texts of Desi tradition although the Raga-s are said to have beed used in the drama tradition of Bharata, known as Marga. An introduction to Raga-s of both Marga and Desi tradition have been given in this lesson. The write up in both Tamizh and English have been presented.
14	Premalatha V	Suddha, Chayalaga and Sankirna Raga-s (Eng & Tam)	Documentation	History of Music	This is a system of classification described in ËœAumapatam' a text which points to a very different musical tradition. Both English and Tamizh versions of the write up have been included.
15	Premalatha V	Ragadhayana and Raga-Ragini	Documentation	History of Music	Deification of Raga-s and contemplation on them is a tradition that evolved in late first millenium the gradual evolution of which concept lead to of raga-s into Men raga-s and Wives raga-s. Both English and Tamizh versions of the write up have been included.
16	Premalatha V	Association of Rasa and Kala with Raga-s	Documentation	History of Music	Enjoyment of the feelings transpiring in human relationships and the time of performance have been associated with music, in particular with music. This write up in English and in Tamizh discusses this issue.
17	Premalatha V	Uttama, Madhyama and Adhama Raga-s	Documentation	History of Music	Classification of Raga-s into Superior, Middling and Inferior Raga-s is mentioned in texts atarting from 16th century. It is based on the melodic potential of the raga-s. Both English and Tamizh versions of the write up have been included.
18	Premalatha V	Grama, Murchana and Jati (Eng & Tam)	Documentation	History of Music	This is a write up on the musical concepts, Grama, Murchana and Jati, in the Gandharva system of Marga tradition, that later undewent changes in the Desi tradition. Both English and Tamizh versions of the write up have been included.
19	Premalatha V	Suddha-Vikrta-Svaras (Eng & Tam)	Documentation	History of Music	This write up traces the history of the tonal system that is vogue today. Both English and Tamizh versions of the write up have been included.
20	Priyashri V Rao	Journal Sangeet Natak - Article Index & Keywords	Documentation	History of Music	This is a database of the articles and other features in the 'Sangeet Natak', the Journal of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi. This MS-Excel file has two sheets, one giving details of the Articles Title and Author while the other one is an index of Keywords occurring in the articles.
21	Nandhini M	Journal - Shanmukha	Documentation	History of Music	This is a database of the articles and other features in the ËœShanmukha', Journal of the Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha, Mumbai. This MS-Excel file gives details of the Article Title and the Author.
22	Nandhini M	Journal - Kalakshetra Quarterly	Documentation	History of Music	This is a database of the articles and other features in the ËœKalakshetra Quarterly' Journal of the Kalakshetra, Chennai. This MS-Excel file gives details of the Article Title and the Author. The Journal has since ceased publication.
23	Subramanian M	Analysis of Gamakams using the computer	Research	History of Music	An analysis of the gamakams of Maayaamaalavagowla sung by different artists - also has appendices dealing with digital music, different methods of frequency estimation and a note on cent system.
24	Hemalatha R	A Study of the Desi Raga-s of the Post-Ratnakara	Research	History of Music	While Desiraga in Sangitaratnakara is a part of the Marga-Desi classification, in the later period this term comes under the Ghana-Naya-Desya classification of raga-s. This thesis focusses on this later class of Desiraga-s.
25	Veerapandian S.A.	Computer Music - FAQ	Documentation	History of Music	Self explanatory
26	Hema Ramanathan	Science and Music vis-a-vis Science in Music	Research	History of Music	The paper is an attempt to establish that Music is not a Science if ËœSceince' is taken in the sense as applied to studies that are empirical in approach and are based on the scientific method.
27	Premalatha V	Suryamsa, Chandramamsa and Madhyahna Raga-s	Documentation	History of Music	Raga-s were assigned different parts of the day during which they should be sing. The write up, in English and in Tamizh, presents the discussion on this based on the source texts.
28	Premalatha V	Ghana, Naya and Desya Raga-s	Research	History of Music	This classification of Raga-s was based mainly on their melodic texture, with Ëœdesya' referring to its arrival from the ËœNorth'. This zip file contains both the English and Tamizh versions.
29	Narayanaswami, P. P.	Svaramelakalanidhi - Text (Nagari & Roman)	Documentation	History of Music	The text of the entire work 'Svaramelakalanidhi of Ramamatya is being presented here, in Devanagari script as well as in Roman. They are in two separate files
30	Narayanaswami, P. P.	Caturdandiprakasika - Text (Nagari & Roman)	Documentation	History of Music	The text of the entire work Caturdandiprakasika' of Venkatamakhi is being presented here, in Devanagari script as well as in Roman. They are in two separate files
31	Narayanaswami, P. P.	Ragalakshanam of Muddu-Venkatamakhi - Text (Nagari	Documentation	History of Music	The text of the entire work 'Ragalakshanam' of Muddu-Venkatamakhi is being presented here, in Devanagari script as well as in Roman. They are in two separate files. This text has earlier formed an appendix to the ËœCatur-dandi-prakasika' edition of the Madras Music Academy.
32	Veerapandian S.A.	Tolkaappiyattil o-rI-i - cila ayyangal (Tamizh)	Research	History of Music	This article discusses the earlier interpretations of the word Ëœo-rii-i' occurring in the aphorisms of Tolakappiyam. Author concludes, based on its meaning in music related context in Tolakappiyam, that this word gives recognition to absorbing words from foreign languages into Tamizh. Although dealing with language the article is not unrelated to music, since there is at present a move on to coin Tamizh equivalents for musical terms of other languages.
33	Veerapandian S.A.	Grammar for Percussive Art from Ancient Texts	Research	History of Music	This article suggests how the concepts of Tamiz Metrics and Prosody can help codify a grammar for Percussive Arts
34	Ramanathan N	Interpreting the 'Graham' part of the Sv	Research	History of Music	In some Kirtanas of Muttusvami Dikshitar there is a (Citta) Svaram passage followed by another passage under the heading Graham. This article attempts to explain the musicological significance and the musical procedure underlying it.
35	Narayanaswami, P. P.	Melams differing from a given melam by a specified	Research	History of Music	The author has taken up the questions (i) how many melam pairs are there, so that in each pair, the two members differ exactly in one, respectively, two, three, four, or five svarams; (ii) given any melam, list all melams that differ from it by one, two, three, four, or five svarams. Author provides answers to these questions accompanied by illustrative tables
36	Richard Widdess	The Kudumiyamalai Inscription	Documentation	History of Music	Since the discovery of this inscription in early 20th century, several scholars have made attempts to decipher the script and explain the musical pieces. Dr.Richard Widdess has made a thorough study and a very laboured analysis and has presented a convincing theory.
37	Sathyanarayana R	Indian Music: Myth and Legend	Research	History of Music	Deals with Myths and Legends in Music, such as the Origin of Natya and Skin covered Instruments.
38	Sathyanarayana R	Raga Iconification in Indian Music	Research	History of Music	There has existed a tradition of conceiving Raga in divine form with different attributes usually associated with Gods and Goddesses. This led to classification of Raga-s into Masculine/ Man and Femine/ Consort, Son etc.
39	Sathyanarayana R	Ramayanadalli Sangita (Kannada)	Research	History of Music	Speaks of the music in Ramayana; Place of music, Socially & Politically; music for entertainment; techniques in performance and other aspects.
40	Sathyanarayana R	Haridasas and Karnataka Music	Research	History of Music	The article outlines the contribution of the Saints belonging to the Vyasakuta and Dasakuta to Music.
41	Veerapandian S.A.	Sounds of letters and their relation to music	Research	History of Music	Explains the relation between the sounds of letters and music on the basis of discussion in ancient Tamizh texts
42	Narayanaswami, P. P.	Margadarsi Seshayyangar	Research	History of Music	A study of the songs of Margadarsi Seshayyangar based on manuscripts.
43	Hemalatha R	Raganagaraga-s in SSP	Research	History of Music	72 Ragangaraga-s in the tradition of Subbarama Dikshitar are the counterparts of the Melakarta-s of another tradition. However these raga-s were sought to be invested with greater melodic potential, which this thesis aims to analyse.
44	Latha R	Composition in SSSS and in Taccuru Books-35MB	Research	History of Music	This project work transcribes into Roman script the notations in Telugu script presented in the book â€˜Sangita Sarvartha Sara Sangrahamuâ€™ of Vina Ramanuja and in the seven books of Taccaru Brothers (Pedda Singaracaryulu and Azhaga Singaracaryulu). Analytical observations have also been presented.
45	Veerapandian S.A.	Bharatidasanum Tamizhisaiyum (Tamizh)	Research	Karnataka Music	An account of the contribution of Bharatidasan to Tamizh songs who is otherwise is a well-known poet.
46	Veerapandian S.A.	Tavaraana Disaiyil Tamizhisai Aarvam (Tamizh) -(Mi	Research	Karnataka Music	A very important and vital Musico-sociological issue has been discussed by the author where he points out that neither it is true nor is anything gained in asserting that Karnataka music has evolved from earlier Tamizh music system.
47	Shyamala Kannan Nair	Compositions of Svati Tirunal -Authorship	Research	Karnataka Music	This work titled â€˜An Examination of Disputes regarding the Authorship of Musical Compositions with Special Reference to the Compositions of Savti Tirunalâ€™ was the research thesis of the author for which she was awarded the M.Phil. degree. drshyamalavinod@gmail.com
48	Narayanaswami, P. P.	Diksita Kirtana Prakasika	Documentation	Karnataka Music	The 1936 Tamil publication â€˜Diksita Kirtana Prakasikaiâ€™, containing notations of 50 kirtana-s of Muttusvami Diksitar notated by T.S. Nataraja Sundaram Pillai, has been typeset in Roman script with English translation for the introductory portion.
49	Narayanaswami, P. P.	Compositions of Muttusvami Dikshitar	Research	Karnataka Music	Text of 485 kirtana-s of Muttusvami Dikshitar presented in Devanagari script, in alphabetical order with text variants. Bookmark navigation has been provided for easy access to the desired kirtana.
50	Narayanaswami, P. P.	Sri Krishnalila Tarangini	Research	Karnataka Music	Text of the entire Sri Krishnalila Tarangini of Narayana Tirtha presented in Devanagari script with text variants. Bookmark navigation has been provided for easy access to the desired song.
51	Narayanaswami, P. P.	PrathamAbhyAsaPustakamu of Subbarama Diksitar -Eng	Research	Karnataka Music	The work originally written and published in Telugu in 1905, has been translated into English and made available to scholars and students.
52	Narayanaswami, P. P.	Musical compositions of Maharaja Jayachamaraja Vod	Research	Karnataka Music	The text of the songs of the composer have been presented in Devanagari and Roman scripts preceded by a research article on the contribution.
53	Sathyanarayana R	Meaning in Music	Research	Music & Aesthetics	This article explores and explains the experience that music as an art provides on the background of the Indian and Western aesthetic theories.
54	Subramanian M	The 'Maya' of Pitch and Frequency	Research	Music & Science	The frequencies of notes do not decide everything in a musical system like Carnatic Music which is heavily phrase oriented and in which movements between and around notes take a lion's share compared to steady notes.
55	Veerapandian S.A.	Limitations to the Digital Treatment of the Acoust	Research	Music & Science	The short article highlights the fact that in the process of conversion of music from analogue to digital mode much of the positive acoustic features are lost.
56	Sathyanarayana R	Voice Training in Indian Music	Research	Music & Voice	Explains the Singing Voice on the background of Physiology and discusses the voice training
57	Sathyanarayana R	Singing voice in Indian Music	Research	Music & Voice	The relation of human voice to the three factors that constitute the human body, namey, Vata, Pitta and Kapha and to the Nadi-s in the body and consequent classification of the singing voice are explained in this article.
58	Jayalakshmi R S	Gamaka-s in Sangita-sampradaya-pradarsini (Tamizh)	Research	Music Analysis	This is the Ph.d. dissertation of Dr. R.S.Jayalakshmi, in Tamizh titled, "Subbarama Dikshitarin Sangita-sampradaya-pradasini-yil Vilakkappattulla Gamakangal" (Gamakas explained in Sangita-sampradaya-pradarsini of Subbarama Diksitar). The work seeks to understand and interpret the Gamaka-s as explained by Subbarama Dikshitar and is accompanied by audio illustrations.
59	Ritha Rajan	Pathantaras in the songs of Trinity-1 (30MB)	Research	Music Analysis	This is a Ph.D. dissertation by the scholar which includes both the text part (in *.pdf format) and the audio files. The thesis has made a detailed and deep analysis of the compositions of the Trimurti. The audio examples, in six files, are presented in the six articles that follow.
60	Ritha Rajan	Pathantaras in the songs of Trinity -2 (34 MB)	Research	Music Analysis	Continuation of the Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Ritha Rajan. The Audio file-1 has been placed here.
61	Ritha Rajan	Pathantaras in the songs of Trinity-3 (32 MB)	Research	Music Analysis	Continuation of the Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Ritha Rajan. The Audio file-2 has been placed here.
62	Ritha Rajan	Pathantaras in the songs of Trinity-4 (25 MB)	Research	Music Analysis	Continuation of the Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Ritha Rajan. The Audio file-3 has been placed here.
63	Ritha Rajan	Pathantaras in the songs of Trinity-5 (29 MB)	Research	Music Analysis	Continuation of the Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Ritha Rajan. The Audio file-4 has been placed here.
64	Ritha Rajan	Pathantaras in the songs of Trinity-6 (31 MB)	Research	Music Analysis	Continuation of the Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Ritha Rajan. The Audio file-5 has been placed here.
65	Ritha Rajan	Pathantaras in the songs of Trinity-7 (33 MB)	Research	Music Analysis	Continuation of the Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Ritha Rajan. The Audio file-6 has been placed here.
66	Ramanathan N	Problems in Editing Kirtana-s of MudDiksita	Research	Music Analysis	Editing in the context of musical compositions is beset with problems not confronted in the editing of literary works for the simple reason that one has to deal with written manuscripts as well as aural recensions. This paper has taken the kirtana-s of Muddusvami Diksitar as examples for throwing light on the problems that a scholar would face in his attempts to edit compositions.
67	Harold S. Powers	Durational, Accentual, Syllabic rhythms in 19th	Research	Music Analysis	This is a paper presented by the late author at the conference of the Madras Music Academy, Chennai in December 2001.
68	Harold S. Powers	The interface of verbal and musical rhythm in Tyag	Research	Music Analysis	This is a paper presented by the late author at a symposium on â€˜Art and Religion â€“ Past and Presentâ€™ held at Chidambaram in February 2001.
69	Sathyanarayana R	Pancharatna Kritis of Tyagaraja	Research	Music Analysis	This is a report of the Project undertaken as a Senior Fellow of the Department of Culture of the Government of India. The title of the project is â€˜Critical Edition of Music and Text of Pancharatna Kritis of Saint Tyagarajaâ€™
70	Arati Rao	Mysore Bani in Vina	Research	Music Analysis	This article discusses the construction, technique and playing style pertaining to the Vina in the Mysore country.
71	Subramanian M	Synthesizing Carnatic Music with a Computer	Research	Music and Computer	Describes the problems of synthesising Carnatic Music with gamakams on the computer and the possible approaches.
72	Subramanian M	Carnatic Music and the Computer	Research	Music and Computer	Describes the possible application of Computers to Carnatic Music - Synthetic and Analytical
73	Vijayakumar , Alathoor	Computer Generated Sruti Bhedam	Research	Music and Computer	This article presents computer generated sounds for demonstrating mathematic appreciation of Srutibhedam. The file contains a chart and audiofiles. The programme of computer generated sounds in followed by vocal demonstration of Srutibhedam carried out by Kuravi Lalitha on 5 sets of Ragas.
74	Priyashri V Rao	An Analysis of a Bharatanatyam Composition - Relat	Research	Music and Dance	Dance, Music and Drumming being three disparate arts, this thesis, examines how dance becomes a homogeneous composite art form. Through an analysis of a Varnam, supported by graphic illustration of dance movements, the meeting point between the three arts have been brought out. Audio containing the rendering of the Varnam has been included.
75	Priyashri V Rao	Components of Dance Performance	Research	Music and Dance	A presentation of dance or drama is a co-ordinated presentation of different art forms. This thesis examines and analyzes the different aspects of a dance performance in terms of actual dance movements, music, drumming etc., on the historical background.
76	Ramanathan N	Music through Distance Education	Research	Music and Education	Based on the experiences of conducting distance education in music at the University of Madras, this paper discusses the problems and scope that the medium offers
77	Jayalakshmi R S	Teaching Methodology for Tanam	Research	Music and Education	Use of right hand fingers for plucking is an important aspect of Tanam playing in Vina. Alternating plucking of main playing strings by fore-finger and middle-finger and that of tala string by little finger dominates tanam. The scholar suggests a method of using the syllables of meaningful text for practising tanam.
78	Narayanaswami, P. P.	Irayiamman Tampi â€“ Life & Contribution	Documentation	Music Composer	This is an expository article on the life and contributions of Irayimman Tampi. There are four files. (i) irayimman_article.pdf (the article in English) (ii) irayimman.pdf (a collection of 40 compositions and a few shlokams in Malayalam traditional script - old Lipi) (iii) same as (ii) but in modern script - New Lipi (iv) same as (ii) and (iii) but in diacritical English
79	Margaret Bastin	Vethanayakam Pillai (Tamizh)	Documentation	Music Composer	Sister Margaret Bastin has presented a detailed account of the life of and the contribution to music by the Music Composer-Poet Vethanayakam Pillai, who lived from 1826 to 1889.
80	Ramanathan N	Pre-1940 Music Publications	Research	Music Database	A survey of books on Music in Tamizh and Telugu published before 1940 has been made along with a list of publications.
81	Ramanathan N	Music Books - List	Documentation	Music Database	A list of not only books on music but on allied arts and on related disciplines. Information is incomplete in the case of many entries. These will be corrected and new arrivals added. 27-06-2010
82	Premalatha V	Journal Music Academy - Article Index & Keywords	Documentation	Music Database	This is a database of the articles and other features in the Journal of Music Academy, Madras. This MS-Excel file has two sheets, one giving details of the Articles Title and Author while the other one is an index of Keywords occurring in the articles.
83	Latha R	Database of Songs from Books	Documentation	Music Database	This is a Database of Songs in Karnataka Music based on publications. The MS-Excel file contains two worksheets. The first worksheet contains details of publication and the presentation aspect of the books. The second sheet has the songs and the details of Raga, Tala etc.
84	Nandhini M	Journal Indian Musicological Society	Documentation	Music Database	This is a database of the articles and other features in the Journal of the Indian Musicological Society, Baroda (presently at Mumbai). This MS-Excel file gives details of the Article Title and the Author.
85	Ramanathan N	Journals and Magazines in Music in India - List	Documentation	Music Database	This is a list of Journals and Magazines in Music with addresses.- 27-06-2010
86	Latha R	Music Books – Table of Contents	Documentation	Music Database	Table of contents of and Index of songs from music books published in the earlier part of the 20th century have been presented. Three books have been taken up for the present and details about more will follow.
87	Ramanathan N	Music Research News Letter - Previous Despatches	Documentation	Music Database	Scholars visiting the site had requested for the previous desptaches of the Music Research News Letter to be placed in the website. This is will updated every time a news letter is despatched.upto MRNL-16
88	Ramanathan N	Dissertations – List	Research	Music Database	A list of dissertations submitted for the Ph.D. degree collected from the Bulletin of the Association of Indian Universities and the list of the University of Madras.
89	Jayalakshmi R S	Sadharana-Gandharam (Tamizh)	Research	Musical Concepts	The Svarasthana-s denote pitch positions that serve as theoretical reference for Svara-s that go to build up melodic structures. This article discusses the various forms of Gandhara Svara that are associated with the position, Sadharana-gandhara.
90	Ramanathan N	Tala-Dasa-Prana and Musicological problems in Pres	Research	Musical Concepts	The paper interprets the ten elements of Tala as explained in the music texts and on that background analyses the present day usage of these terms.
91	Ramanathan N	Sargam and Musical Conception in Karnataka System	Research	Musical Concepts	The paper discusses the role of Sargam or sa, ri, ga, ma and other syllables as text and melodic material in Karnataka Music.
92	Ramanathan N	Vadi-Samvadi-Vivadi-Anuvadi-Svara-s	Research	Musical Concepts	The meaning of the four terms, Vadi, Samvadi, Vivadi and Anuvadi have been discussed as presented in the theoretical works from ancient to modern period.
93	Vijayakumar , Alathoor	Chandas for Musicians	Research	Musical Concepts	The article explains the basic principles underlying Chandas in Sahitya of songs and gives guidelines to music for correct pronounciation.
94	Veerapandian S.A.	Inai-Kilai-Pagai-Natpu-Tanam (Tamizh)	Research	Musical Concepts	Interpretation of these terms in Ancient Tamizh music texts that are the counterparts of Vadi-Samvadi etc. of the Samskrta tradition and of the Sonance-Consonance etc. of Western music.
95	Ramanathan N	Improvisation in Karnataka Music	Research	Musical Concepts	An article on Improvisation or the Manodharma aspect of contemporary South Indian Music
96	Veerapandian S.A.	Icaiccorkal Mozipeyarppu - Tavaraana Muyarcikal (T	Research	Musical Concepts	The author argues against attempts to translate technical terms in one language into another language and advocates the retention of the same term in other languages too.
97	Sathyanarayana R	Research in the Sciences and in the Humanism	Research	Musical Concepts	It is the text of a Keynote address delivered at a Seminar for Ph.D. Research Scholars in Music.
98	Ramanathan N	Harold S Powers and India	Documentation	Musican-Scholars	This is an account of Professor Harold S Powers' introduction to Karnataka and Hindustani music and his academic contributions.
99	Ramanathan N	Pallavi Svara Kalpavalli (Tel.)- 59 MB	Research	Text Scan	This is a scanned *.pdf text of an old book, by Tiruvorriyur Tyagayyar containing songs of his father Vina Kuppayyar and his own . The original itself was a photocopy and so please bear with the images. A table of contents in English has been prefixed.
100	Ramanathan N	Sankirtana Ratnavali (Tel.) (20 MB)	Research	Text Scan	This is scanned *.pdf text of an old book, by Tiruvorriyur Tyagayyar containing his songs. The original itself was a photocopy and so please bear with the images. They would be replaced when a better copy is obtained. A table of contents in English has been prefixed.
101	Ramanathan N	Raga-vibodha-Adayar edition	Documentation	Text Scan	The text of Ragavibodha of Somanatha with his own commentary Viveka, was edited by Pandita S.Subrahmanya Sastri and published by the Adyar Library in 1945. The scanned copy of the 5th chapter of this book, now out of print, is being placed in the website for the benefit of scholars. The remaining chapters will be added soon.
102	Ramanathan N	Sangita-samaya-sara 'KCDBrhaspati edn.'	Documentation	Text Scan	The first edition of Sangitasamayasara of Parsvadeva was brought out under the Trivandrum Sanskrit Series-87. The next edition was by Acharya K.C.D.Brhaspati. This edition has initial one chapter and some portions of second not found in the earlier edition. This portion is being placed here.
103	Ramanathan N	Sangita-jnana-kala-anubhava-30MB	Documentation	Text Scan	This is a scanned copy of a Telugu book Sangita-jnana-kala-anubhava written by Sangitam Venkataramanayya and published in 1885. There are 5 prakarana-s and contents of the book including the songs appear to be quite different from the usual.
104	Ramanathan N	Manasollasa of Somesvara	Documentation	Text Scan	A scanned copy of two chapters of the GOS edition of Manosollasa or Abhilasitartha-cintamani by Somesvara, Western Calukyan King of Kalyani. The work is dated around 1131 AD. The 2 chapters are those of Gita and Vadya.
105	Ramanathan N	Rasikajana-MU-SSB -1 Skt/Kan -39MB	Research	Text Scan	Scan of the Book â€˜Rasika-jana-manollasini Sara-sangra-bharataâ€™ of Venkatasundarasani, edited by Venkataramayya and published by G.T.A.Printing Works, Mysore. in 1908. It is in Samskrta work in Kannada script. Courtesy â€“R.Sathyanarayana. 1.Kavya-laksana 2. Nataka-samvidhana 3. Saj-gatra-sastra-laksanamu 4.Natyabhinaya-sastram. Courtesyâ€“ R. Sathyanarayana Scan File-1
106	Ramanathan N	Rasikajana-MUSSB -2 Skt/ Kan 31MB	Research	Text Scan	Scan of the Book â€˜Rasika-jana-manollasini Sara-sangraha-Bharataâ€™ contnd. Scan File-2
107	Ramanathan N	Bharatakalpalata-M -1 Tel 53MB	Research	Text Scan	Scan of the Book 'Bharatakalpalatmanjari' edited by P.Subba Sastri P & P.Ankaji Sastri and published in Bengaluru in 1887. It is in Telugu. Chapters â€“ 1.Bhavaprakaranam 2.Svaraprakaranam 3.Talaprakaranam 4.Purvaranga Courtesy â€“R.Sathyanarayana Scan File-1
108	Ramanathan N	Bharatakalpalata-M Tel 51MB	Research	Text Scan	Scan of the Book 'Bharatakalpalatmanjari' contd. Scan File-2
109	Sathyanarayana R	Abhinava-bharata-sara-sangraha – File-1 -48 MB	Research	Text Scan	Scan of the book ‘Abhinavabharata-sara-sangraha’ of Mummadi Cikkabhupala. File-1
110	Sathyanarayana R	Abhinava-bharata-sara-sangraha – File-2 -45 MB	Research	Text Scan	Scan of the book ‘Abhinavabharata-sara-sangraha’ of Mummadi Cikkabhupala. File-2
111	Ramanathan N	Samskrta-andhra-dravida-kirtanamulu (Telugu) – 24	Research	Text Scan	Compositions of Krsnasvamayya, tuned by Subbarama Dikshitar and published the latter in 1906.
112	Ramanathan N	Diksita-Kirtanai-Prakasikai (Tam) 40MB	Documentation	Text Scan	This is a scanned text of an old book (1936), containing notations of 50 kirtana-s of Muttusvami Diksitar authored by Tiruppambaram Nataraja Sundaram Pillai. Some pages were tattered and hence some portions may be illegible. The earlier file has been replaced by a finely scanned document provided by Mrs.Vidya Jayaraman.
113	Ramanathan N	Natyasastra of Bharata	Documentation	Textual Study	Presents a brief account of the contents of Natyasastra of Bharata
114	Ramanathan N	Brhaddesi of Matanga	Documentation	Textual Study	Presents a brief account of the contents of the Brhaddesi of Matanga
115	Ramanathan N	Sangitaratnakara of Sarngadeva	Documentation	Textual Study	Presents a brief account of the contents of the Sangitaratnakara of Sarngadeva
116	Ramanathan N	Visakhila's Work - A Reconstruction	Research	Textual Study	Visakhila's views on and description of the music are known only through citations. This paper is an attempt at reconstructing the form of his work. Reference verses are given in Roman and Devanagari scripts.
117	Veerapandian S.A.	Thirukkural-777: A New Interpretation	Research	Textual Study	Thirukkural-777 has been given a new interpretation by the author bringing out the musical significance of the terms that had been overlooked by the earlier commentators. This zip file contains both the English and Tamizh versions.
118	Ramanathan N	Caturdandiprakasika of Venkatamakhi	Research	Textual Study	Presents a brief account of the contents of the Samskrta text Caturdandiprakasika of Venkatamakhi
119	Veerapandian S.A.	Thirukkural-821: A New Interpretation (Eng & Tam)	Research	Textual Study	Thirukkural-821 has been given a new interpretation by the author bringing out the musical significance of the terms that had been overlooked by the earlier commentators. This zip file contains both the English and Tamizh versions.
120	Hema Ramanathan	Natyasastra & Abhinavabharati 29th Chapter Transla	Research	Textual Study	Text and English Translation of the 29th Chapter of Natyasastra of Bharata with the Abhinavabharati commentary of Abhinavagupta with a separate note on translation.
121	Hema Ramanathan	Natyasastra & Abhinavabharati 30th Chapter Transla	Research	Textual Study	Text and English Translation of the 30th Chapter of Natyasastra of Bharata with the Abhinavabharati commentary of Abhinavagupta in two files with a separate note on translation.
122	Veerapandian S.A.	Thirukkural-118: A New Interpretation (Eng & Tam)	Research	Textual Study	Thirukkural-118 has been given a new interpretation by the author bringing out the musical significance of the terms that had been overlooked by the earlier commentators. This zip file contains both the English and Tamizh versions.
123	Jayalakshmi R S	Bharatasenapatiyam (Eng & Tam)	Documentation	Textual Study	This is a text in written in Tamizh in the post 16th century period that combines the early Tamizh tradition and the later developments in the Dravidian region. The write up in both Tamizh and English have been presented.
124	Jayalakshmi R S	Bharatacattiram (Eng & Tam)	Research	Textual Study	This is a text in written in Tamizh in the post 16th century period that combines the early Tamizh tradition and the later developments in the Dravidian region. The write up in both Tamizh and English have been presented.
125	Jayalakshmi R S	Mahabharatacudamani (Eng & Tam)	Documentation	Textual Study	This is a text in written in Tamizh in the post 16th century period that combines the early Tamizh tradition and the later developments in the Dravidian region. The write up in both Tamizh and English have been presented.
126	Premalatha V	Information on Music in Manuscripts	Documentation	Textual Study	This document has compiled information relating to music and dance from Mansucripts preserved at the Government Oriental Manuscripts library, Chennai. The information pertains to technical terms and songs.
127	Veerapandian S.A.	Pazhan tamizhilakkiyangalil puthayalait teduvom (T	Research	Textual Study	This article emphasises the need for a researcher to acquire an objective approach and open mind and to develop an ability to discriminate between right and wrong interpretations of the earlier commentators.
128	Ramanathan N	SriKrshnalilatarangini-Index	Documentation	Textual Study	This is a compilation of an Index of songs, verses, prose passages in the Sri Krishnalila Tarangini of Narayana Tirtha. Four publications have been taken.
129	Girija Easwaran	TalaLakshanaSamuccaya	Research	Textual Study	This is a collection of the descriptions of mainly Desitala-s found in various texts on music and allied subjects. The verses in the original script and in Roman transliteration with English translation have been presented. A consolidated list in MsExcel file has also been furnished.
130	Girija Easwaran	TalaDasaPrana in Texts	Research	Textual Study	This document presents descriptions of the Ten prana-s of Tala, Kaala, Maarga etc. found in the various music texts. The verses in the original script and in Roman transliteration with English translation have been furnished.
131	Girija Easwaran	Tala Information in Texts	Documentation	Textual Study	This is a compilation of the synopses of texts with special reference to Tala prepared as a part of a Desitala project of Dr. Robert Brown of USA.
132	Girija Easwaran	A Study Of Three Unpublished Texts - Svarataladila	Research	Textual Study	This is the thesis of the author for which she was awarded the M.Phil. degree and is a study of three related manuscripts on music from Kerala
133	Girija Easwaran	Kohalarahasyam of Kohala	Research	Textual Study	This is a short project document on a manuscript submitted by the author as part of a course on Manuscriptology.
134	Veerapandian S.A.	Cirum-icaiyum (Tam & Eng)	Research	Textual Study	The scholar presents details on phonetics from ancient Tamizh works. Units like ezhuttu, acai, cIr, taLai, aTi and toDai have been explained which are relevant to music too. Both tamizh and english versions in *.pdf format have been placed.
135	Ramanathan N	Swaramelakalanidhi of Ramamatya	Documentation	Textual Study	Presents a brief account of the contents of the Svaramelakalanidhi of Ramamatya
136	Sathyanarayana R	Sangitasuryodaya of Bhandaru Lakshminarayana	Research	Textual Study	An article on the Samskrta Text â€˜Sangitasuryoday of Bhandaru Laksminarayanaâ€™ published in â€˜Sangeet Natakâ€™ Journal, vol.XXXVI, No.2, 2001, pp.30-38
137	Hema Ramanathan	Sangitaratnakara-Chap2. Translation	Research	Textual Study	Translation of the Text and Commentaries of Sangitaratnakara of Sarngadeva.