“He has given tune to about 500 verses of Thiruppugazh based on Classic Carnatic ragas which helped the difficult rhythm structure of Thiruppugazh to come handy to musicians and devotees,” says the couple.įrom the year 2000 onwards, the couple has been conducting weekly classes on Thiruppugazh for interested people. It was A S Raghavan - his disciples respectfully called him ‘Guruji’- who diverted the musical genius of Mr and Mrs Ayyar towards the spiritual and musical bliss of this classical Tamil poetry. The meters are different and elite so that vocalists as well as the supporting instrument players should have enough expertise to set up a good show,” says Subbalakshmi. “Singing the verses in Thiruppugazh is quiet difficult without proficiency in classical music. The composition of Thiruppugazh verses point not only to the devotion of its composer, but also his musical genius.
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