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Abraham Pandithar
Tamil musicologist
Rao Sahib Abraham Pandithar | |
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Abraham Pandithar in | |
| Born | ()2 August Sambavarvadakarai, |
| Died | 31 August () (aged&#;60) British India |
| Citizenship | British Indian |
| Known&#;for | Tamil music books |
| Notable work | Karunamirdha Sagaram |
| Spouse(s) | Nyanavadivu Ponnammaal(), 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 August – 31 August ) was a Tamilmusicologist, composer, medical doctor and a traditional medicine practitioner from Sambavar Vadakarai of Tirunelveli District (Then Kollam district), who is celebrated for his patronage of numerous Tamil musicians and his influential studies concerning the origins and evolution of traditional Tamil music.
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Abraham Pandithar was born in Sambavar Vadakarai near Surandai in Tirunelveli district to a Tamil Christian Mauthuvar/Pandhithar Nadar family, the son of Muthusamy Pandithar and Annammal. He studied at the CVES Normal Teachers Training School at Dindugal and in , became a teacher in the same college. He belonged to a family of doctors and became interested in Siddha medicine.
In , he went to Suruli hills to research herbs growing there.
Panditrao nagarkar biography of abraham maslow It was called as Pandithar thottam Pandithar's farm by the locals. In , he went to Suruli hills to research herbs growing there. Shantaram and written by Vishram Bedekar. Cannes Film Festival.There he met the Siddhar Karunandhar and became his student. After completing his studies he went to Tanjore and worked as a Tamil teacher in Lady Napier Girls School. His wife Gnanavadivu Ponnammal was the headmistress in the same school. In , he left his teaching job to do research on medicine full-time. He started a farm outside Tanjore for growing medicinal plants.
Biography of isaac In , he went to Suruli hills to research herbs growing there. Wikidata item. Main Photo Add photo. Membership Add photo.He named it Karanandhapuram after his teacher. It was called as Pandithar thottam (Pandithar's farm) by the locals. He also started a clinic - the Karunanidhi Medical Hall at his residence in Tanjore. In , the colonial government awarded him the "Pandithar" and "Rao Sahib" title.
Panditrao nagarkar biography of abraham He started a farm outside Tanjore for growing medicinal plants. He also started a clinic - the Karunanidhi Medical Hall at his residence in Tanjore. School period Add photo. Sign up for free Log in.In , Gnanavadivu died and Pandithar married Bhagyammal.[1]
The publication of Silapathikaram by U. V. Swaminatha Iyer in , made Pandithar interested in Tamil music and he started studying it. He learnt traditional music due to his interest in sangam poetry, from Sadayandi Bhattar and western classical music from Tanjore A.
G. Pichaimuthu pillai. He did extensive research on the origins and form of Tamil music. He established the Sangeetha Vidhyalaya Mahajana Sangam - a music association and organised six music conferences during – In , he published his research into Tamil music as Karunamirdha Sagaram, a page book, that remains a seminal work in the field till today.
He also published Karunamirdha Sagara Thirattu - a collection of Tamil practice songs (musicians of that period trained using Telugu songs). He also translated several Keerthanais into Tamil. He attended the All India Music Conference held at Baroda in and presented his research there.[1][2]
Death
Pandithar died in on 31 August
Descendants
His family continued his research - His son Varaguna Pandiyan Pandithar wrote the Tamil musical research work Paanarkaivazhi and his daughter Maragathavalli Duraipandian Pandithar completed part 2 of Karunamirdha Sagaram.
His grandson D. A. Thanapandian Pandithar is also a musician and musicologist.[3][4] In , the Government of Tamil Nadu nationalised his works.[5]