Kalyani Varadarajan

Kalyani Varadarajan (8 October 1923 – 28 October 2003), commonly known as Kalyani, was one of Carnatic music's famous twentieth-century composers. She created carnatic compositions in all 72 melakarta ragas, besides scores of janya ragas.

Kalyani Varadarajan
Kalyani Varadarajan playing veena some time during the 1950s

Early life

Kalyani Varadarajan was born to Sriman Nadadoor Ammal Narasimhachariar and Srimati Singarammal.[1] Her father was a big scholar in Telugu and Sanskrit languages, who served as a teacher, headmaster and finally as an educational inspector, while her mother was a musician. Kalyani had a taste to write and compose songs since a young age, and she underwent vocal and Veena training, first under her mother and later under other able gurus. Thereafter, she learnt to play Violin. She had her debut in Veena performance at the age of 16 in 1942.[2]

List of Compositions
Serial No. Composition Format Raga Language Talam In Praise of Deity
1 pāhi māṃ śrī Varnam śubhapantuvarāli Sanskrit Ādi
2 rāja-rājēśwari Pada Varnam vācaspati Sanskrit Ādi
3 Thom Thomena Kirtanai Vasanta Tamil Ādi
4 Vāṇi vīṇā-pāṇi Kirtanai Revathi Telugu Ādi
5 Aparṇā Pārvati Kirtanai Nalinakānti Sanskrit Rūpakam
6 Mari Mari Hari Nām Kirtanai Hamir Kalyāni Sanskrit Ādi
7 Abhēstadāyini Kirtanai Kēravāni Sanskrit Ādi
8 Sri Amruta Phalāmbike Kirtanai Chakravākam Sanskrit Triputai
9 Kan Kanda Daivam Kirtanai Bhūshāvali Tamil Ādi
10 Mahāmburasi Kirtanai Bilahari Sanskrit Ādi
11 Kanikarambutho Kirtanai Bhavāni Sanskrit Ādi
12 Sri Nārasimham Kirtanai Sahānā Sanskrit Kanda Chāpu
13 Bhava Kadal Kirtanai Bānu Kēravāni Tamil Ādi
14 Sri Bhuvaneshwari Kirtanai Sivaranjani Sanskrit Ādi
15 Kanutchallagā Kirtanai Kanakāngi Telugu Ādi
16 Shānta Durgā Devi Kirtanai Madhukons Sanskrit Ādi
17 Nāma Rasa Mānave Kirtanai Kharaharapriyā Sanskrit Ādi
18 Payorāsi Bale Kirtanai Dwijāvanti Sanskrit Misra Chāpu
19 Kshamādi Guna Kirtanai Lalithā Sanskrit Ādi
20 Arnava Suthām Kirtanai Begadā Sanskrit Ādi
21 Sampath Pradè Kirtanai Kalyāni Sanskrit Ādi
22 Bhajāmyaham Kirtanai Dharmavati Sanskrit Rūpakam
23 Vainateya Vāhanam Kirtanai Mohanam Sanskrit Ādi
24 Ishta Devatha Kirtanai Bhūpāĺam Sanskrit Ādi
25 Muruga Vā Kirtanai Kāmboji Tamil Ādi
26 Sri Tulasi Nētimati Kirtanai Nētimati Sanskrit Rūpakam
27 Sapthagirèsam Kirtanai Kānadā Sanskrit Ādi
28 Chandikeshwari Kirtanai Ābhogi Sanskrit Ādi
29 Mahā Balavantā Sri Hanumantā Kirtanai Ārabi Sanskrit Ādi
30 Sāgarasutam Kirtanai Kalyānavasantham Sanskrit Ādi
31 Vananidhi Kanyakām Kirtanai Manoranjani Sanskrit Ādi
32 Sangētha Sâragnyā Kirtanai Sāveri Sanskrit Kanda Châpu
33 Mahā Venkateshwarā Kirtanai Bahudāri Sanskrit Ādi
34 Pancha Mukha Māruti Kirtanai Behāg Sanskrit Ādi
35 Mānidhi Kāntaku Kirtanai Kālyani Sanskrit Ādi
36 Nannu Brochu Bhāramu Kirtanai Nāttai Kuranji Telugu Ādi
37 Kanaka Simham Kirtanai Kāpi Sanskrit Ādi
38 Bhaja Mânasa Kirtanai Mukhari Sanskrit Ādi
39 Amulya Varade Kirtanai Deva Gāndhāri Sanskrit Ādi
40 Bāla Tripura Sundari Kirtanai Mandāri Sanskrit Ādi
41 Amruta Pāname Kirtanai Sāranga Telugu Ādi
42 Sudhā Sahajām Kirtanai Surati Sanskrit Ādi
43 Stava Vārdita Vikramà Kirtanai Shanmukhapriyā Sanskrit Rūpakam
44 Navaratna Vilasa Kirtanai Malayamārutham Sanskrit Jampai
45 Mahitātma Sevite Kirtanai Pantuvarāli Sanskrit Jampai
46 Vikasita Pankaja Kirtanai Desh Telugu Ādi - Tisrai Nadai
47 Shauriyuro Vasini Kirtanai Hamsānandi Sanskrit Ādi
48 Santoshi Māta Kirtanai Madhyamāvati Telugu Ādi
49 Raghudvaha Dāsa Kirtanai Ānanda Bhairavi Sanskrit Ādi
50 Pāmarajana Pālini Kirtanai Suddha Bangālā Sanskrit Rūpakam
51 Pādodhi Kanyakām Kirtanai Darbāri Kānada Sanskrit Ādi
52 Chidānandadam Srinivāsam Kirtanai Jonpuri Sanskrit Ādi
53 Amburuhānanā Kirtanai Brindavana Sārang Sanskrit Ādi
54 Gānakalā Viduni Kirtanai Kedāragoula Sanskrit Ādi
55 Nāma Pāname Jèvanamu Kirtanai Shankarābharanam Telugu Ādi
56 Ambujāsyām Sri Chāmundeshwari Kirtanai Kalyāni Sanskrit Ādi
57 Sanāthani Sri Sunādavinodini Kirtanai Sunādavinodini Sanskrit Rūpakam
58 Vandeham Sri Gandhavahasutam Kirtanai Pūrvi Kalyāni Sanskrit Ādi
59 Vasudevasutām Kirtanai Nāsikābhūshini Sanskrit Ādi
60 Sri Yuvati Priyam Chintayeham Kirtanai Chārukesi Sanskrit Ādi
61 Shārade Namaste Kirtanai Sāramati Sanskrit Rūpakam
62 Saraswati Sugunavati Samasta Vidhyādhipati Kirtanai Saraswati Sanskrit Rūpakam
63 Vana Nidhi Kanya Varam Kirtanai Chandrakons Sanskrit Rūpakam
64 Chintayeham Kirtanai Ābhogi Sanskrit Rūpakam
65 Sari Evvare Shri Mànini Kirtanai Kokilapriyā Sanskrit Ādi
66 Shwetāmbari Vāni Kirtanai Vāchaspati Sanskrit Ādi
67 Vārārkaro Bhava Kirtanai Pūrvi Kalyāni Sanskrit Khanda Jampai
68 Suruchira Rūpini Kirtanai Gaurimanohari Sanskrit Ādi
69 Krupadātā Nēve Kirtanai Malahari Sanskrit Ādi
70 Vachanambujamula Kirtanai Dharmavati Sanskrit Ādi
71 Hariguna Gāname Kirtanai Brāmarakusumam Sanskrit Ādi
72 Mahimārnava Kirtanai Shubhapantuvarāli Sanskrit Ādi
73 Mānasa Harināmrutha Kirtanai Senjuruti Sanskrit Ādi
74 Marugelane Kirtanai Bhāgesri Sanskrit Ādi
75 Thāmarasa Dhāma Kirtanai Hanuma Todi Sanskrit Khanda Jampai
76 Haripada Mahimanu Kirtanai Rishabhapriyā Telugu Adi
77 Amba Ninnu Maruvane Kirtanai Rūpavati Telugu Rūpakam
78 Sarasijavana Vâsini Kirtanai Hamsadhwani Sanskrit Rūpakam
79 Vanajāyatha Kirtanai Khamās Sanskrit Ādi
80 Aghātha Nikudāre Kirtanai Kharaharapriyā Telugu Rūpakam
81 Sadā Sāradāmbhaām Kirtanai Suddha Sāveri Sanskrit Ādi
82 Kāminchi Koluchenu Kirtanai Rathanāngi Telugu Rūpakam
83 Nālgumunula Vāni Kalathri Kirtanai Gānamūrti Telugu Ādi
84 Vananidhi Sambhave Kirtanai Vanaspati Sanskrit Khanda Chāpu
85 Mānavathi Apamāna Dānarathe Kirtanai Mānavati Sanskrit Ādi
86 Bhajāmyaham Ramāsakham Kirtanai Tānarūpi Sanskrit Rūpakam
87 Nēve Aligithe Kirtanai Senāpati Telugu Ādi
88 Karunatho Mēyinta Kirtanai Hanuma Todi Telugu Ādi
89 Nanda Bāla Kirtanai Dhenukā Sanskrit Ādi
90 Pathuvedam Pūnda Nātakapriyane Kirtanai Nātakapriyā Tamil Ādi
91 Bhāshavathi Rūpavathi Kirtanai Rūpavati Sanskrit Rūpakam
92 Gāyakapriye Kirtanai Gāyakapriyā Sanskrit Ādi
93 Chārukesi Chidambareswari Kirtanai Chārukesi Sanskrit Ādi
94 Sarasāngi Saraswathi Kirtanai Sarasāngi Sanskrit Rūpakam
95 Vēna Vādana Tatparam Kirtanai Hari Kāmboji Sanskrit Ādi
96 Kānalnērai Kandodum Kirtanai Shankarābharanam Tamil Ādi
97 Nāgānandini Râgamodini Kirtanai Nāgānandini Sanskrit Ādi
98 Yāgapriya Rāgāna Pādudu Kirtanai Yāgapriya Tamil Ādi
99 Bangāru Vesikapai Kirtanai Rāgavardhini Telugu Jhampai
100 Pravimalasu Gunābhirâme Kirtanai Gāngeya Bhūshani Sanskrit Ādi
101 Vinathasādare Visālākshi Kirtanai Gāyakapriyā Sanskrit Ādi
102 Marugelane Kirtanai Māyāmālavagaulā Telugu Ādi
103 Koti Sūryakānthi Kirtanai Sūryakāntham Sanskrit Rūpakam
104 Hātakāmbari Kaumāri Kirtanai Hātakāmbari Sanskrit Ādi
105 Jhankāra Sruthi Seyave Kirtanai Jhankāradhwani Tamil Ādi
106 Ruňametula Thērchukondune Kirtanai Nathabhairavi Telugu Ādi
107 Soundaryalahari Kēravâni Kirtanai Kēravāni Sanskrit Ādi
108 Nāmāmrutha Rasika Kirtanai Kharaharapriyā Tamil Ādi
109 Bhaktasādaranēti Gaurave Kirtanai Gaurimanohari Sanskrit Ādi
110 Māraranjani Srimani Kirtanai Māraranjani Sanskrit Ādi
111 Paňdari Yendre Orudaram Sonnāl Kirtanai Athāňā Tamil Ādi
112 Thandanālatho Poddu Pūrchaleka Kirtanai Mohanam Telugu Ādi
113 Darsanamuche Pāvanamâiye Kirtanai Sindhu Bhairavi Telugu Ādi
114 Mahonnathi Nidhe Kirtanai Khamās Sanskrit Ādi
115 Vāhēkrutha Harya Kshemāĺām Kirtanai Bilahari Sanskrit Ādi
116 Khanaghangumau Prâňamundaga Kirtanai Bindumālini Telugu Châpu
117 Sānthivaradhānēm Samsraye Kirtanai Varāli Sanskrit Ādi
118 Sadānugrahaparām Sâradâm Kirtanai Sāranga Sanskrit Ādi
119 Kalānilayām Kalaye Kirtanai Hindoĺam Sanskrit Misra Châpu
120 Magalahārathide Nēku Kirtanai Pantuvarāĺi Telugu Ādi
121 Yoganrusimha Padāmbuja Brunga Kirtanai Vasanthā Sanskrit Misra Châpu
122 Nēradhisute Nityānande Kirtanai Dhenukā Sanskrit Ādi
123 Nidhikāntha Nē Sāti Evvare Kirtanai Ranjani Telugu Ādi
124 Sri Nrusimha Nāyike Kirtanai Shankarābharaňam Sanskrit Rūpakam
125 Karuňāmruta Varshini Kirtanai Maňi Rangu Sanskrit Ādi
126 Sangētam Bhoja Kirtanai Shubhapantuvarāli Sanskrit Ādi
127 Mātā Pitā Gurudeva Kirtanai Gurupriya Sanskrit Ādi
128 Navagraha Daivamula Kirtanai Ābheri Telugu Ādi
129 Hātaka Garbuni Kirtanai Saraswati Telugu Ādi
130 Sukhi Intuna Kirtanai Gāngeya Bhūshani Telugu Ādi
131 Sarasijodāru Sakhi Kirtanai Hamsadhwani Telugu Kanda Châpu
132 Mahā Hema Kesari Kirtanai Chāyāsindhu Telugu Rūpakam
133 Sanēswaram Kirtanai Bhogi Sanskrit Rūpakam
134 Sāramati Saraswati Kirtanai Sāramati Sanskrit Ādi
135 Gatikagya Kirtanai Kāmbodhi Sanskrit Ādi
136 Kapālēshwaram Kirtanai Bouĺi Sanskrit Ādi
137 Tândava Priyā Kirtanai Valaji Sanskrit Ādi
138 Sadā Nē Pādamule Kirtanai Aťānā Telugu Ādi
139 Suratarūkriya Kirtanai Sindhu Bhairavi Sanskrit Ādi
140 Hari Guna Gāname Kirtanai Madhuvanti Sanskrit Ādi
141 Kshānti Vardhani Kirtanai Varāĺi Sanskrit Ādi
142 Sthiramugā Kirtanai Hindoĺam Sanskrit Ādi
143 Sarigādhammā Kirtanai Jyotiswarūpini Sanskrit Ādi
144 Yoga Nrusimha Kirtanai Saurāshtram Sanskrit Misra Chāpu
145 Sādaramugā Nannu Kirtanai Vishwambari Telugu Khanda Jampai
146 Sarivārilo Nannu Bhâsvare Kirtanai Subhapantuvarāli Telugu Ādi
147 Latāngi Sarveshwari Varalakshmi Kirtanai Latāngi Telugu Ādi
148 Vrushāchalesham Namāmyaham Kirtanai Bŗndavani Sanskrit Ādi
149 Vananidhi Shubhaga Shyāmalām Kirtanai Sārangā Sanskrit Ādi
150 Pannagagirēsham Āshraye Kirtanai Sahānā Sanskrit Ādi
151 Gānamūrti Naǐināytha Nèthri Kirtanai Gānamūrthi Telugu Ādi
152 Mānavati Asamāna Dānaratha Kirtanai Mānavati Sanskrit Ādi
153 Sushobhana Phalade Sharade Vidiyuvate Kirtanai Nathabhairavi Sanskrit Ādi
  1. The author of Musical heritage of India notes the superiority of Kalyani Varadarajan's Carnatic compositions and places it on par with great composers in the field[3]
  2. Select Kritis - Vedanta Spiritual Library[4]
  3. Books and CD of Kalyani Varadarajan's Kritis released[5]
  4. Mention of Kalyani Varadarajan's trip to the United States https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/of-kanjeevarams-kaapi-and-carnatic-music-in-cleveland/articleshow/63831515.cms
  5. Kalyani Varadarajan mentioned as one of the top woman composer of carnatic kritis https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/what-women-wrote/article34273199.ece

References
  1. Lakshmi, M. S. "SMT. Kalyani Varadarajan – OUTSTANDING CARNATIC MUSIC WOMAN COMPOSER OF THE CENTURY". worldmusiccentral.org. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. Delhi, Publications Division (India),New (26 October 1958). AKASHVANI: Vol. XXIII. No. 43. ( 26 OCTOBER, 1958 ). Publications Division (India),New Delhi.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Lalita., Ramakrishna (2003). Musical heritage of India. New Delhi: Shubhi Publication. ISBN 8187226617. OCLC 52727323.
  4. Ramachander, P R. "Carnatic Music Kritis - Kalyani Varadarajan". Vedanta Spiritual Library – via Hindu Religion Database hosted at Vedanta Spiritual Library.
  5. "Books and CD of Kalyani Varadarajan's Kritis released". Isai Kudumbam. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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