1. Identify the odd one out:
a. Raga alapana
b. Kalpana swaram
c. Pallavi
d. Neraval
2. Identify this composer who penned several varnams and kritis and whose fame for rendering the ‘Begada ragam’ preceded his name (literally!).
a. Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar
b. Patnam Subrahmanya Iyer
c. Veena Kuppayyar
d. Kottavasal Venkatrama Iyer
3. He was the guru of Saint Tyagaraja and was known as ‘Tanavidyayam asadrusha’, meaning ‘unparalleled in the art of tanam rendition’ in Sanskrit. Who are we talking about?
Answers:
1. a; all others are rendered to a specific tala or beat
2. b; He was known as ‘Begada Subrahmanya Iyer’
3. Sonti Venkatramanayya
