Tyagaraja

"Wont you draw back the curtain within me, O Lord Venkataramana of Tirupati, Open up this screen of envy."

"What is the use of sangita (music without bhakti)."

"It is impossible to name another person in this world who can be said to be equal to Tyagaraja in Rama Bhakthi."

"If Thyagaraja only once with prema called ‘Rama’ forthwith came the response from Sri Rama. O!Thyagaraja, here I am."

"With...passionate devotion to the ideals of beauty, harmony, freedom, and aspiration… had the strongest impact on society."

"The greatest songster-saint that the world has ever produced...He was full of love and devotion to the lord and he had direct ;;w:Darshan|darsana]] [Vision] of the Lord and had also Cosmic Consciousness."

"It is as a pioneer who has enlarged the possibilities of the art [of Karnataka Music] that Tygayyar is entitled to our fullest admiration...and he is one of the greatest singers of all times whose influence is closely woven into national thought and action. Tirumalya Naidu in his book of Tyagaraja written in 1910."

"Tyagaraja is my Bible; I quote Tyagaraja all the time — as with Shakespeare there is something for any occasion."

"Proverbially, Thyagaraja’s songs are said to be like grapes that is immediately enjoyable"

"Whenever I go to south India, I hear the songs of Saint Thyagaraja."

"Known as the Bethovan of India he occupies a place in South Indian Music in some respects comparable to that of Western Europe, Not only did he compose music that established enduring repertoire and remains at its center. But he also defined a new kind of cultural consciousness. Even today, Tyagaraja’s songs are thought to represent the best of South India’s cultural heritage."