Born on 4 May 1767 at Tiruvayyaru in Tanjavur district of Tamil Nadu - to the daughter of the poet-composer Girija Kavi - he was named after the presiding deity of Tiruvarur. The family shifted to a house gifted by the king of Tanjavur in Tiruvayyaru - on the banks of the Kaveri river - an abode of saints - poets and musicians. Born and bred in a highly cultured family - he was a profound scholar and poet. He studied Sanskrit - astrology - music and his mother tongue Telugu. He was a disciple of Sonthi Venkataramanayya - one of the foremost singers of the day. Who

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1. Born on 4 May 1767 at Tiruvayyaru in Tanjavur district of Tamil Nadu - to the daughter of the poet-composer Girija Kavi - he was named after the presiding deity of Tiruvarur. The family shifted to a house gifted by the king of Tanjavur in Tiruvayyaru - on the banks of the Kaveri river - an abode of saints - poets and musicians. Born and bred in a highly cultured family - he was a profound scholar and poet. He studied Sanskrit - astrology - music and his mother tongue Telugu. He was a disciple of Sonthi Venkataramanayya - one of the foremost singers of the day. Who