One such on ‘Kriti - its form and content’ was held recently at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Radha’s demonstrations of the kriti and its predecessors raised the programme from a desultory talk filled with details to a exciting walk through the genre. The kriti evolved from among others, Jayadeva’s Ashtapadi (eight sections), Arunagirinathar's Thiruppugazh, Andal's Thiruppavai and Annamacharya's compositions (pallavi and charanams). She sang Tyagaraja's ‘Sri Rama Sri Rama’ (Sahana) and ‘Nagumomu galavani’ (Madhyamavati) to point out the kirtana’s simplicity, whereas a kriti captures the entire range of the raga. Post Trinity, Patnam Subramania Iyer, Papanasam Sivan, and Vasudevachar and many great singers have enhanced the kriti.

Source: The Hindu November 10, 2016 11:54 UTC