Sangita Acharya
Vakgeyakara, Vedic scholar, poet, composer, and exponent of the ancient traditions of Nama Sankeertanam and Hari-Katha — performing and teaching Karnataka Sangeetam across four continents since 1955.
GIRI Publishers · 2026 · English edition
An English memoir on a decade of direct personal interactions with HH Maha-Periavā, Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati — published in 2026 by GIRI Publishers, India, and released by HH Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal on 21st August 2026.
A companion to the Tamil memoir Periavā Kāladiyilirundu (2024), committed to paper with great truthfulness at the request of the families of his weekly Sat-Sangam.
Daily devotional music and discourse.
From the GuruBhakti channel.
Recent performances, discourses, and devotional music.
60_Krishņāvatāram & Yoga Maya_Dasakam_ 39_Thiruvaiyaru S R Krishnan
59_Krishņāvatāram - Jananam - Part 2 of 2_Dasakam_ 38_Thiruvaiyaru S R Krishnan
Sri Krishna’s Magical Flute and Krishna, the Eternal Acharya
58_Krishņāvatāram - Jananam_Dasakam_ 38_Thiruvaiyaru S R Krishnan
57_Krishņāvatāra-Kāraņam_Dasakam_ 37_Thiruvaiyaru S R Krishnan
56_Parasurama avataram_Narayaneeyam_Dasakam_ 36_Thiruvaiyaru S R Krishnan
55_Sri Rāmāyaṇa Saptãham - Meeting with Satsangam Family - 7th year commencement
55_Ramayana Saptaham - Grand Finale - Part 07/7 _Narayaneeyam_Dasakam_ 35_Thiruvaiyaru S R Krishnan
54_Sri Rama Caritam - Part 06_Narayaneeyam_Dasakam_ 35_Thiruvaiyaru S R Krishnan
53_Sri Rama Caritam - Part 05_Narayaneeyam_Dasakam_ 35_Thiruvaiyaru S R Krishnan
Explorations of the Vedas, Carnatic music, saints, and the philosophical traditions of India.
A reflection on the evolving Guru-Sishya tradition in Indian classical music — examining how the ancient gurukulam model of intimate, long-term discipleship is being transformed by modern technology, institutional education, and changing cultural values, and what this means for the future of Karnataka Sangitam.
An exploration of how Saint Tyagaraja wove the entire narrative of the Ramayana into his compositions — from the Utsava-sampradaya keertanams to the Divyanama-sankeertanams — creating a musical retelling of the epic that has been performed in the Sankeertana tradition for over two centuries.
An essay on how the classical arts of India — music, dance, and literature — have historically served as instruments of social cohesion, transcending barriers of caste, language, and region to unite communities in shared aesthetic and spiritual experience.
A 40-track Hari-Katha live performance through the Marathi Abhanga tradition — weaving together the lives and compositions of Saints Namdev, Gyaneshwar, Janabai, Eknath, Samartha Ramadas, and Tukaram. Press play on any track to listen in your browser.
A reflection on the evolving Guru-Sishya tradition in Indian classical music — examining how the ancient gurukulam model of intimate, long-term discipleship is being transformed by modern technology, institutional education, and changing cultural values, and what this means for the future of Karnataka Sangitam.
A reflection on the evolving Guru-Sishya tradition in Indian classical music. The article examines how the ancient gurukulam model — where disciples lived with and served their Guru for years, absorbing music through immersion rather than formal instruction — is being transformed by modern technology, institutional education, and changing cultural values. Drawing on personal experience spanning six decades as both disciple and Acharya, the author explores what is gained and what risks being lost as this millennia-old tradition adapts to the 21st century.
“In Kali Yuga, the Lord resides wherever His devotees sing His name.”
From the tradition of Nama Sankeertanam