With reference to cultural history of India, consider the following statements:
1. Most of the Tyagaraja Kritis are devotional songs in praise of Lord Krishna.
2. Tyagaraja created several new ragas.
3. Annamacharya and Tyagaraja are contemporaries.
4. Annamacharya kirtanas are devotional songs in praise of Lord Venkateshwara.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation
1. Statement 1 is incorrect. Most of the Tyagaraja Kritis are indeed devotional songs, but they are predominantly in praise of Lord Rama, not Lord Krishna.
2. Statement 2 is correct. Tyagaraja, one of the Trinity of Carnatic music, composed thousands of kritis and is credited with having created several new ragas and popularized many existing ones.
3. Statement 3 is incorrect. Annamacharya lived in the 15th century (c. 1408–1503), while Tyagaraja lived much later, in the 18th-19th centuries (1767–1847). They were not contemporaries.
4. Statement 4 is correct. Annamacharya is renowned for his compositions called Sankirtanas (often referred to as kirtanas), which are devotional songs primarily in praise of Lord Venkateshwara, the presiding deity of the Tirumala temple.
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