Tucked away in a remote corner of ever-expanding Chennai is tiny Kovur.

An otherwise nondescript village, it is known for the fact that the Shiva temple here has five songs composed on it by
Tyagaraja. The circumstances in which he came here and created these songs make for an
interesting story. It combines with it a vast canvas of history, ranging from the Cholas to the East
India Company dubashes. This being Tyagarajas 250th year of birth, what better way of celebrating
his life and works than a visit to Kovur?
Come and join historian Sriram V on this tour to be held between 6.00 and 9.00 am on Sunday, May
29. Unlike our usual tours, we are arranging for a bus that will pick all of us up from a common
point at 5.55 am. As always, the tour will conclude with breakfast. We also will have with us Aarthi
and Archana, students of Sangita Kalanidhi R Vedavalli to sing the five songs at the temple. We will
be back at the place where we boarded the bus by 10.00 am.