ATcutadaasar - (Also Achyuta Daasar) (1850-1902) The 19th century produced a large number of Carnatic composers like Gopalakrishna Bharati, Ramasvami Shivan, Anai Ayya and Kavi Kunjara Bharati. Achyuta Dasar was also a contemporary of these stalwarts. He composed mostly in Tamil and Sanskrit. He got started in music at a later age. He trained as a teacher and taught at Polur, in North Arcot District. He was part of the bhajan group at the local temple and began composing songs on Shri Rama. Besides this he has written Prahlada Charitram, Sakku Bai Chartiram and Dhruva Charitram - all musical works. The name Achyuta Dasa was given to him by Svami Nijananda after he was initiated into Advaita philosophy and became a sanyasin (ascetic). Songs such as Arivagi ninral teriyum, Sarvam brahmamayam tan and Tannaittam ariya venum highly philosophical in nature.

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Compositions:

1. AdhAram vErEdu - kApi
   
2. aghamukha sukham - hamsadhvani
   
3. akhaNDaika rasa - bhairavi
   
4. ANDavanE Adi - navarasakannaDa
   
5. anubhavikkAd-aghalAdu - darbAr
   
6. aruL jyOti - kalyANi
   
7. aruLunilai - Anandabhairavi
   
8. brahmAnadattai nADu - mukhAri
   
9. cummA iruppaduvE - kAmbhOji
   
10. ellAm viTTu - behAg
    
11. EngudayyO manam - AbhOgi
    
12. enna sheivEn - punnAgavarALi
    
13. eppO kANbEnO - ratnambari
    
14. eppOdum un - nAdanAmakriyA
    
15. ettanai nAl - husEni
    
16. ettati samAdhi - vAcaspati
    
17. inda vELai - kApi
    
18. kANakkiDaiyAda - cenjuruTi
    
19. kANbEnA kanmaNiyAn - mukhAri
    
20. kaNDAl kAdal - kEdAra
    
21. kaNDEn kanavonradan - dhanyAsi
    
22. manakkavalaiyai - kIravANi
    
23. manamE mAyA - yadukulakAmbhOji
    
24. maraimuDi - kAnaDA
    
25. mUzhgAdE mUzhgAdE - hindOLa
    
26. nambinEn kai viDAdE - bEgaDa
    
27. nAnArO nIyArO - yadukulakAmbhOji
    
28. niranjanamE nitya - tODi
    
29. pAr pAr tirukku - nAdanAmakriyA
    
30. paramAtma jyOtiyE - bilahari
    
31. pArkkap-pArkka - khamAs
    
32. pArttuk-koNDirukkirAn - SanmukhapriyA/khamAs
    
33. patiyE vAzhum - suraTi
    
34. pazhagap-pazhaga - nAdanAmakriyA
    
35. pErAnanda vAridhiyE - sAvEri
    
36. rAmam ghanashyAmam - mOhana
    
37. sadaananda taanDavam - bahudaari
    
38. sadguru maNiyE - bEgaDa
    
39. shuddha jnAnamE - malayamAruta
    
40. shuddha nirvikAra - varALi
    
41. sukha sAkarOdayamE - kAmavardhani
    
42. tANDavam shei - tODi
    
43. tiruvuLa sheyal - kAmbhOji
    
44. unran uLLam - suraTi
    
45. vAcA jnAnam - shankarAbharaNa
    
46. vandEn ANDaruLE - kAmavardhani
    
47. vINAik-kAlam - khamAs