Anai Ayya Brothers

Anai Ayya brothers were composers and singers in the early part of the 19th century in Thanjavur. Anai Iyer and Ayya Iyer were born in a village called Vaiyaicheri in Thanjavur district and belonged to the brihacaranam sect of Tamil brahmansas. Anai and Ayya were well versed in Tamil, Sanskrit and Telugu. They composed kriti (songs) in Tamil and Telugu under the pseudonym of Uma Dasa (follower

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