Sarangapani was a composer of

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who lived during the 17th century in the village of Karvetinagaram in

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. He is famous for his composition of ''Padams'', a type of Carnatic song sung during

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performances. Sarangapani was the Minister of Education in the court of the local king Venkata Perumal. Sarangapani was fluent in both

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and

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and wrote almost 200 ''Padams'' in both languages. His songs were written in tribute to the god Venugoplala, the presiding deity of

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and contain the ''

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'' "''Venugopala''".

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* M. V. Ramana, Pre-trinity composers of Tamil Nadu
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