THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO TELUGU

Sri Syama Sastri, the oldest from the trinity, was taught Telugu and Sanskrit by his father, who was the pujari (Hindu priest) on the Meenakshi temple in Madurai. Syama Sastri's texts ended up largely composed in Telugu, widening their preferred appeal. A few of his most well-known compositions contain the nine krithis, Navaratnamaalikā, in praise