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  • Donate
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  • Geography as Melody
  • Our Blogs
  • International Geography Youth Summit (IGYS)
  • Geography Puzzles
  • Our Courses
  • Geography resources
  • Projects
  • Dharani USA
  • TIGS Publications
  • Gallery of Various TIGS Activities
  • Webinars
  • In the Media
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Interns and Volunteers
  • Our Partners

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Geography as Melody

( for high school students )
Explore Geography in Compositions of Śrī Muttusvāmi Dīkshitar (1775 – 1835) !

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A Collaborative Project of

Dharani USA, Inc.

The Institute of Geographical Studies (TIGS)

Cascade Family Learning Services

Explore …

A note to our young geographers
MD 2022-05-29 Birds eye view of Thyagaraja Temple Tiruvarur India

Be sure to read this note before you begin exploring this project

(1)  A Brief History of
this Project
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How this project came about
and meet the team involved

(2) How the Project Logo
Came About
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How this logo was created.
Interact with the designer.

(3) Brief Biography of 
Dīkshitar
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A brief look at Dīkshitar’s life

(4) Cultural Context
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Cultural context of Dīkshitar’s
life and songs

(5) The Sound of (Dīkshitar’s) Music

A small introduction to Dīkshitar’s songs.

(6) Thematic Exploration of
Dīkshitar’s geographies
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An interactive map of places associated with several of Dīkshitar’s songs

(7) Explore the Project Database
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Explore places, songs, deities, geographies … in the project database

(8) Dīkshitar and Us
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Dīkshitar in our lives today, on and beyond concert performances

(9) Further Development
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Where do we see the project heading? How can you participate?

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