India, Nov. 13 -- "Mysore Vasudevacharya was a legendary Karnatak classical musician, composer and lyricist in the direct musical lineage of Saint Tyagaraja. Born on May 28, 1865, in Mysore, he passed away on May 17, 1961, leaving behind more than 200 compositions."

By R. Yadupathi Putty

Many thanks to Star of Mysore and columnist Gouri Satya for having published an article on Mysore Vasudevacharya's former residence, highlighting its value as an important heritage structure of the city (SOM dated Oct. 28).

The house was home to Acharya till he shifted to Madras in 1953 and to his heirs in the later years. It had been rented out for many years, after the family moved to Bengaluru.

It is learnt that all through, the house was home to c...