Sharngadeva (1175–1247)
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Sharangdeva was a 13th–century musicologist from Kashmir. Due to the Muslim invasion of Kashmir, he migrated to the Yadavas kingdom in Deccan and settled there.
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He worked as an accountant in the court of the Yadava king Simhana.
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He authored Sangita Ratnakara.
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It is a Sanskrit work on music drama.
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It means “Ocean of Music and Dance.”
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It is regarded as an important landmark in Indian classical music. It is an authoritative text not just for Carnatic music but for Hindustani music as well.
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It comprehensively interprets the ancient works on music, namely, Natya Shastra (200 BCE and 200 CE) of Bharatamuni and Brihaddeshi (6th to 8th century CE) of Matanga Muni.
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Who is the author of the treatise Sangita Ratnakara?
Author. Sangita Ratnakara was written by Śārṅgadeva, also spelled Sarangadeva or Sharangadeva. Śārṅgadeva was born in a Brahmin family of Kashmir.
