Thyagaraja composed two musical plays, bringing out the greatness of devotion to God. The Prahlada Bhakthi Vijaya and the Nauka Charitram are modeled on the natakas of the Bhagavatha tradition. Two operas of Tyagaraja “Geya Nataka Margadarsi” — “Trailblazer of Musical Drama” was how yesteryear musicologist Prof. P. Sambamoorthy admiringly described Tyagaraja after perusing his…