V.S. Gomatishankara - was born in 1908. He was the son of "Pallavi" Subbiah Bhagavatar, and was a musicologist, scholar, and composer at Annamalai University. He was the primary disciple of Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer. He later studied and became proficient in veena, then headed the Department of Music at Annamalai University. He composed many varnams, including verses from Tamil works like tirukkural and tEvAram.

Source: Exponents of Carnatic Music

Mudra:

Compositions:

1. ambA ninnai vENDiyE (tv) - Anandabhairavi
   
2. ambalattADum en ayyan (tv) - kalyANi
   
3. arivinuL ellAm (tv) - saurASTra - also Tiruvalluvar
   
4. AvAvinai aTra (tv) - valaji - also Tiruvalluvar
   
5. bhUtattAl Akkiya punita (tv) - shahAnA
   
6. ellAm haran seyal (tv) - kAmavardhani
   
7. eNNenba enai (tv) - malayamAruta - also Tiruvalluvar
   
8. inidinum inidu (tv) - hindOLa
   
9. kAlam karudi iruppar (tv).- pADi - also Tiruvalluvar
   
10. kandA ninadaruL (tv) - shuddhadhanyAsi
    
11. kaNNan taniyE vandu (tv) - kAnaDA
    
12. kaNNanin karuNai (tv) - tODi
    
13. kOlamayil bhAgan (tv) - kEdAragauLa
    
14. madana rUpA ninnai (tv) - dhanyAsi -
    
15. pagalellAm nin padam (tv) - bilahari
    
16. pazhani vElan tuNai (tv) - asAvEri
    
17. sadguru pAdattai (tv) - bEgaDA
    
18. shevikk-uNavu illAda (tv) - mEgharanjani - also Tiruvalluvar
    
19. shUdinai ariyA nAn (tv) - aThANA
    
20. sinamaDaindu sIrazhiyum (tv) - punnAgavarALi
    
21. tenral vandu enra (tv) - sAvEri
    
22. vAdugaL purivadum (tv) - kAmbhOji
    
23. vEyuru tOLi pangan - pUrvikalyANi - also Tiruvalluvar