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The mridangam is an ancient percussion instrument originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble. In Dhrupad , a modified version, the pakhawaj , is the primary percussion instrument.
Born in the town of Ramanathapuram (also known as Ramnad) in Tamil Nadu, Murugabhoopathy obtained his early lessons in Mridanga from his father Chitsabai Servai (also Sirchabai Servai) [2] and later on from Palani Muttiah Pillai (the father of Palani Subramania Pillai), both of whom were students of the great Pudukottai Manpoondia Pillai (read as Maamudia Pillai).
As a child, he was immensely talented and inducted into mridangam lessons very early in his life. His first mridangam lessons were from Tinniam Venkatarama Iyer and Trichy Raghava Iyer. Later he learnt the art from Palghat T. S. Mani Iyer, to whose niece, Swarnambal, he was married. He was a graduate of mathematics.
Kandiah Anandanadesan (1961 –16 April 2020) was a Sri Lankan-British mridangam teacher and mridangam artiste with a Carnatic music background. He also taught the craft and art of practicing mridangam to students and he was affectionately called as Anandan master by his students. He migrated to UK in early 1980s.
Erickavu N. Sunil, aka Sunil Narayana, is an A-Grade [1] South-Indian percussion artist in mridangam at the All India Radio, the national public radio broadcaster of India. . He is the author of the award winning [2] [3] book ‘Resounding Mridangam'.
Mani began performing regularly at a time when another player of the mridangam, his idol Palghat Mani Iyer, was in his prime.Mani first learnt music from Karikudi Ranga Iyengar and later on he took further lessons under the tutelage of Harihara Sharma after moving to Chennai.
Thanu Krishna Murthy (born 13 August 1924), better known as T. K. Murthy, is an Indian Mridangam player. [1] Murthy is a recipient of the Padma Shri [ 2 ] and Sangeetha Kalanidhi awardee awards. [ 3 ]
K. P. Parameswaran was born on 17 July 1969 to Late K.S.Padmanabha Iyer and K.P.Lokanayaki in Kodunthirapully Village, Palakkad, Kerala.He was initiated to the mridangam by his grandfather Late Sri Kodunthirapully Swaminatha Iyer, who himself was a great mridangam artist who was a disciple of K.Ponnaiah Pillai, Thanjavur Vaidyanatha Iyer and Palghat Mani Iyer.