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Ganapathi Subramaniam popularly known as Karaikudi Mani was born on 11 September 1945, in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu as the son of musician T. Ramanatha Iyer and Pattammal. [3] He became involved with Carnatic music at the age of three and soon abandoned his vocal training in favour of learning the mridangam. [4]
In Tamil culture, it is called a tannumai. [2] The earliest mention of the mridangam in Tamil literature is found perhaps in the Sangam literature where the instrument is known as 'tannumai'. In later works, like the Silappadikaram, we find detailed references to it as in the Natyasastra. [3]
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).
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.
Erode Nagaraj [1] is a professional musician, who plays the mridangam. He learned initially from Palladam V. Ramachandran and has been the disciple of Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman for over 28 years. He has been a lecturer in the Thanjavur Vaidyanatha Iyer School for Percussion in Madras Music Academy for 18 years. He also conducts online classes ...
This musical offering was led by Mridanga Maestro Thiruvarur Bakthavathsalam and had 108 mridangam artists from all over India participating in it. Maestro Thiruvarur Bakthavathsalam has also led similar concerts in India, like the 76-Mridangam Ensemble in Kanchipuram, which was held in commemoration of the 76th birthday celebrations of Pujya ...
A. Kannan was born in 1920 in Madras (now Chennai) in Tamil Nadu. At the age of six, he learned Mridangam from Peetambara Desai. [2] Later he became a disciple of Thanjavur Ramadas Rao. [2] Although he studied Veena and Carnatic music with Mridangam, he established himself only in Mridangam. [2]
Dhakshinamoorthy Pillai (1875–1936), [1] was a leading mridangam and kanjira artist who accompanied musicians in Carnatic music concerts from 1875 to 1925.. Pillai took lessons from Pudukottai Manpundia Pillai and was influenced by the music of Thanjavur Krishna Bhagavathar, Thanjavur Pakkari and Narayana Pai.