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Prabha Atre
Birthdays & Anniversaries13.9.1932In a career spanning seven decades, the veteran, a representative of the Kirana gharana and a Padma Bhushan awardee, has performed all over the world, released...
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RAMNAD KRISHNAN
By Savita NarasimhanBirthdays & Anniversaries14.9.1918Krishnan was born on 14 September 1918 in Alappuzha in Kerala, to Vaidyanatha Iyer and Brihannayaki, hailing from Kooniyur in the Tirunelveli...
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Alarmel Valli
By S. JanakiBirthdays & Anniversaries14.9.1956There is never a dull moment in her dance. Alarmel Valli is one of the best known divas of Bharatanatyam. She has represented India at prestigious...
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VEENA SAHASRABUDDHE
By Veejay Sai Birthdays & Anniversaries14.91.1948-29.6.2016Veena was born in Kanpur on 14 September 1948 as the last of three siblings. She had an elder brother Kashinath Bodas, and an elder sister...
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Viswanatha Iyer
Birthdays & Anniversaries15.9.1896-1970He has been described as the Grand Cavalier of Carnatic Music; as a Rabelaisian character; as a bon vivant; as a bohemian of the well-dressed kind. He was all...
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T.N. Seshagopalan
15.9.1948Birthdays & AnniversariesSri Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan, the celebrated Carnatic musician and composer had his initial musical training under his mother and Sri. Ramanathapuram C. S....
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Alathur Venkatesa Iyer
16.9.1895-1958Birthdays & Anniversaries Venkatesa Iyer (born 1894) had drifted from a vedic-chanting family to learn music. He mastered the harmonium and could even demonstrate gamakas on the...
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M.S. Subbulakshmi
16.9.1916-11.12.2004Birthdays & AnniversariesMadurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (also known as M.S.) was an Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She was the first musician ever to be...
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Lalgudi G. Jayaraman
17.9.1930 - 22.4.2013Birthdays & AnniversariesLalgudi Gopala Iyer Jayaraman (17 September 1930 – 22 April 2013) was an Indian Carnatic violinist, vocalist and composer. He was awarded Padma Bhushan...
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Jon Higgins
Birthdays & Anniversaries18.9.1939 - 7.12.1984Jon Borthwick Higgins (September 18, 1939 – December 7, 1984), also known in India as Higgins Bhagavatar, was an American musician, scholar, and...
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Indrani Rahman
Birthdays & Anniversaries19.9.1930 - 5.2.1999Indrani Rahman was an Indian classical dancer, of Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali and Odissi, which she popularised in the west, and later settled...
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Saroja Vaidyanathan
19.9.1937Birthdays & AnniversariesSaroja Vaidyanathan is a choreographer, guru and exponent of Bharatanatyam. She was conferred the Padma Shri in 2002 and the Padma Bhushan in 2013 by the...
View ArticleParivadini Pratibha Series
By Lalitha RamParivadini YouTube channel made waves when it arrived in December 2013 by webcasting over 150 concerts during the music season. Ever since, it has been an effective platform to promote...
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T.R. Subrahmaniam
20.9.1929 - 4.10.2013Birthdays & AnniversariesProfessor T. R. Subramaniam popularly known as TRS was a vocalist in the Carnatic tradition. He was popular for infusing unconventional and populistic...
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Jitendra Abhisheki
21.9.1930 - 7.11.1998Birthdays & Anniversaries One of today's popular vocalists in the Hindustani music idiom, Abhisheki (b. 1933) is an exponent of the Agra gharana. He received his musical...
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Guru Narmada
22.9.1942 - 30.3.2007Birthdays & Anniversaries Guru Narmada contributed immensely to dance and students of dance with her generous giving and sharing of all her knowledge of dance. She trained some...
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Emani Sankara Sastry
23.9.1922 - 1987Birthdays & Anniversaries Emani Sankara Sastry was born in Draksharamam, Andhra Pradesh. He came from a family of celebrated classical musicians. His father Vainika Bhooshana Veena...
View ArticleA master of ragas like no other
Random NotesBy V RamnarayanA musician’s musician. This has been the universal verdict among the cognoscenti of Carnatic music whenever the name of Ramanathapuram or Ramnad Krishnan comes up for...
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Papanasam Sivan
Birthdays & Anniversaries 26.9.1890 - 10.10.1973Papanasam Sivan was a prominent composer of Carnatic music and a singer. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1970. He...
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K. S. Narayanaswamy
Birthdays & Anniversaries 27.9.1914 - 1999K. S. Narayanaswamy was a Carnatic veena exponent of the Thanjavur style, in which nuances and subtleties are given more importance over rhythm based...
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