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Lakshminarayanan was a Karnatic musician from Thamizh Nadu and a student of the famous singer T.K.Rangachari. Inheriting truly the `paathaanthara’ and style of T.K.Rangachari, through `Gurukulavasam,’ Vairamangalam was also inspired and influenced by Ariyakkudi, GNB, Semmangudi and Rajarathnam
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Pudukode Krishnamurthy is a disciple of Palakkad Rama Bhagavathar. He was a Karnatic musician and and spent a few years at Delhi during the 1940s where he taught music and performed for All India Radio. Krishnamurthy served as professor of music at various institutions such as
Chembai
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Prof. D Pasupathi (Former Principal, Sri Venkateswara College of Music, Tirupati and former Vice Principal, Kalakshetra) is a music composer without any sort of contemporary compromising attitude, and a musician who is not touched by the modern approach to Karnatic music. His long tutelage under experts such
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VENKATESHACHAR (b. 1933) and SESHAGIRIACHAR (b. 1935 - 1985)
The Bellary Brothers duo is Venkateshachar and Seshagiriachar.
Their father Raghavendrachar hailed from a family of Pauranikas - discoursers on ancient spiritual lore. Raghavendrachar was a musician with pedagogic talents and was Music
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Born at the sacred birth place of the Trinity, Thiruvarur, T.V.Namasivayam had his tutelage under his father Veedividangan Pillai, whose name will remind the reader of the Monument of Dhharma, Manu Needhi Cholan.
Later he got specialized training under the Senior of the Madhurai Brothers and Thirupambaram
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