It was a path ordained for Nellai D Kannan. Son of Nellai P.S. Devaraja Iyer, a well-known mridangist and namasankirtanam bhagavathar in Tirunelveli, he grew in a house that resonated with the sounds ...

Quite a lot has been spoken about mridangam legend Palani Subramania Pillai as his 115th birth anniversary was celebrated last April. Musicians have enthusiastically recalled how Subramania Pillai’s ...

Child actor Krish Chauhan learnt to play the musical instrument mridangam for his upcoming show Punyashlok Ahilyabai. "Since I personally love music, learning to play mridangam never seemed like a ...

Akshay Ram began learning how to play the mridangam 25 years ago. But it was earlier this year that the percussionist turned inventor of sorts when he unveiled his Trimukhi mridangam to the world of ...

KOCHI: Mridangam gives life to many artistic forms, be it dance or Carnatic renditions. The percussion instrument is more than an accompaniment for classical performances says the book Resounding ...

Legendary mridangam exponent Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, who has completed 75 years of his musical career, has authored the book, Musical Excellence of Mridangam, jointly with eminent scientists T.

Umayalpuram K Sivaraman (UKS), a household name in Carnatic music circles, is quite possibly one of the last connections we have to what is commonly referred to as the golden era of recorded Carnatic ...

PALAKKAD: Mridangam maestro Kuzhalmannam Ramakrishnan has been given the patent for the design of a lighter version of the mridangam by the Patent Office of the Government of India. The instrument, ...

Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Child actor Krish Chauhan learnt to play the musical instrument mridangam for his upcoming show Punyashlok Ahilyabai. The show, which is set in the 18th century, revolves around ...