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Mavelikara Krishnamurty Nair
1920-1988
R.K. Srikantan
1920 ■
Cuddalore M. Subramaniam
1920
B
Mysore Dr. Doreswami Iyengar
1920
D
Kuttalam Viswanatha Ayyar
1920
N
Madras A. Kannan
1920
11
R. Pichumani
1920
R
Coimbatore N. Ramaswami
1920
W.
V. Srikanta Avyar
1920
K
Tirumalai Srinivasachariar
1920
N
M.V. Varahaswami
1920
A
Manchelia Jagannatha Rao
1921-1985
R
K.S. Manjunathan
1921-1989
B
Karukurichi Arunachalam
1921-1964
H
Nagore T.S. Ambi Ayyar
1921-1991
Pi
B.V. Raman & B.Y. Lakshman
1921
Ja
N. Kesi
1921
N
P.V. Ganesa Ayyar
1921
Si
Veenai Sesha Ayyar
1921
Si
Swama Venkataesa Dikshitar
1921
G
Needamangalam Krishnamoorty Bhagavatar
1921-1982
V
Kanchana Venkatasubramanyam
1921
Si
M.R. Doraiswamy
1922
K.
■ Emani Sankara Sastri
1922-1987
Ai
Kamala Thiagarajan
1922
Gi
B. Raj am Ayyar
1922
M
Tiruvallur. B. Subramaniam
1922
Gomati Viswanathan
1922
Ai
Kalpakam Swaminathan
1922
T.R. Navaneetham
1922
V;
M.R. Sankaramurty
1922
Pi
M.S. Ramayya
1922
Si
Puducode Krishnamurty
1923-1985
Ki
M.D. Ramanathan
1923-1984
Pi
Nallan Chakravartulu Krishnamacharyulu
1923
Sc
K.V. Narayanaswami
1923
R<
P. Swaminathan
1923
Ni
T.M. Theagarajan
1923
Sa
Tiruvizhimalalai S. Dakshinamoorty Pillai
1923
Ri
K.V. Kanthamani
1923
Sv
A. Subba Rao
1923
Ci
Srirangam R. Kannan
1924-1988
Th
Sundaraja (Parvati Srinivasan)
1924-1989
M
Parur S. Anantaraman
1924
V. Desikachar
1924
Gi
Velliyur R.Gurumurti
1924
R
E
Srirangam V.S. Krishnamoorti Rao
1924
M
Dr. T.K. Murthy
1924
Sa
Saidai T. Natarasan
1924
Bl
Kanchipuam S. Srinivasa Odhuvar
1924
Ve
Harikesanallur M. Vaidyalingam
1924
Sr;
Vattipalli Dr.Krishnamurti
1924
Ve
Dr. Namagiripettai Krishnan
1924
Ar
D.S. Rajappa
1924
Ar
Tanjore Sankara Ayyar
1924
AI
M.J. Srinivasa Ayyangar
1924
Ch
Ramnad Krishnan
1925-1974
K
E
Kandadevi S. Alagiriswamy
1925
Gc
Dr. T.V. Kuppuswamy
1925
M:
Chalakudi Dr. N.S. Narayanaswamy
1925
H.P. Ramachar
1925
Vi
Dr. V.S. Sampathkumaracharya
1925
Ut
K.R. Chandramouli
1925
Mi
P.S. Lakshmi
1925
Gc
S. Rajaram
1925
Ks
Mylattur S. Ramachandran
1925
M:
Tiruvarur S. Baiasubramaniah
1925
Gi
Anayampatti S. Dandapani
1926-1984
Th
T.R. Mahalingam (Mali)
1926-1986
Ar
V. Balakrishnan
1926
Mi
Ramnad M.N. Kandaswamy
1926
Jaj
Dr. R. Satyanarayana
1926
Ra
Mookapatti Nageswara Rao
1926
Mi
Annavarupu Ramaswamy
1926
Ra
Kuzhikarai S.P. Viswalingam
1926
Ra
T. Viswanathan
1926
To
M. Ramasubramania Sarma
1926
Up
Hymavati Tyagarajan
1926
Sai
R.K. Suryanarayana
1926
I
K.N. Krishnamurty
1926
Sy
Nedunuri Krishnamurti
1927
S
N. Krishnaswamy Chettiar
1927
Mi
Dr. Ranganayaki Ayyangar
1927
Vii
Mythili Srinivasan
1927
Sai
A.M. Sambandamurti Odhuvar
1927
Ch
T.A. Thiagaraja Desikhar
1927
Wi
V. Thiagarajan
1927
Dr. S. Balachander, Veena
1927-1990
Nachiarkoil N.K. Rajam Piliai
1927
Dr. M.L. Vasanthakumari
1928-1990
Voleti Venkateshwarulu
1928-1989
K.V. Krishnan
1928
Madurai N. Krishnan
1928
Prof. R.V. Krishnan
1928
A.K. Muthukumaraswamy
1928
C.V. Parthasarathy
1928
Maharajapuram V. Santhanam
1928-1992
K.M. Vaidyanathan
1928
Prof. S.R. Janakiraman
1928
Prof. T.N. Krishnan
1928
Palghat R. Raghu
1928
Vairamangalam Lakshminarayanan
1928
Prof. Rajaiakshmi Narayanan
1928
T.R. Srinivasan
1928
Papanasam Balasaraswati
1928
H.V. Krishnamurti
1928
D.K. Jayaraman
1928-1991
Salem D. Chellam Ayyangar
1929
Maharajapuram K. Nagarajan
1929
Umayalpuram K. Narayanaswamy
1929
M.S. Ponnuthai
1929
Vellore Ramabhandran
1929
Rukmani Venkatachalam
1929
T.K. Govinda Rao
1929
A. Srinivasaraghavan
1929
T.R. Subramanyam
1929
V. Nagarajan
1930
Mysore M. Nagaraj
1930
Tanjore S. Kalyanaraman
1930
Sikkil Kunjumani
1930
Mani Krishnaswami
1930
Melattur A.P. Natesa Ayyar
1930
Dr. S.
Seetha
1930
Tiruvarur S. Sethuraman
1930
P.P. Somayajulu
1930
Lalgudi G. Jayaraman
1930
Janaki Subramaniam
1930
Tirupanandal S. Veeraraghavan
1930
Parur R. Venkataraman
1930
Dr. M. Balamurali Krishna
1930
Madurai M. Balasubramanaiam
1931
M.S. Gopalakrishnan
1931
Sirkali Jayaraman
1931
V. Lalitha
1931
A.K.C. Natarajan
1931
Prof. D. Pasupati
1931
Prof. R. Visweswaran
1931
V.K. Venkataramanujam
1931
M.V. Ramanamurty
1932-1990
Anayampatti S. Ganesan
1932
T.V. Gopalakrishnan
1932
P. Harihara Ayyar
1932
Dr. Salem S. Jayalakshmi
1932
Pasupatikoil Kamaiamurti
1932
B. Krishnamurti
1932
Ranganayaki Rajagopalan
1932
Polagam A.K. Sambasivam
1932
T.S. Sankaram (Flautist)
1932
Saroja Soundarajan
1932
A. Sundaresan
1932
Allam Koteeswara Rao
1933
Sirkazhi Dr. S. Govindarajan
1933-1988
Krishnan Odhuvar
1933
Adyar K. Lakshmanan
1933
G. Ramamurti Bhagavatar
1933
Sembanarkoil S.R.D. Muthukumaraswamy
1933
M.P.N. Ponnuswami
1933
Tirupanthuruthi V. Venkatesan
1933
Bellary Venkatesh
1933
C. Krishnamurti
1934
P.S. Narayanaswamy
1934
Dr. N. Ramani
1934
P. Surya Rao
1934
T.P. Vaidyanathan
1934
Bangalore V. Venkataram
1934
Radha Viswanathan
1934
Thanjavur Upendran
1934-1991
Dwaram Mangathayaru
1935
P.T. Chelladurai
1935
Guruvayur Dorai
1935
Lalitha Seshadri
1935
P. Leela
1935
S.R.D. Vaidyanathan
1935
Parvathavarthini Balasubramanian
1935
Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman
1935
Kunnakudi R. Vaidyanathan
1935
Dr. M.B. Vedavalli
1935
K. Veerabhadra Rao
1935
M.S. Subramaniam ■
1935
B.M. Sundaram
1935
R. Vedavalli
1935
A.V. Unnikrishnan
1935
Bellary Seshagiri
1935
Prof. Gowri Kuppuswami
1935
Sikkil R. Bhaskaran
1936
Dr. Chitti Babu
1936
Kalyani S'narma
1936
T. Rukmani
1936
K. Veeramani
1936-1990
Papa Chudamani
1936-1978
Jaya Pasupati
1937-1991
T.R. Balamani
1937
M. Chandrasekharan
1937
Tiruvizha Jayasankar
1937
K.G. Kanakalakshmi
1937
Sadhuram Swamigal
1937
Tirupamburam Dr. S. Shanmughasundaram
1937
R.K. Surayanarayana
1937
T.R. Balamani
1937
Mangalam Muthuswamy
1937
Indira Srinivasan
1938
Ettukudi V. Jayaraman
1938
Meera Seshadri
1938
Prema Hariharan
1938
Pudukottai R. Ramanathan
1938
Shanta Narasimhan
1938
John Higgins
1939-1984
Rajeswari Padmanabhan
1939
Dr. Rukmani Ramani
1939
N.C. Sundaravali
1939
Dr. S.A.K. Durga
1940
Palani S. Lakshminarasimha Ayyar
1940
Sikkil Neela
1940
Denkanikottah R. Muniratnam
1940
Trichur V. Ramachandran
1940
Valayapatti A.R. Subramaniam
1940
Dr. K.J. Yesudas
1940
Thulaseevanam
1940
Sangeetha Meru - Kohala, Sangeetha Samayasaara Paarschwadeva,
Saraswathee Hridayaalankaara - Naanyadeva, Raagamaanasollaasa -
Chaalukya Someshwara, Sangeetha Saara- Bidyaaranya (Jagadguru
of
Sringeri
Mutt),
Anupa
Sungeetha
Rathnaakara,
Anupa
Sangeethaankuscha, Narthana Nimaya - Pundareeka Vitthala, Raaga
Manjari - Pundareeka Vitthala. (Pundareeka Vitthala was bom not
veiy far from Bangalore at Sathanur, but migrated to Delhi Court),
Sangeetha Daamodara - Schambhukara. Chittoor (Grimspet) Sadasiva
Rao of Mysore (19th C, died ut 80) (Mysore Sadasiva Rao). (Ma-
hararhtrian). Sri Sadasiva Brahmendra Yathi (17th C), (Disciple of
Kanchi Jagadguru). The Maharajas of Ettayyapuram (19 C). Pallavi
Doreswami Iyer (19th C). Kavikunjara Bharati. Ghanam Krishna
Iyer (19th C). Annamayya. Arunachala Kavirayar (1711-1778).
Anayy a (Umadasa) (19th C). Pattabhiramayy a (Composer of beau-
tiful Jaavalees). Muthu Thandavar. Dr. M. Balamurali Krishna, Lal-
ithadasar. Vanamamalai Jeeyar Swamigal, Yogi Suddhananda
Bharati (19th-20th C), PaidalaGurumurthiSastri(18thC). Manam-
buchavadi Venkatasubba Iyer, Thanjavur Sri Ponniah Pillay, Sri
Chinniah, (spread dance in Pandanallur & Tanjore, Mysore, Kan-
cheepuram and Madras). - Disciples of Sri Dikshitar who revitalized
Bharata Natyam (Sadir) under Sri Swati Tirunal.
Many noted composers like the following preceeded the Trinity,
Sri Naraharitheertha Swamiji (Sri Raghupathi) of 13th C. Sri
Sreepadaraja Swamiji (Mulabagalu). Sri Sosale Vyasaraya Swamiji.
Sri Sodhemutt Vadhiraja Swamiji. Sri Kanakadasa (1509-1607)
(Lived upto 98). Sri Narayana Theertha Y athi (17th C) Sri Uthukadu
Venkatasubba Iyer. Sri Bhadrachala Ramadasa (Dewan Gapanna) of
Golconda - modern Hyderabad. Sri Tallapakam Annamacharya
(1424-1503) & his brother Tallapakam Chinnayya. Sri Kshetrajna
(17th C). Sri Bilvamangala Yatheendra, Sri Pothana, Sri Vemana and
others.
Notes
1.
Because of lack of information the date of demise of some
musicians has not been noted.
2.
For Additional list of Composers and Musicians, Refer Vol-
ume II, Section O - Cinema & Theatre.
3.
Bio-data of editorial counsellors of Late B.C. Deva and G.S.
Rajan will figure in Volume II.
4.
Photos courtesy Sangeet Natak Akadami, P.A. Centre,
Sagar, Alagapan, K.J. Murthy.
5.
Expert Guidence from Krishna Murthy of the Kamatic Music
Book Centre, Madras.