Maharajapuram Santhanam

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Viluppuram District), Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationsCarnatic vocalist
Parents
(father)
  • Visalakshi (mother)

    • Maharajapuram Santhanam, (20 May 1928 – 24 June 1992) was an Indian

    Sangeetha Kalanidhi
    in 1989.

    Early life

    Santhanam was born in 1928 on 20 May at Sirunangur, a village in the Tanjavur district of Tamil Nadu.[1] He followed the footsteps of his father Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer who was also a renowned Carnatic vocalist.[2] His mother was Visalakshi.[3]

    Career

    Besides studying with his father, he was also a disciple of Melattur Sama Dikshitar. Maharajapuram Santhanam was also a distinguished composer. He wrote many songs on Lord

    Kalyani Raga), "Sadha Nin Padhame gathi, Varam onnru" (Shanmukhapriya
    ), "Srichakra Raja" (Ragamalika), "Nalinakaanthimathim" (Ragamalika),"Ksheerabdi kannike" (Ragamalika), "Thillana (Revathy)" among others.

    His other most popular songs are

    Shuddha Dhanyasi) and "Govinda ninna". His rendition of "Vilayada ithu nerama muruga" was without parallel. His renditions were full of Bhakthi
    .

    Death

    On 24 June 1992, Santhanam died in a car accident in Kooteripattu, a village near Tindivanam in present-day Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. A few other members of his family too died in the accident.

    Legacy

    The Maharajapuram Santhanam Day is celebrated on 3 December every year.

    His sons Maharajapuram S. Srinivasan, Maharajapuram S. Ramachandran, and his primary disciple Dr. R. Ganesh are now carrying on his musical tradition.[2][5]

    In Chennai, Griffith Road in T.Nagar was renamed as 'Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai' in honor of Maharajapuram Santhanam. The street has the famous Krishna Gana Sabha and Muppathamman Temple.

    Awards and titles

    References

    1. ^ Maharajapuram Santhanam (1976), Maharajapuram Santhanam, Vol. 1, retrieved 13 March 2024
    2. ^
      ISSN 0971-751X
      . Retrieved 19 February 2023.
    3. ISSN 0971-751X
      . Retrieved 15 March 2024.
    4. ^ Ludwig Pesch, The Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1999), p. 238.
    5. ^ Vijayalakshmi, B. (9 December 2018). "I have always admired my father's shrewd acumen: Maharajapuram S Srinivasan". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
    6. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
    4. ^ Maharajapuram Santhanam A Life of Music Archived 15 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine

    External links

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