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Composers and Musicians Sri Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan |
Sri
Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan,had his initial musical training under his mother
and Sri.Ramanathapuram C.S.Sankarasivan, disciple of Harikesanallur Muthiah
Bhagavathar and elder brother and guru of the mridangist C S Murugaboopathy.
Seshagopalan holds a degree in Science from University of Madras and a degree
in music from Madurai University. He has also served as professor of music
at Madurai University. Seshagopalan is been endowed with an enchanting and
deep voice with which he renders the most intricate ragas with absolute ease
and marked by unique sangathis and brighas. His manodharma swaras bring out
the creative best in him. He also has composed a few Thillanas, Bhajans, Namavalis
and Abhangs. He is well versed in playing the veena and harmonium. Since 1980
he has sung at the navarathri Mandapam and sung all the Navarathri krithis
of Swathi. He has also performed at Kuthiramalika. Among his favourite Swathi
Krithis are Vihara Manasa –Kaapi, Sarasaksha – Pantuvarali, Padmanabha
- Hindolam, Saramaina – Behag, Pahijagajjanani – Hamsanandi, Maa
mavasada – kanada, Ramachandra Prabhu- Sindhu Bhairavi, Pankaja Lochana
– kalyani, Sarasijanabha – Thodi, Palayamam – Nayaki, Sahasika
Dhanuja – Sudhasaveri etc.
