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Kanchipuram Naina Pillai
Naina Pillai (1887–1934), born Kanchipuram Subrahmaniam Pillai, was an Indian musician. Though Naina is a feminine name, he was called 'naayana' but spelled 'naina'; and his real name was anyway Subrahmaniam. As a performer, he got the nickname 'Naina'. While record keeping in rural areas of India was poor, and often unreliable, Naayana Pillai's date of birth is believed to be 25 July 1887, and the date of death is believed to be 2 May 1934. Playing Style His mother Kamakshi was a disciple of a descendant of Syama Sastri, but Naina did not show much interest in music at a young age. The real turning point in his life was at the concert of Konerirajapuram Vaidyanatha Iyer. He became adept at handling kritis. But Naayana Pillai was accused of excesses as well because he often failed to respect the concert times allocated to him. Once he overshot the allotted time of two hours at Madras Music Academy by so much that the next artist, Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, went up the stage and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syama Sastri
Shyama Shastri (; 26 April 1762 – 1827) or Syama Sastri was a musician and composer of Carnatic music. He was the oldest among the Trinity of Carnatic music, Tyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar being the other two. Early life and career Shyama Shastri, whose birth name was Venkata Subrahmanya, was born on 26 April 1762 in a Telugu Brahmin family. He was also known as one of the trinity of carnatic music. To later generations, he is better known by his adopted name Shyama Shastri or by his musical mudra (signature) Shyama Krishna. He was born in Tiruvarur, in what is now the state of Tamil Nadu. He received his instruction in the vedas, astrology, and other traditional subjects early on and learned music from his maternal uncle. He was later trained in music by Adiappayya, a noted durbar musician of Thanjavur. Although Śyāma Śastri did not compose as many ''kritis'' as his two prolific contemporaries, his compositions are still well known due to the literary, melodic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar (18 August 1872 – 21 August 1931) was a Hindustani musician. He sang the original version of the bhajan Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram, and founded the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya on 5 May 1901. He is also credited with arranging India's national song, Vande Mātaram, as it is heard today. His original surname was Gadgil, but as they hailed from the village Palus (near Sangli), they came to be known as the "Paluskar" family. Early life and background Vishnu Digambar Paluskar was born in a Marathi family of Kurundwad, a small town named falling under the Deccan division of Bombay Presidency during British rule, presently in Maharashtra. His father, Digambar Gopal Paluskar, was a singer of Kirtan (a religious song). He went to a local school in Kurundwad for primary education. But tragedy struck Paluskar at an early age. During a Hindu festival called Datta Jayanti, a fire-cracker burst near his face damaging both his eyes. Being a small town, there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittoor Subramaniam Pillai
Chittoor Subramanyam (22 June 1898 – 18 Oct 1975) was an Indian carnatic musician. The Hindu (26 July 2002). Retrieved 28 July 2011. He received the Sangeeta Kalanidhi award in 1954, and the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1964. Early life Chittoor Subramanyam was born to Perayya and SMogilamma, on 22 June 1898 in a village near Punganur in Palamaner taluk, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. His parents first taught him carnatic music and he later became a disciple of Naina Pillai of Kancheepuram.Chittoor SubramanYam PillaiCarnatica.net. Retrieved 28 July 2011. Under Nayana Pilla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
