Erickavu N Sunil, aka Sunil Narayana, is an 'A Grade' Indian percussion artist in mridangam at

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and author of the book "Resounding Mridangam".

Early life and background

He started learning the mridangam at the age of four. His initial teachers were Krishnappa Bhagavathar and M.S. Raju. He had his advanced studies in mridangam from

Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair Mavelikkara Velukutty Nair (Malayalam: മാവേലിക്കര വേലുക്കുട്ടി നായർ) was an Indian mridangam player. Life Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair was born on 2 October 1926 in Chettikulangara (near Mavel ...

Musical career

An A-grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan, Sunil has performed alongside Padmabhushan Sangeetha Kalanidhi T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Padmasri Neyyattinkara Vasudevan, Padmasri Parassala Ponnammal, Madhurai G.S. Mony, Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma, K. Omanakutty, K. Venktaramanan, S. Sowmya, Kunnakkudi Balamuralikrishna, Sreevalsan J. Menon, Sankaran Namboothiri, Thiruvengadu Jayaraman, Sharreth, M. Jayachandran, and Balabhaskar. Sunil teaches Mridangam online and has students in Germany, the US, the UK, Italy and the Middle East.

Indeevaram Cultural Trust

Indeevaram is a Trivandrum-based cultural trust founded by Sunil in 2018.

Resounding Mridangam

'Resounding Mridangam: The Majestic South-Indian Drum' was formally released in India on 18 April 2021 by K. S. Chithra. The book is part of the syllabus for music students at various universities across the globe.

References

External links

Erickavu N Sunil – YouTube Channel

Erickavu N Sunil – Facebook Page
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