Sikkal Umapathy Kandasamy (21 February 1950 – 4 April 2017) was an Indian Carnatic musician,

Nadaswaram The Nagaswaram (nādḥasvaram) is a double reed wind instrument from South India. It is used as a traditional classical instrument in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Kerala. This instrument is "among the world's loudes ...

maestro, vocalist. He was popularly known as "Nadaswara vidwan". Tamil Nadu government awarded "Rajarathina" in 2008 by Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M.Karunanidhi (29 January 2008).

Personal life

Sikkal Umapathy was born in

Chidambaram Chidambaram is a town and municipality in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on the banks of the Vellar River where it meets the Bay of Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Chidambaram taluk. The town is believed to be of si ...

and brought up in

Sikkal Sikkal is a small township located between Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, India. It is 6 km west of Nagapattinam, 18 km east of Thiruvarur. It is famous for its Murugan temple, and one of the most popular festivals is ...

, Nagapattinam. His father and grandfather were both carnatic musicians, Nadaswaram. He married Lalitha and had three sons and one daughter.

Career

Umapathy received his musical training from his grandfather and had his advanced training from Kalaimamani Kizhvelur N.G. Ganesan. He started giving his nadaswaram concerts from his age 12. He was served for many famous temples in and around nagapattinam including

Sikkal singaravelan temple Sikkal Singara Velar Temple is one of the most popular Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Muruga and a contender for the unofficial seventh Padaiveedu of Muruga, along with the popular Arupadaiveedu (six abodes of Lord Muruga). It is one of the ...

. He was popularly called as "Sikkal umapathy". His unique style of nadaswaram attracted everyone and became more popular in Tamilnadau. His popularity reaches outside countries and he also served for many temples in Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. He was made Nadaswaram player in the temple Karumari amman, Thiruverkadu. Sikkal Umapathy took a number of younger nadaswaram players as his accompanists. He was also worked in Tamil Nadu Music school, Erode for seven years

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