T. R. Mahalingam

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T. R. Mahalingam (November 5, 1926[1]–May 31, 1986) affectionately known as Mali, was a flautist who revolutionised the style of flute-playing in Carnatic music.[2] He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in January 1986, which he refused as according to him it was a delayed recognition.[3] N. Ramani is one of his disciples. History Born in Tiruvidaimarudur, Tanjavur district in Tamil Nadu to Ramaswami Ayyar,[4] He had an elder sibling Devaki and started learning singing music from his maternal uncle Jalra Gopala Ayyar, who ran a famous music school. At age five, he observed other boys playing the flute and secretly, against his father's wishes, he picked up a flute and learnt to play the Viriboni varnam entirely by himself.[5] His first concert was in 1933 at the Thyagaraja festival in Mylapore, at the age of seven.[4][6] At the concert, two stalwarts in the audience, Parur Sundaram Iyer and Musiri Subramania Iyer, were so impressed that they left the concert to bring ponnadai (shawls) for him. After this successful debut, his father put him on a hectic schedule, leading to resentment on the boy's part. It was also hard to persuade well-known musicians to accompany him.[5] Mali was the founder of the popular style of flute playing followed today by the Carnatic flautists. Before Mali, the style of flute playing was called Sarabha Sastri style, popularized by Sarabha Sastri's disciple, Palladam Sanjeeva Rao, and did not have any gamakas and involved playing the flute in discret

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The Art of Carnatic Music, Vol. II

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Malaiyitta Mangai

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Siva Pahimaam

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Divine Sounds of the Bamboo Flute

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Seetapathi Vol. 1

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Inde du sud : Anthologie de la musique classique (South India)

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Portrait Of A Prodigy : His Early Years, 1940s-50s

Mali : Essential Recordings of Carnatic Bamboo Flute, 1969-70

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Maalaiyitta Mangai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Rathinangal - Gems Of T R Mahalingam

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Raja Raja Chozhan

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Amazing Duo

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