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Umayalpuram K Sivaraman
11+ albums
mridangam
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Umayalpuram Kasiviswanatha Sivaraman is an Indian mridangam player. He was awarded with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honor, on the occasion of the country's 61st Republic Day observance on January 26, 2010 and received Honorary Doctorate from University of Kerala in 2010. Umayalpuram Sivaraman was born December 17, 1935 to Dr. P. Kasivishwanatha Iyer and Smt Kamalambal. His father was an avid practicioner of music, adept in playing the violin and mridangam. At an early age, his father got Sri Sivaraman initiated in mridangam through the gurukula system with eminent mridangam masters. Umayalpuram Sivaraman completed his schooling at the Municipal Primary school and Town high school in Kumbakonam and the Kalyanasundaram High School in Thanjavur. After schooling, he obtaining the B.A degree from the Kumbakonam Government College, and completed his graduation in law from the Madras Law College in 1958. Then Sri Sivaraman enrolled for the M.L. course at the Madras University and completed one year. Drawn to a service in the Indian Administrative Serivces, Sri Sivaraman also spent a few months preparing for the I.A.S exams. While Sri Sivaraman was trained as a lawyer, he received advice from eminent lawyers including late N. Raghunatha Iyer of The Hindu and late C.K. Venkatanarasimhan who was a secretary of The Music Academy who urged Sri Sivaraman to continue his musical career with the prediction that he would rise to great heights in this profession. Sri
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Raga Atana, Adi Thalam (8 Aksharas)
242Raga Bilahari, Khanda Chapu Thalam
203Raga Sahana, Roopaka Chapu Thalam (3 Aksharas)
164Raga Darbar, Misra Chapu Thalam
165Misra Chapu Talam - 7 Beats
106Adi Talam - 8 Beats (2 Kalai)
107Kanda Chapu Talam - 5 Beats
98Rupaka Chapu Talam - 3 Beats
89Aadi Tala: Atana - Veerarasa (Valour)
510Mridangam
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