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Dr.T.V.Manikandan is a familiar name in the field of Indian
Classical Music . He is well-known for his traditional
approach with purity and classism. His melodious and clear
voice take the listeners to a divine world of peace and sheer
enjoyment. According to his critics his music is a treat to
ears and a food to soul.
Hailing from a family of musicians,Dr. Manikandan started
learning music at a tender age of four, from his Grand father
late Sri. Kadathnadu Govindan Nambisan , a great Musician of
his time. Later he came under the tutelage of Sri
Trippunithura Viswanatha Bhagavathar and gave his debut
performance at the age of nine and later he got trained by Sri
Trissur P. Radhakrishnan. He completed his Bachelor’s in music
from Govt.Collage, Chittoor. He holds Masters in Music and
M.Phil from Delhi University and done extensive research in
Karnatic Music under the guidance of Padmabhushan, Sangita
Kalanidhi, Prof. T.N.Krishnan . He recieved “National
Scholarship” from the Dept.of Culture, Govt.of India, to
sharpen his quality by further training in music from Sangita
Kalanidhi Prof. T.N.Krishnan.
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He authored several articles and books, on
music, viz “The Lakshna and lakshya of Karnatik Music – A Quest”,
“Glimpses of Karnatik Music” ,and released several musical albums of
light devotional songs and classical music, which are highly
acclaimed by listerers and critics. His latest Audio CD “Swathi
Smrithi”, a collection of rare Swathi Thirunal krithis was released
by “Satyam Audios”. He is a graded artist of All India Radio & give
regular performance in Doordarshan, All India Radio, World Space,
and other T.V.Channels. At present , Dr. Manikandan is a Reader in
the Faculty of Music & Finearts, Delhi University.
He has the credit of chairing several Reasearch Boards and Panelsof
Universities like DU,Indira Gandhi Univ for Music and Dance
Chattisgarh. Calicut University etc. and under the Ministry of
culture. Besides singing and research. he is grooming several
youngsters to upcoming musicians. His talented disciples are all set
to keep the tradition alive for the years to come. Many of them are
recipients of the Government’s scholarships. His contribution to
Music has been recognized by several Musical Society by conferring
titles and awards like “Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar Award” from
Chennai, “Sangita Kovida” by Gayatri Fine Arts,”Sangita Bhaskara” by
Asthik Samaj etc; to name a few.To promote and spread Music and
culture in the capital he has started an organization “Rasikapriya”
and conducted several workshops and concerts . The latest being the
Nine day long Navrathri Festival Featuring Eminent Artistes from all
over India. Like sh.T.V.Gopalakrishnan,Sh.V.Dakshinamoorty,
Prof.Unnikrishnan, Smt. Deepthi Bhalla ,Smt Lakshmi Rajagopalan etc.
Widely traveled for performances allover India under the aegis of
several reputed Musical organizations, he has participated in
several Music festivals like Chemmbai Festival ,YuvaMahothsav,Gangafestival
, Holikothsav Swami Haridas festival ,HCL Concert Series,Sangeet
Natak Academy ,IIC and several established Sangita Sabhas in
Tamilnadu, Kerala and southern states. |
