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| Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1935-12-17) 17 December 1935 (age 89) Umayalpuram, Tanjore, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Genres | Carnatic music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument | Mridangam |
| Website | https://umayalpuramsivaraman.com |
Umayalpuram Kasiviswanatha Sivaraman (born 17 December 1935) is an Indian musician and exponent of the Carnatic percussion instrument, the mridangam. He is a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan as well as the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
Early life
Umayalpuram Sivaraman was born to P. Kasiviswanatha Iyer, a doctor, and his wife, Kamalambal. He learned the art of the Carnatic mridangam from four gurus over fifteen years: Arupathi Natesa Iyer, Tanjore Vaidyanatha Iyer, Palghat Mani Iyer and Kumbakonam Rangu Iyengar. He also graduated from the University of Madras with a B.A. & B.L.
Recognitions
He was conferred with “Sangeetha Kalanidhi” by Madras Music Academy in 2001. He was conferred the award ‘Padmashri’ by the Government of India in 1988. He received Sangeet Natak Akademi award for mrudangam for the year 1992. He was conferred Kalaimamani, awarded by the Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram of Tamilnadu. He had been appointed ‘State Artiste’ of the Government of Tamil Nadu from 1981 for a period of six years. Sri Sankaracharya Swamigal has appointed Sri Sivaraman as ‘Asthana Vidwan’ of Shri Kanchi Sankara Mutt. Shri Sankaracharya Swamigal of Shri Sharada Peetam Sringeri has bestowed on Sivaraman the title of Mrudanga Kalanidhi and has appointed him as ‘Asthana Vidwan’ of Shri Sarada Peetam, Sringeri. His titles include Laya Jyothi, Laya Gnana Bhaskara, Sangeetha Kala Sikhamani, Mrudanga Nadamani (bestowed by Shri Sankaracharya of Kanchi Mutt), Mrudanga Chakravarthi, Nada Sudharnava, Tal Vilas, and Laya Gnana Tilaka, etc.
He was awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 2003 by Government of India. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honor, on the occasion of the country's 61st Republic Day observance on 26 January 2010. He received honorary doctorates from University of Kerala in 2010 and Gandhigram Rural Institute in 2022.
Personal life
Umayalpuram Sivaraman is married to Abhirami Sivaraman. They live in Mylapore in Chennai. They have two sons - S.Swaminathan and S.Sivakumar.
Disciples
- Erode Nagaraj
- Neyveli Narayanan
- Arjun Kumar
- N C Bhardwaj
- R. Ramkumar
- Madurai Sundar Balasubramaniam
- Amangudi Ramnaryanan
- Trivandrum Hariharan
- Vishvak Kumaran
- Akshay Ram
- Vignesh Venkatraman
- Nirmal Narayan
- Rajna Swaminathan
- P Srinivasa Gopalan
Awards
- Sangeetha Kalasikhamani from The Indian Fine Arts Society in 1984
- Padma Shri from Government of India in 1988
- Kalaimamani from Government of Tamil Nadu in 1977
- Maharajapuram Santhanam Award in 1995
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1992
- Sangeetha Kalanidhi from Madras Music Academy in 2001
- Padma Bhushan from Government of India in 2003
- Padma Vibhushan from Government of India in 2010
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, 2011
- D.Litt from The Tamil Nadu Dr.J Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University in 2019
Books
- Musical Excellence of Mrudangam authored by Umayalpuram Sivaraman, T. Ramaswami and M.D. Naresh
- Music Makers: Living Legends of Indian Classical Music
References
- Roy, Vaishna (6 May 2021). "Umayalpuram Sivaraman: 'I have not even touched the tip of the iceberg'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- "Padma Awards | Interactive Dashboard".
- "This Year's Padma Awards announced" (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- "Honorary Doctorate for Adoor, Mammootty and Umayalpuram". Archived from the original on 12 February 2010.
- Srikrishna, L (11 November 2022). "PM Modi presents honorary doctorates to musicians Ilaiyaraaja, Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Guru Vandanam by Senior Disciples - Moras and Korvais of Dr. Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman". YouTube.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- "Maharajapuram Santhanam award". The Hindu. 23 June 1995. Archived from the original on 22 December 1996. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "Monograph on mridangam released". The Hindu. 5 November 2019.{
- Music Makers: Living Legends of Indian Classical Music. Rupa Publications India. 2 February 2004.
External links
- Umayalpuram Sivaraman Official Website
- Umayalpuram Sivaraman's Mridangam School
- Interview with Sri Sivaraman after the Sangeetha Kalanidhi award
- Carnatic corner - short biography
- Remembrances of things past
- I have not even touched the tip of the iceberg
- 1935 births
- Living people
- Mridangam players
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
- Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in arts
- Tamil musicians
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship
- Sangeetha Kalanidhi recipients
- People from Thanjavur district
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award