Karaikurichi Arunachalam    Resource Person: Sash iKulkarni Recordings Courtesy: Pitchai Adilingam (Karaikurichi’s son-in-law) Content Review: TV Ramprasadh(www.tvramprasadh.com) Biography A disciple of Kalakad Ramanarayana Bhagavatar, a senior vidwan, Arunachalam had further training in nagaswaram under the wizard T.N.RajarathinamPillai. Known for his melodius rendition, he was highly popular and was one of [...]

Madurai Somasundaram: Resource Person: Sashi Kulkarni Audio Clips: Courtesy Raju Asokan, Atlanta, USA Profile: Born in the year 1919, Madurai S. Somasundaram was a great torch bearer of the Chittoor School. Popularly called Madurai Somu, he had his training from Sesha Bhagavatar, Abhirama Sastri and Chittoor Subramanyam Pillai. His maiden [...]