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Featured Artist : B.V. Raman & B.V.Lakshmanan

The twin brothers were born in a town called Bhavani in 1921, near Erode. They shifted to Bengaluru where at the age of 17 or even more they came under the music tutelage of S. Srinivasa Rao.

Featured Artist (Ambalam Radio) : B.V. Raman & B.V.Lakshmanan

The twin brothers were born in a town called Bhavani in 1921, near Erode. They shifted to Bengaluru where at the age of 17 or even more they came under the music tutelage of S. Srinivasa Rao.

The great Tiger Varadhacharya had an opportunity to listen to the music of the brothers and he was so impressed that he advised them to join the Sangita Bhooshana course in the music college at Annamalai University in Chidambaram of which he was the principal. Hosted by him and offered scholarships, they graduated in 1943. Being privileged to serve the Guru and having imbibed his incomparable bhani B.V. Raman and B.V.Lakshmanan never swerved from the same till the end.

It was only after they turned 35 they became concert artistes and made a success of their profession. They have rendered all the 4000 verses of the Dhivya Prabandham composed by the Azhwars in praise of Vishnu.

Features of their singing:

  • Solid Patantharam
  • Repertoire comprising many rare compositions
  • Deep Vidhwath
  • Maintaining highest standards of propriety
  • Each had a different approach to their elaboration of ragas.
  • They treated their accompanists with absolute fairness and encouraged them to give their best on the concert stage.

As much as they were respected for music, they endeared themselves to the public as well as their peers in the field with their exceptional gentle behavior.

Both the brothers have left an indelible mark in the music sphere by their high standard of teaching and imparting knowledge freely to all those who came to them for guidance. Among their disciples are Sudha Ragunathan & the Mambalam sisters, R. Vijayalakshmi and R. Chitra.

B.V. Raman also brought to the attention of music lovers the existence of Saint Sadhashiva Brahmendhra's Brundhavanam in Mana Madhurai and was successful in organizing an annual Aradhana at that sacred venue.

B.V. Raman was honoured with Sangeeta Kala Acharya title by the Music Academy. 

B.V. Lakshmanan passed away in 1996.B.V. Raman passed away in 2006.

To conclude with a quote – “The brothers B.V. Raman and B.V.Lakshmanan were the gentle giants of Carnatic music who strictly adhered to Sampradaya without indulging in undignified gimmicks and pyrotechnics.”


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References - http://bit.ly/1gjhMFi & http://bit.ly/KAlnEl (Articles in The Hindu) & http://tyagaraja-aradhana-calicut.org



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Chennai's First Out door festival of Interactive Workshops and Concerts at Nageshwara Rao Park

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About SaMaaGaMa

Ambalam is delighted to host SaMaaGaMa - Festival of Interactive Workshops and Performances. It is a unique two day outdoor festival containing a series of performances and workshops on Bharatanatyam, Carnatic and Hindustani Music, World music, Folk dance, Theatre and Yoga dated 17th and 18th of December, 2011 at the Nageshwara Rao Park, Mylapore, Chennai -4.

The SaMaaGaMa festival wishes to expose laymen to Indian classical performing arts and also give the many students and performers, who descend on Chennai during the famed music and dance season in December, an opportunity to learn and interact with senior artists and scholars in the field, while getting to see their performances.

SaMaaGaMa is open to:
  • The layman who is interested in performing arts
  • Children who can explore their artistic talents
  • Singers and dancers who wants to fine tune their performances
  • Students who want to know the nuances of various melodies and rhythms
  • Enthusiastic people who want to enjoy the freshness and freedom of the fine arts
This confluence-SaMaaGaMa-of workshops & performances by international stalwarts across genres is intended to nurture the music and dance elements in all of us. It is for this purpose that the festival of learning and performance has been designated FREE!

Ambalam is looking forward to welcome all Rasikas to benefit from this 'One of its kind' event, a 'Unique inter- active outdoor festival of learning and performing'.

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