Palghat Mani Iyer
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Palghat T. S. Mani Iyer (1912–1981), born Thiruvilvamalai Ramaswamy was one of the leading mridangists in the field of Carnatic music. He, along with his contemporaries Palani Subramaniam Pillai and Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy, are revered as the "Holy Trinity of Mrudangam". Mani Iyer was the first mridangist to be awarded the Sangeetha Kalanidhi (1966) presented by the Music Academy of Madras, the Padma Bhushan (1971) and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards(1956) presented by the Government of India.[1]
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Born | (1912-06-12)12 June 1912 Pazhayannur, Cochin State |
Died | 30 May 1981(1981-05-30) (aged 68) Kochi, Kerala, India |
Genres | Indian classical |
Occupations | Mridangam artist |
Instruments | Mridangam |
Awards: Padma Bhushan Award by the Government of India (1971) Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1956) Sangeetha Kalanidhi Award (1966) |
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