Indian Carnatic Musicians

Indian Carnatic Musicians have immensely contributed to the Indian Classical Music.

Indian Carnatic Musicians, Indian MusicIndian Carnatic Musicians have structured numerous compositions in the different ragas and handed down through generations of disciples. These compositions are extremely popular, with a strong accent on rhythm and lively melodic patterns.

Carnatic Music is considered one of the oldest systems of music in the world which is filled with emotion and the spirit of improvisation and also contains a scientific approach. Purandara Dasa is known as the "Father of Carnatic Music". Three saint composers of the 19th century, Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri, have composed thousands of songs that remain favourites among musicians and audiences. Other eminent Indian Carnatic Musicians are as follows;
Sarangadeva Viswanatha Sastri
O.S. Arun Manambuchavadi Venkatasubbayyar
TM Krishna Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer
Kancherla Gopanna Muthiah Bhagavatar
Arunachala Kavi Pattabhiramayya
Gopala Dasa Neelakanta Sivan
Sarangapani Pallavi Seshayyar
Papanasa Mudaliar Patnam Subramania Iyer
Paidala Gurumurti Sastri Tiruvottriyur Tyagayyar
Ghanam Krishna Iyar Subbarama Dikshitar
Irayimman Thampi Dandapani Desikar
Kavi Kunjara Bharati Maharajapuram Santhanam
Pacchimiriam Adiyappa Veena Kuppayyar
Thanjavur Quartet Subbaraya Sastri
Tiruvarur Ramaswami Pillai Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar
Sadasiva Brahmendra G. N. Balasubramaniam
Koteeswara Iyer V. Ramarathnam
Ennappadam Venkatarama Bhagavatar M. D. Ramanathan
Dharmapuri Subbarayar Periyasaamy Thooran
Anai Ayya Brothers Ganam (Ganasaraswathy)
Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi N. Ravikiran
Muthuswami Dikshitar S. Ramanathan
Mysore Vasudevachar Nallan Chakravartula Krishnamacharyulu
Mysore Sadasiva Rao Tyagaraja


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