S. Ramanathan (1917-1988) was aCarnatic music singer andmusicologist. He was awarded theSangeetha Kalanidhi title in 1985 byMadras Music Academy.
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| Born | 1917 (1917) |
| Died | 1988 (aged 70–71) |
| Occupation(s) | Carnatic music singer, musicologist |
| Known for | Sangeetha Kalanidhi (1985) |
| Awards | Sangeetha Kalanidhi (1985) |
He learned music fromTiger Varadachariar, Sabesa Iyer,Ponniah Pillai, and Sathur Krishna Iyengar. Post this, he also trained under VidwanValadi Krishnaiyer known as "Kirthana Kutir" - Granary of Kirthanas for vocal music andDevakottai Narayana Iyengar for the veena and acquired proficiency in both fields.
He received aPh.D. inethnomusicology fromWesleyan University,Middletown, Connecticut, where he also taught.[1]
He had disciples who have carved names for themselves such asP. Unnikrishnan,S. Sowmya, Savithri Sathyamurthy, Anuradha Subramanian, Seetha Narayanan, Vasumathi Nagarajan, Sukanya Raghunathan (veena), his daughter Geetha Ramanathan Bennett (veena player and a renowned short story writer in Tamil) and her husband Frank Bennett,[2] Vidya Hariharan (veena and vocal), Thiagarajan/Raju (Vocal), Banumathy Raghuraman (veena), Latha Radhakrishnan (violin and vocal), Padma Gadiyar (veena), Vanathy Raghuraman (Vocal), and the Krishnan Sisters (Padmapriya (veena and vocal), Harini (vocal) and Subhapriya (vocal).
He also has composed manyvarnams andkritis, which have been popularized by his disciples. The American ethnomusicologistDavid Nelson studied with him.
In 1981 Ramanathan released an album of Carnatic music,Navagraha Krtis (The 9 Planets), Cāturdaṡa Rāgamālika (The 14 Worlds) and Srī Gurunā: By Muttuswāmī Dīkṣitar (1775-1835), onFolkways Records.
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