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| NAME |
MAHARAJAPURAM
S. SRINIVASAN |
| AGE |
YEARS |
| ADDRESS |
NEW
NO: 8 OLD NO:12, SIVAGNANAM RD, T.NAGAR, CHENNAI
-17 |
| PHONE |
(044)
24336504 |
| E-MAIL |
maharajapuram_gv@yahoo.com |
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| FAMILY |
| Sri
Maharajapuram S. Srinivasan is the grandson of Sangeetha
Kalanidhi Sri Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer and
son of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri Maharajapuram Santhanam,
veterans in the field of Carnatic Music. |
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| Musical
Background |
| Sri
Maharajapuram Srinivasan, an acclaimed musician
in his own right has been performing music concerts
individually since 1986. He has had the good fortune
of being the primary disciple of both his grandfather
as well as his father and has thus imbibed their
rich musical heritage. He has performed all over
India in all the leading Sabhas including The Music
Academy, The Indian Fine Arts Society, Sri Krishna
Gana Sabha, Tamil Isai Sangam in Chennai and other
Sabhas in New Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. He is also
regularly performing for the Doordarshan and the
AIR and is an ‘A’ grade artiste. He
has accompanied his father, the illustrious Sri
Maharajapuram Santhanam in all his concerts both
in India as well as abroad. |
| He
has released a few cassettes brought out by A.V.M,
Meltrack (under the young Maestros Scheme) and the
most recent being “Maharajapuram Hits“
by Vani Cassettes, which has received rave reviews
from the press and television media. |
| Endowed
with a fine feeling for melody, he is striving to
admirably combine the Lakshana and Lakshiya styles
handed down to him by his ancestors and desires
to prove his mettle as a chip of the old block. |
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| Feathers
in his cap |
| Then
Isai Thenral |
| Asthana
Vidwan of the Vysaraya Mutt, Tumkur (Bangalore) |
| Asthana
Vidwan of Sri Kanchi Kamokoti Peetam awarded by
Pujya Sri Jayendra Saraswathi on the occasion of
his 70th birthday Jayanthi celebrations on 3/8/2004. |
| Simha
Dhwani Samrat awarded by Pujya Sri Swamiji of the
Vysaraya Mutt |
| Best
Vocalist in the Sub Senior Category from the Music
Academy in 2000 |
| Has
received rave reviews from Senior Music Critics
appreciating his performance in various concerts.
(Enclosed are excerpts of some reviews) |
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| Participation
in Satellite Channel Interview |
| Appeared
in “Prabalangaludan Oru Naal”, a weekly
programme in Sun TV in 1996, where he spoke at length
about his achievements, the contributions made by
his family to the field of Carnatic Music. |
| Participated
in “Vanakkam Tamizhagam”, another daily
programme of repute in Sun TV, where he spoke about
the family legacy that has been passed on over generations,
the typical Maharajapuram bhani or style that has
enthralled audience world over and about voice culture
and voice therapy. |
| Has
featured in “Nayandi Durbar”, a Humour
Show in Vijay TV, with his son M.S. Ganesh Viswanathan,
where both father and son enchanted the viewers
with their jokes and mellifluous voices. His son,
a child prodigy who won the appreciation of many
by singing the song “Naalai Varum Endru Nambalaama”
in this show has been performing individual concerts
and is also accompanying his father in his concerts
all over India. |
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| Other
Noteworthy Contributions |
| Sri
Srinivasan is the Trustee of the Maharajapuram Viswantha
Iyer Trust and the Maharajapuram Santhanam Foundation,
two institutions which aim at promoting classical
music by honouring musicians – senior, junior
as well as young, upcoming artistes. These institutions
aspire to serve as a platform to bring to limelight
the talents of many budding artistes. They also
recognize the contributions made by the Sabha Secretaries,
Music Critics and other Kala Sevakhs. Srinivasan
has been taking painstaking efforts to hold these
functions thrice a year in memory of his grand father
and his father. |
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| Future
Plans |
| Uphold
the family tradition by living his life for the
cause of music. |
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