Remembering a trendsetting thavil maestro
Remembering a trendsetting thavil maestro Updated: Updated: Shanmugasundaram Pillai accompanied several instruments other than nagaswaram Share Article Shanmugasundaram Pillai accompanied several instruments other than nagaswaram Valangaiman, a town in Thiruvarur district, gets its name from the fact that Lord Siva in the temple there holds a deer in his right hand. It is a rare idol. In the world of Carnatic music, it occupied an important place because of thavil player Valangaiman Shanmugasundaram Pillai, whose birth centenary is being celebrated this year. To keep alive the memory of th...
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