Ramnad Krishnan

Ramnad Krishnan (14 September 1918 – 29 January 1973) was a vocalist in the Carnatic tradition. Krishnan did his schooling in Ramnad in Madras Presidency. His elder brother Prof. V Lakshminarayana took him to C. S. Sankarasivam to get him started in music. Later, Krishnan's training under Smt. Brinda combined with his manodharma made many of his concerts quite memorable. His rendering of rakti ragas, notably Begada and Sahana[1] and ragas like Madhyamavathi and Shankarabaranam, among others are unparalleled. He served on the faculty of Government College of Carnatic Music in Madras. He was also a visiting professor at Wesleyan University.[2][3][4][5]

Ramnad Krishnan
Background information
Born(1918-09-14)September 14, 1918
Tamil Nadu, India
DiedJanuary 29, 1973(1973-01-29) (aged 54)
India
Occupation(s)Carnatic vocalist

Krishnan came from a musical family (his elder brother was the singer and violinist Prof. V Lakshminarayana) and was one of the founding organizers of the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival. His younger brother, the mridangist Ramnad Raghavan was on Wesleyan University's faculty. Violinists L. Vaidhyanathan, L. Subramaniam and L. Shankar are his nephews.[2] He recorded two albums for Nonesuch Records' legendary Explorer Series.[6]

After his relatively early death, his disciples like Prof. Ritha Rajan, Nagamani Srinath, and Brinda's daughter Vegavahini proved to be able carriers of his legacy.[7]

References
  1. "Ramnad Krishnan: A Confluence Of Three Streams". www.magzter.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. "Artist in Residence Raghavan Dies Nov. 21". News @ Wesleyan. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. Vijayakrishnan, K.G. (2008). The Grammar of Carnatic Music. Phonology and Phonetics [PP]. De Gruyter. p. 31. ISBN 978-3-11-019888-1. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. Dutta, M. (2008). Let's Know Music and Musical Instruments of India. Let's know. IBS BOOKS (UK). p. 44. ISBN 978-1-905863-29-7. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  5. Das, P.K. (2013). The Homecoming and Other Stories. Partridge Publishing India. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-4828-1049-3. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. "Nonesuch Records Music of South India: Songs of the Carnatic Tradition". Nonesuch Records Official Website. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  7. rbharath. "Ritha Rajan, Dilip Memory Concert, Music Club IIT Madras - rasikas.org". rasikas.org.


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