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<p>2601:644:8C80:1A3C:AD3F:10F0:F738:6127: His brother Krishnan was a vocalist</p> <hr /> <div>{{short description|Indian musician}}<br /> {{more footnotes|date=September 2018}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}<br /> {{infobox person<br /> | name = Ramnad V. Raghavan<br /> | birth_name = Ramnad Vaidyanatha Raghavan<br /> | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1927|6|19}}<br /> | birth_place = Madurai, Tamilnadu<br /> | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2009|11|21|1927|6|19}}<br /> | death_place = Chennai, Tamilnadu<br /> | occupation = Mridangam player<br /> | parents = P. Vaidyanatha Iyer,&lt;br&gt;Brihanayaki<br /> }}<br /> '''Ramnad V. Raghavan''' (19 June 1927 – 21 November 2009) was a player of the ''[[mridangam]]''. He was born in [[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], to P. Vaidyanatha Ayyar of [[Kooniyur]], [[Tirunelveli]] district, and Brhannayaki. His elder brother [[Ramnad Krishnan]] was a famous Carnatic vocalist. <br /> <br /> Beginning in 1970, he taught for many years at [[Wesleyan University]] in [[Connecticut]], [[United States]]. He was also a key initiator for the [[Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival | Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana]]. He retired around 2000 and moved to [[Chennai]], [[India]]. He died on 21 November 2009 at the age of 82 in Chennai. &lt;ref&gt;Drake, Olivia Bartlett (30 November 2009) &quot;[http://newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2009/11/30/raghavan/ Artist in Residence Raghavan Dies Nov. 21]&quot;. ''[[The Wesleyan Connection]]''. Retrieved 9 February 2010.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> His students have included [[Glen Velez]], [[Jamey Haddad]], [[David Nelson (ethnomusicologist)|David Nelson]], Patricia Shehan Campbell, Frank Bennett, and Joseph M. Getter.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://dpnelson.web.wesleyan.edu/raghavan.html Ramnad V. Raghavan page] from David Nelson site<br /> *[http://www.saigan.com/heritage/music/garlandr.htm Ramnad Raghavan page]<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[T. Ranganathan]]<br /> *[[S. Ramanathan (musician)|S. Ramanathan]]<br /> <br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Raghavan, Ramnad}}<br /> [[Category:1927 births]]<br /> [[Category:2009 deaths]]<br /> [[Category:Indian male classical musicians]]<br /> [[Category:Musicians from Madurai]]<br /> [[Category:Mridangam players]]<br /> [[Category:Wesleyan University faculty]]<br /> [[Category:Place of birth missing]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century Indian musicians]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century drummers]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century Indian male singers]]<br /> [[Category:Shakti (band) members]]</div>

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