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'''Ramnad Krishnan''' (14 September 1918 – 29 January 1973) was a vocalist in the [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] tradition. Krishnan did his schooling in [[Ramnad]] in [[Madras Presidency]]. He learned music from Ramnad C. S. Sankarasivam. His training under [[T. Brinda | Smt. Brinda]] combined with his manodharma made many of his concerts quite memorable. His rendering of rakthi ragas, notably Begada and [[Sahana (raga)|Sahana]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ramnad Krishnan: A Confluence Of Three Streams|url=https://www.magzter.com/article/Art/Sruti/Ramnad-Krishnan-A-Confluence-Of-Three-Streams|access-date=2020-09-14|website=www.magzter.com|language=en}}</ref> and ragas like [[Madhyamavati|Madhyamavathi]] and [[Sankarabharanam (raga)|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]].<ref name=ref01>{{Cite web|title=Artist in Residence Raghavan Dies Nov. 21|url=https://newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2009/11/30/raghavan/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=News @ Wesleyan|language=en-US}}</ref> <br />
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Krishnan came from a musical family, and was one of the founding organizers of the [[Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival]]. His brother Ramnad Raghavan was on Wesleyan University's faculty. Violinists L Subramaniam and L Shankar were also related to him. <ref name=ref01 /> He recorded two albums for [[Nonesuch Records]]' legendary Explorer Series.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nonesuch Records Music of South India: Songs of the Carnatic Tradition|url=https://www.nonesuch.com/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Nonesuch Records Official Website|language=en}}</ref><br />
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After his relatively early death, his disciples like Prof Ritha Rajan and Brinda's daughter Vegavahini proved to be able carriers of his legacy. <ref>https://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8758</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/ramnad.html Ramnad Krishnan Biography]<br />
*[http://www.carnatica.net/museumphotos2.htm Photos of Ramnad Krishnan]<br />
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