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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = T.N.Sivakumar
| image = [[File:TNSivakumar Profile.png|frameless|center]]
| caption = T.N.Sivakumar
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name =
| alias =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|09|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Thalainayar]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| instrument = [[Venu]], [[Flute]]
| genre = [[Carnatic classical music]], [[film score]]
| occupation = [[Flutist]]
| years_active = 1975-current
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'''Thalainayar Narayanaswamy Sivakumar''' '''(T. N. Sivakumar)''' ({{lang-ta|டீ.என் . சிவகுமார்}}),({{lang-te|తీ. ఎం. శివకుమార్}}) is a visually challenged [[carnatic music|carnatic]] [[flutist]] guru from [[Chennai]]. He is a disciple of Sri [[T. R. Mahalingam (flautist)|T. R. Mahalingam]]. He has performed in various cultural concerts across the globe. He was told by Kanchi Paramacharyar H.H.Chandrashekara saraswathy that he would be leading the rest of his life with a bamboo stick; (South Indian bamboo flute [[venu]]). Sri. Sivakumar lost his father at an early age and was brought up by his mother. His mother was very well versed in carnatic music who was his first teacher. Sri.Sivakumar started learning vocal music from his mother and started learning the flute from the age of seventeen. He started learning many songs just by listening to the radio. She contributed a lot by taking her visually challenged son everywhere to learn music taught him to play songs in a particular style. He mastered many songs composed in a way his mother sang.

==About==
Sri Sivakumar was trained by flute maestro Sri [[T. R. Mahalingam (flautist)|T. R. Mahalingam]], who was also his maternal uncle. He was trained at the Government Music College, Madras (Chennai) by Smt. T. R. Navaneetham<ref>http://www.columbuscarnaticmusic.org/pdf/navaneetham.pdf</ref> for a period of 3 years, where he went on to get his Diploma titled ''"Vadya Visarada"''. For a period of 10 years (1976 to 1985), he was also trained by Sri Prapancham Sitaram.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071223155301/http://www.hindu.com/ms/2007/12/19/stories/2007121950100500.htm ]</ref>

Apart from [[Carnatic music]], Sivakumar also learnt [[Hindustani music]] under Sri Krishna Nandhan. He learnt to play film music from Sri P S Divakar for 2 years.<ref>http://archives.chennaionline.com/music/interviews/05shivkumar.asp</ref> He became handicapped as both his eyes were hurt in an accident which led to retina damage. His preliminary education in music was under his mother's guidance for the first 5 years.

He continues to train students in flute and keyboard. He has trained around 2000 students over the past years. He has traveled around the globe and given concerts in America, South Africa and Europe.

==Awards and achievements==
He was awarded the ''"Sangeetha Shiromani, D.U.E.M.S"''.{{fact|date=July 2020}} His first ''[[Arangetram]]'' was on 1 March 1977 at Thygaraja Vidwad Samajam, accompanied by Sri B.A. Chidambaranathan (A.I.R) on the violin and Sri Rajam on the Mridangam.{{fact|date=July 2020}} His second performance was at [[Tyagaraja Aradhana|Sadguru Sri Thyagaraja aradhana]], [[Thiruvayaru]]<ref>http://www.webindia123.com/music/festival/tyag.htm</ref> on 11 January 1978 in the presence of Sri [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]]. He has also left his imprint in film music. One can hear his flute in films like ''"[[His Highness Abdullah]]"'' ([[Malayalam]]) and ''"Nizhalgal"'' (Tamil).{{fact|date=July 2020}}

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Music}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.sivaflute.com Sri.T.N.Sivakumar's Official Website]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/sivaflute Sri.T.N.Sivakumar's Official YouTube Channel]

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