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{{Use dmy dates|date= | {{Short description|Burmese singer (1928–2009)}} | ||
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|name = Palghat R. Raghu | |name = Palghat R. Raghu | ||
|birth_name = Palghat Ramaswamy Raghu | |birth_name = Palghat Ramaswamy Raghu | ||
|birth_date = {{birth date|1928|1|9}} | |birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1928|1|9}} | ||
|birth_place = Rangoon, Burma {{small|(present-day [[Yangon]], | |birth_place = Rangoon, Burma {{small|(present-day [[Yangon]], Myanmar)}} | ||
|death_date = {{death date and age|2009|6|2|1928|1|9}} | |death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2009|6|2|1928|1|9}} | ||
|parents = Palghat Ramasamy Iyer, Ananthalakshmi Ammal | |parents = Palghat Ramasamy Iyer, Ananthalakshmi Ammal | ||
|spouse = Swarnambal | |spouse = Swarnambal | ||
|occupation = carnatic musician, percussionist | |occupation = carnatic musician, percussionist | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Palghat R. Raghu''' (9 January 1928 – 2 June 2009) was a [[Carnatic music]]ian and [[percussion]]ist. He was awarded the [[Madras Music Academy]]'s [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] in 2007.<ref name="mask"> | '''Palghat R. Raghu''' (9 January 1928 – 2 June 2009) was a [[Carnatic music]]ian and [[percussion]]ist. He was awarded the [[Madras Music Academy]]'s [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] in 2007.<ref name="mask">{{Cite web |url=https://musicacademymadras.in/awards/sangita-kalanidhi/ |title=Sangita Kalanidhi recipients list from The Music Academy (official site) |access-date=26 June 2019 |archive-date=26 November 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191126074617/https://musicacademymadras.in/awards/sangita-kalanidhi/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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* [[Padma Shri]] in [[Padma Shri Awards (1980-1989)|year 1985]] | * [[Padma Shri]] in [[Padma Shri Awards (1980-1989)|year 1985]] | ||
* Mridangam Chakravarty award | * Mridangam Chakravarty award | ||
* [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship]] in 1979<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/classical-music/456|title=Classical Music|publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> | |||
* [[Kalaimamani]] ([[Tamil Nadu]]) | * [[Kalaimamani]] ([[Tamil Nadu]]) | ||
* [[Sangeetha Choodamani]] by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai (1978) | * [[Sangeetha Choodamani]] by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai (1978) | ||
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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
Raghu toured extensively in [[Europe]], United States, Australia, | Raghu toured extensively in [[Europe]], United States, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore. He performed with artists such as Sitar Maestro Pandit [[Ravi Shankar]], Flute [[Hariprasad Chaurasia]], [[Santoor]] [[Shivkumar Sharma]] and [[Alla Rakha]] in numerous concerts in India and abroad. He had also been involved in east–west fusion music. He had been visiting professor of music at [[Wesleyan University]] in [[Connecticut]], [[San Diego State University]] and [[University of California, Berkeley]]. He regularly conducted advanced mridangam classes for the benefit of his students and upcoming mridangam artists. | ||
Palghat Raghu's grandsons are carnatic musician [[Abhishek Raghuram]] and mridangam artist Anantha R. Krishnan. | Palghat Raghu's grandsons are carnatic musician [[Abhishek Raghuram]] and mridangam artist Anantha R. Krishnan. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.palghatraghu.org Official Website of Palghat R. Raghu] | * [http://www.palghatraghu.org Official Website of Palghat R. Raghu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227032812/http://palghatraghu.org/ |date=27 February 2021 }} | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090606134836/http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/03/stories/2009060358910800.htm Obituary in The Hindu newspaper] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090606134836/http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/03/stories/2009060358910800.htm Obituary in The Hindu newspaper] | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian musicians]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian musicians]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century drummers]] | [[Category:20th-century drummers]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:55, 27 July 2025
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Palghat R. Raghu | |
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| Born | Palghat Ramaswamy Raghu 9 January 1928 Rangoon, Burma (present-day Yangon, Myanmar) |
| Died | 2 June 2009 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | carnatic musician, percussionist |
| Spouse(s) | Swarnambal |
| Parent(s) | Palghat Ramasamy Iyer, Ananthalakshmi Ammal |
Palghat R. Raghu (9 January 1928 – 2 June 2009) was a Carnatic musician and percussionist. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2007.[1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Palghat Ramaswamy Raghu was born in Rangoon, Burma (now Myanmar) to Palghat Ramaswamy Iyer and Ananthalakshmi Ammal. As a child, he was immensely talented and inducted into mridangam lessons very early in his life. His first mridangam lessons were from Tinniam Venkatarama Iyer and Trichy Raghava Iyer. Later he learnt the art from Palghat T. S. Mani Iyer, to whose niece, Swarnambal, he was married. He was a graduate of mathematics.
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1983
- Palghat Mani Iyer award (first recipient)
- Padma Shri in year 1985
- Mridangam Chakravarty award
- Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship in 1979[2]
- Kalaimamani (Tamil Nadu)
- Sangeetha Choodamani by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai (1978)
- Mridangam Nada Mani (Shankaracharya)
- Nada Brahmam — award from Narada Gana Sabha( 2000)
- Nada Nidhi (2001)
- Sangeetha Kalanidhi (2007)
Legacy[edit | edit source]
Raghu toured extensively in Europe, United States, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore. He performed with artists such as Sitar Maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, Flute Hariprasad Chaurasia, Santoor Shivkumar Sharma and Alla Rakha in numerous concerts in India and abroad. He had also been involved in east–west fusion music. He had been visiting professor of music at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, San Diego State University and University of California, Berkeley. He regularly conducted advanced mridangam classes for the benefit of his students and upcoming mridangam artists.
Palghat Raghu's grandsons are carnatic musician Abhishek Raghuram and mridangam artist Anantha R. Krishnan.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sangita Kalanidhi recipients list from The Music Academy (official site)". Retrieved 26 June 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Classical Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Official Website of Palghat R. Raghu Archived 27 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- Obituary in The Hindu newspaper