 |
| Papanasam Sivan |
|
|
Papanasam Sivan (September 26, 1890 - October 10, 1973) was a prominent composer of Carnatic music and a singer.A famous composer, Sivan was also known as Tamil Thyagayya. Using
Classical South Indian as a base, Sivan created numerous hits
popularised by M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and M. S.Subbulakshmi.
Papanasam Sivan's early years were spent in the Travancore
area of Kerala where the kings patronised fine arts. He was born at Polagam
Village in the district of Thanjavur, which was home to the illustrious musical
trinity of Carnatic music. His given name was Ramaiya. In 1897, when Ramaiya
was just 7, his father died. His mother Yogambal, along with her sons, left
Thanjavur and moved to Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, where her brother-in-law
was a Ramayana Sastri in the renowned Padmanabha Swamy Temple. At Thiruvananthapuam,
Ramaiya learned Malayalam and Sanskrit and later earned a degree in grammar.
Ramaiya was very religious, and with death of his mother in
Yogambal when he was 20, became even more so. He wandered from place to place
visiting temples and singing devotional songs. Ramaiya used to be an active
participant in the devotional music sessions at the home of Neelakandasivan in
Thiruvananthapuram. Thus he learned many of the musical compositions of
Neelakandasivan. In this period, his wanderings would take him regularly to the
temple at Papanasam, where he would smear bhasma all over his body. Hence
people began to refer him as Papanasam Sivan, the name by which he was to
become well known later.
He picked up his first music lessons from Noorani Mahadeva Bhagavatar,
son of Parameswara Bhagavatar. Later he became the disciple of Konerirajapuram
Vaidyanath Iyer, a well-known musician, under whose tutelage Sivan blossomed
into a consummate artiste that he was.
In spite of his deep knowledge of music, Papanasam Sivan was
more interested in the devotional aspect of music. He preferred to sing
devotional songs and encouraged other singers take part in sessions of
devotional music with him. Papanasam Sivan was a regular in all the major
temple festivals in South India with his devotional songs.
Later in 1962 Papanasam Sivan received the President award.
Family of Papanasam Sivan:
Ramaiya (Papanasam Sivan) has a daughter Dr. Rukmani Ramani
who is a leading Carnatic Musician in Chennai. Ashok Ramani who is his grandson
is also a successful Carnatic Musician. Another daughter by name Nila
Ramamurthy also composes Carnatic music. He had an elder brother Rajagopal Iyer
whose daughter V. N. Janaki was an actress and wife of former Chief Minister of
Tamil Nadu. Rajagopal Iyer also had a son P. Narayanan who was a great
educationist in Chennai.
Sri Papansam Kumjumani Bhagavathar, Sri Papanasam Ramani
Bhagavathar, Smt Radha Kalyanaraman(Vocalist), Sri Papanasam Kumar
(Mrudangist), Master Sankaranarayanan R (Mrudangist), Master Gokul Kumar (Violinist),
Kum. Sruthi Kumar (Vocalist and Veena player), Kum. Anita Sivaraman (Dancer)
are noted artists , Kumar Rajendran (Advocate) and Dr.Latha Rajendran (Special
Educator) who are grand/great-grandsons and grand/great-grand daughters of Sri
Rajagopala Iyer.
( Source: Wiki-pedia)
Click here to read more
- About Papanasam sivan
2.
List of Compositions of Papanasam Sivan
3.
Books on Papanasam sivan Compositions
4. Lyrics of Papanasam Sivan Krutis.
Audio:
1.
Neeve sharan shanmukha-kamboji- Papanasam Sivan-
Unnikrishnan
2.
Karunanidhiye- bouli- Mishrachapu- Papanasam
Sivan-Bombay Jayashri
3.
Karthikeya Gangeye Muruga-Thodi- Papanasam Sivan-Neyveli
SanthanaGopalan
4.
Bhuvaneshwari-Begada- Papanasam Sivan- roopaka
taala S Gayatri
5.
Guruvayuruppa-Chakravaka-Adi taalam- Papanasam
Sivan-Shankara Namboodri
6.
Thunaipurindarul karuna madhava-varamu-Papanasam
Sivan-Neyveli SanthanaGopalan
7.
Naan oru vilayatu bomaih-navarasakannada- Papanasam
Sivan- Unnikrishnan
8.
Madhava maaya-hamsanandi- Papanasam Sivan-Soumya
9.
Kannanai- Shanmukhapriya- Papanasam Sivan-S Gayatri
