Palghat R Ramprasad – Podcast

“If there was something certain in life, I would definitely cling on to it.”

-Palghat R Ramaprasad

Palghat Dr. R. Ramaprasad, grandson of the mridangam icon, Palghat Sri. Mani Iyer, looks back on his childhood and his practice under his father’s iron hand, even as he is enjoying teaching his own young children bicycling now. He shares his daily routine then and now, including aspects of his practice, with examples. Listen to his exposition of PantuvarALi, exclusively recorded for this podcast, at the end of his talk.

This podcast is part of the Quarantunes series, featuring Indian Classical Musicians, recorded during the worldwide shutdown resulting from the Covid 19 pandemic. Released one by one, the full series can be found at https://LakshmiAnand.com

Dr. Ramaprasad learned vocal from his father Sri. TR Rajaram. He gave acclaimed performances at a very young age, and even as a teenager, was accompanied by doyens.  He is a PhD in Economics from the University of Georgia and was post-doctoral fellow at The Harvard School of Public Health.