Besides being a celebrated violinist, Lalgudi Jayaraman was a reputed composer. After Veena Seshanna, he was probably the only prolific instrumental performer who also actively composed. Notably, Jayaraman’s pieces were widely performed in his own lifetime not just by stalwart musicians like Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, D.K. Jayaraman, Voleti Venkateswarlu and M.L.…
A consummate performer rarely makes a good teacher, each requiring different skill sets. Imparting knowledge to those far less conversant requires assessing and customizing instruction for each student, simultaneously motivating and pushing and, above all, zero insecurity to demystify what seems opaque and frequently shrouded. Lalgudi Jayaraman, whose 90th birth…
She exemplifies the adage that education leads to humility. An unassuming individual, Maragatham Ramaswamy is the recipient of the Best Teacher Award at this year’s Cleveland Aradhana and Director of the Ragamalika School of Music in Chantilly, VA near Washington DC. This article appeared in The Hindu. Maragatham was the…