TN Seshagopalan

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Madurai Thirumalai Nambi Seshagopalan (born, September 5, 1948) is a noted Carnatic singer, musician and composer. As well as being a master of the veena and harmonium, he is an exponent of harikatha.He was conferred the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi title by Music Academy in 2006.

Early Life

T. N. Seshagopalan was born in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. He first learnt under his mother, and later under tutelage of Ramanathapuram C.S.Sankarasivan. He holds a degree in science from Madras Universityand a degree in music from Madurai Kamaraj University where he later served as professor of music

He is proficient in rendering Harikatha and performs as per the guruparampara of Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar. Seshagopalan continues to increase his wide repertoire with compositions of his own. He is noted for his own elegant thillanas, Bhajans, namavalis and abhangs. He is equally at home with North Indian ragas and has participated in several jugalbandhis.