Palghat Mani Iyer

Palghat T. S. Mani Iyer
Palghat Mani Iyer in 1943
Palghat Mani Iyer in 1943
Background information
Born(1912-06-12)12 June 1912
Pazhayannur, Cochin State
Died30 May 1981(1981-05-30) (aged 68)
Kochi, Kerala, India
GenresIndian classical
OccupationsMridangam artist
InstrumentsMridangam
Awards: Padma Bhushan Award by the Government of India (1971)
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1956)
Sangeetha Kalanidhi Award (1966)

Palghat T. S. Mani Iyer (1912–1981), born Thiruvilvamalai Ramaswamy was one of the leading mridangists in the field of Carnatic music. He, along with his contemporaries Palani Subramaniam Pillai and Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy, are revered as the "Holy Trinity of Mrudangam". Mani Iyer was the first mridangist to be awarded the Sangeetha Kalanidhi (1966) presented by the Music Academy of Madras, the Padma Bhushan (1971) and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards(1956) presented by the Government of India.[1]

  1. ^ "SNA Awardees' List". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.