Ramnad V. Raghavan (19 June 1927 – 21 November 2009) was a player of the mridangam. He was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, to P. Vaidyanatha Ayyar of Kooniyur, Tirunelveli district, and Brhannayaki. His elder brother Ramnad Krishnan was a famous Carnatic vocalist.

Beginning in 1970, he taught for many years at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, United States. He was also a key initiator for the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana. He retired around 2000 and moved to Chennai, India. He died on 21 November 2009 at the age of 82 in Chennai. His students have included Glen Velez, Jamey Haddad, David Nelson, Patricia Shehan Campbell, Frank Bennett, and Joseph M. Getter.

Ramnad Raghavan

References

External links

Ramnad V. Raghavan page from David Nelson site

Ramnad Raghavan page

See also

T. Ranganathan

S. Ramanathan

1927 births

2009 deaths

Indian male classical musicians

Musicians from Madurai

Mridangam players

Wesleyan University faculty

Place of birth missing

20th-century Indian musicians

20th-century drummers

20th-century Indian male singers

20th-century Indian singers

Shakti (band) members

Ramnad Raghavan