Dandapani desikar biography of williams
Tamil isai movement founder!
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First tamil isai conference held at
First tamil isai conference held at He talked about Mohanachandran's teachers who included Dandapani Desikar, T.K. Rangachari, and M. Balamurali Krishna. Tamil isai movement founder And Dandapani Desikar are names to conjure with. The history of the Tamil Isai movement – which in the s propagated Tamil songs at a time when the language was considered unsuitable for Carnatic music –. M Dandapani Desikar
27 August - 26 June
- -[see also ani Desigar - True proponent of Tamil Isai - Sriram Venkatkrishnan]
M M Dandapani Desikar () was born at Tiruccenkaattaankudi (the birthplace of the famous nAyanmAr ciruttoNDa nAyanAr), near Tiruvarur.
He made his debut at Tirumarugal, noted for its Saivite shrine and for its brilliant nagaswaram maestro Natesan.
He learnt music and tEvAram initially from his father (Muttaiah Desikar) who belonged to the traditional family of OduvArs (the group that sings devotional songs in temples).
Later, he learnt music from others, including the violin doyen KumbakONam Rajamanickam PiLLai.
He was a multi-talented composer in Thamizh music.. He was a musician, composer, teacher and movie actor. He appeared on the music scene when Thamizh isai was having a renaissance in the s, and cont