Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan
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Born11 May 1963
Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationMridangam artist
AwardsSangeet Natak Akademi Award (2017)
Websitetvpschool.com
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| Born | 11 May 1963 Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Mridangam artist |
| Awards | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2017) |
| Website | tvpschool |
Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan (born 11 May 1963) is an Indian mridangam artist from a family of mridangam artists. He is a recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his contribution to Carnatic instrumental music.
Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan was born on 11 May 1963 in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, into a family with a strong tradition in Carnatic music. He received his initial training in the mridangam from his grandfather, Tiruvarur Shri Kunju Iyer, and his uncle, Tiruvarur Shri Nagarajan Iyer, both respected percussionists of their time. He later underwent advanced training under the guidance of Karaikudi R. Mani.[1]
