| Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 5, 1948 |
| Genres | Carnatic music - Indian Classical Music |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Madurai Thirumalai Nambi Seshagopalan (born, September 5, 1948) is a noted Carnatic musician and composer.[1] 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.[2]
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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 University and a degree in music from Madurai University where he later served as professor of music.
He is also a very good Veena player. He can also play carnatic music on the Keyboard.
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.
In 1984 he was invited to sing at the Adelaide International Festival in Australia (and included performances Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and New Zealand). In 1987 he was India's cultural ambassador to Russia. He has performed in countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Bahrain and Sri Lanka and has visited and performed in the United States of America numerous times.