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Sangeetha Kalanidhi Maharajapuram Santhanam (Tamil: மகாராஜபுரம் ஸந்தானம்), (December 3, 1928June 24, 1992) was one of the great Carnatic music vocalists of the 20th century. He was born in Sirunangur, a village in the state of Tamil Nadu. He followed the footsteps of his father Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer who was also a Carnatic singer. Besides studying with his father, he was also a disciple of Melattur Sama Dikshitar. Maharajapuram Santhanam was also a distinguished composer. He wrote many songs on Lord Murugan and Kanchi Shankaracharya, His Holiness Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swamigal (Maha Periyavar). He was the Principal of Ramanathan College in Sri Lanka. Later he came and settled in Chennai. The songs which were popularised by Maharajapuram Santhanam are,"Bho Shambo" (Revati), "Madhura Madhura" (Bagheshri), both composed by Swami Dayananda Saraswati, "Unnai Allal" (Kalyani Raga), "Sadha Nin Padhame gathi, Varam onnru" (Shanmukhapriya), "Srichakra Raja" (Ragamalika), "Nalinakaanthimathim" (Ragamalika),"Ksheerabdi kannike" (Ragamalika) among others. The Maharajapuram Santhanam Day is celebrated on the 3rd of December every year. He died in a car accident on June 24, 1992. His sons Maharajapuram S. Srinivasan, Maharajapuram S. Ramachandran, and his primary disciple Dr. R. Ganesh are now carrying on his musical tradition. His other most popular songs are Purandaradasa kritis: "Narayana ninna" (Shuddha Dhanyasi) and "Govinda ninna". His rendition of "Vilayada ithu nerama muruga" was without parallel. His renditions were full of Bhakthi. Songs List: 1. Mahaganapathim 00:00 2. Marubalka 03:58 3. Sri Balasubramanya 14:33 4. Karthikeya 23:21 5. Nee Vada 31:01 6. Narasimha Mamava 37:34 7. Nanoru Vilayattu Bommaiya 43:40 8. Yaro Endrennamale 47:59 9. Thedi Vandhennudan 58:20 ==Song Details== --------------------------- Song - Mahaganapathim Artist - Maharajapuram Santhanam Lyr & Comp - Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Song - Marubalka Artist - Maharajapuram Santhanam Lyr & Comp - Thyagaraja Song - Sri Balasubramanya Artist - Maharajapuram Santhanam Lyr & Comp - Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Song - Karthikeya Artist - Maharajapuram Santhanam Lyr & Comp - Papanasam Sivan Song - Nee Vada Artist - Maharajapuram Santhanam Lyr & Comp - Thyagaraja Song - Narasimha Mamava Artist - Maharajapuram Santhanam Lyr & Comp - Swati Thirunal Song - Nanoru Vilayattu Bommaiya Artist - Maharajapuram Santhanam Lyr & Comp - Papanasam Sivan Song - Yaro Endrennamale Artist - Maharajapuram Santhanam Lyr & Comp - Arunachala Kavirayar Song - Thedi Vandhennudan Artist - Maharajapuram Santhanam Lyr & Comp - Suddhananda Bharathiyaar Label - Vani Recording Co For More Visit us at   / inreco.hindusthan      / janaganain      / thevintageglory      / classicalcarnatic     / inrhind   http://www.janagana.in/ http://digital.janagana.in http://blog.janagana.in