Mahadeva Shiva (महादेव शिव)

Composer: Tanjaavoor Shankara Aiyyar(Tanjaavoor Shankara Aiyyar தஞ்சாவூர் சங்கர யார்) , Born on January 14th, 1924 in Togamarai, Tiruchi District to Venkatesha Iyer and Kuppalu Ammal, he learned music from his maternal grandfather Krishna Iyer as well as from Sattur Krishna Iyengar and Tiger Varadacharya. His students include T.V. Sankaranarayanan, Chitravina N Ravikiran, and Neyveli Santhanagopalan, in addition to numerous students of the Sangeetha Vidyalaya of the Shanmukhananda Sabha in Mumbai. More...