Mannargudi A Easwaran | |
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Born | (1947-04-01) 1 April 1947 (age 77) Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu, India |
Mannargudi Easwaran (Tamil: மன்னார்குடி ஈஸ்வரன்) (born 1 April 1947) is a leading contemporary mridangam player and Carnatic musician. He was a staff artiste of All India Radio and has received several awards, such as the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2008) and Kartik Fine Arts' Lifetime Achievement Award.
In the 2018 music season, Madras Music Academy dropped Easwaran from its programming due to allegations of sexual harassment against him.
References
- Krishnan, Lalithaa (9 August 2018). "Mannargudi Easwaran – master accompanist". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- "'Me Too' allegations: Madras Music Academy drops 7 artistes from Margazhi season". The NEWS Minute. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2022.