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Damal Krishnaswamy Jayaraman, Vocal artist, Carnatic classical musician
InstrumentVocal
TraditionCarnatic
Legacy Profile(1928–1991)

Damal Krishnaswamy Jayaraman

Student of

Papanasam Sivan

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Notable Students

Rama RaviVijay SivaR. K. ShriramkumarBalaji ShankarS. SunderAsha RameshT. G. BadrinarayananSharada ManiSukanya JayaramanDr. S. Sunder

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Biography

Damal Krishnaswamy Jayaraman (DKJ, 1928–2011) was a distinguished Carnatic vocalist renowned for his emotive renditions of Muthuswami Dikshitar compositions and Papanasam Sivan kritis. Brother of D.K. Pattammal, he trained under Papanasam Sivan and received the Sangeetha Kalanidhi from the Madras Music Academy in 1990.

Profile last updated 2026-04-10

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