S. Ramanathan

S. Ramanathan was born in Tirukoilur on 8 April 1917. He began musical training at age seven under Tirukoilur Ramudu Bhagavatar and Manalurpettai Subramania Dikshitar. He joined the Music College at Annamalai University in Chidambaram. At his Chennai home, he taught students in successive group sessions beginning at 6:30 a.m. S. Sowmya was among his students. He died on 19 March 1988 after cancer.