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Umayalpuram Kasiviswanatha Sivaraman, Mridangam artist, Carnatic classical musician
InstrumentMridangam
Born17 December 1935 (age 90)
FromUmayalpuram, Tanjore, Madras Presidency, British India, India
TraditionCarnatic
ProfileUnclaimed
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Umayalpuram Kasiviswanatha Sivaraman

Student of

Palghat Mani Iyer

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Notable Students

Erode NagarajNeyveli NarayananArjun KumarN C BhardwajR. RamkumarMadurai Sundar BalasubramaniamAmangudi RamnaryananTrivandrum HariharanVishvak KumaranAkshay RamRajna SwaminathanP Srinivasa Gopalan

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Biography

Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman (born 1935) is a celebrated Carnatic mridangam virtuoso trained under Palghat Mani Iyer, among other masters. A Padma Vibhushan recipient and Sangeetha Kalanidhi honoree, he is renowned for his precision, tonal clarity, and deep mastery of rhythm across decades of performance.

Upcoming Carnatic concerts

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  • Oct16Rohith JayaramanVocal · Sandy Spring Museum (Willow Grove Cultural Commons), Sandy Spring, MD›
  • Oct17Aditya Prakash, Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawwal, Lalgudi GJR Krishnan & moreVocal · Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY›
  • Oct18L. ShankarViolin · MATCH - Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (Matchbox 4), Houston, TX›
  • Oct31U. RajeshMandolin · Hindu Temple of Atlanta, Riverdale, GA›

Profile last updated 2026-10-11

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