Puducherry Vikneshwaren's Profile
I am a mirudangam artist. Shri. M.J. Udhaiya Bhaskaran and Smt. Sivacalavani are my parents. I have learned mirudangam from the age of 10 from Kanchi Kamakodi Asthana vidwan Kalaimamani Thiruvarur Shri. R. KRISHNAMOORTHI who is a retired mirudanga artist of All India Radio and guru of Thiruvarur Bhatavatsalam, Neyveli SkanthaSubramanian, Thriuvannamalai SivaKumar,Dr. Anandha Balayogi Bhavanani and so many. My mirudanga arangetram was held on 2-8-2007 at Sri Sringari Saradhambal Temple in Pondicherry.My mirudanga arangetram was acompanished by Sangeetha vidwan Shri S. Suresh Kumar, Music Teacher, Bharathiyar Palkalaikoodam, Pondicherry on the vocal, Shri Thanikachalam, Music teacher, Ballbhavan Pondicherry on the violin, Vellore Dr.A.R Srinivasan, Associate Professor of BioChemistry, M.G.M.C & R.I, Pondicherry on the kanjera.Kalaimamani Tanjore Thiru B.M Sundaram, Musiologist, Pondicherry ;Thiru Sedhu. Murugapoobathi , Chief Judge(Retired), Pondicherry ; Chevalier Dr. Nallam.V, Director, Clinic Nallam, Pondicherry ; Yogacharini kalaimamani Smt. Meenakshi Devi Bhavanani, Director, Yoganjali Natyalayam & ICYER, Pondicherry; Smt.Jayalakshmi Sriram, Director Incharge of Doordrashan Kendra, Pondicherry ; Thiru.A.K.Narayanan, Director of Accounts & Treasuries, Pondicherry ; Puduvai Amalan, Writer & Reporter of Agni and Chennai Thirumullaivayil Gurumaha Sannithanam Kalladar Visvajothi S.Valayudam Swamigal participated and blessed me in my arrangratram.
