K V Ramachandran

K V Ramachandran

K.V. Ramachandran (1898-1956) of Coimbatore and Madras was arguably India's foremost music and art critic of the 20th century.Fact|date=December 2007 He had a reputation for being extremely opinionated and influential, and people who knew him recall that he instilled fear in musicians, dancers and artists around the country.Fact|date=December 2007 In addition to books, his writings were featured in "The Hindu", India's national newspaper, and the Journal of the Music Academy.

Ramachandran became well-known as the founder and producer of Kesavardhini hair oilFact|date=December 2007, a national brand that can still be found on the shelves today. (The company was sold to another owner after his death.)

The following story of Ramachandran's was recently recounted in "Sruti", a leading music and dance magazine in India (April 2005):

"K.V. Ramachandran, then manufacturer of Kesavardhini hair oil, who was India's foremost music critic, once wrote that a mongoose had half its body turned to gold after listening to Veena Dhanammal's music, but that there was no such effect on the other half of its body as it listened to other music in various concerts. Still on its rounds, the mongoose went from sabha to sabha recently...and one day it was found lying dead at the doorsteps of the Music Academy. The noise pollution of the music season had done it in. The story focused on the noisy character of the typical music concert, but obviously the proverbial mongoose could not get enough satisfaction to offset the effects of the pollution."

Some musical historians speculate that one of Ramachandran's impassioned speeches served as the impetus for the founding of the Madras Music Academy.Who|date=December 2007 He was a collector of rare, antique Indian artwork and instruments including the dilrupa. He was a friend and colleague of the Canadian composer and ethnomusicologist Colin McPhee, and their correspondence on Indian music can be found in the [http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive/mcphee.htm McPhee Collection] at the University of California - Los Angeles Ethnomusicology Archive.

K.V.Ramachandran edited and brought out a magazine "Shilpasree" devoted to Bharatanatyam, Music and fine arts.

K.V. Ramachandran died in Coimbatore on March 26, 1956. Two of his four daughters, Seetha and Shyamala are still living in Madras (Chennai). As of 2007, his grandchildren and their children live in various locations around the globe, including Switzerland, the U.S., New Zealand, Canada and India.

References

*L'Armand, Kathleen and Adrian, 'One Hundred Years of Music in Madras: A Case Study in Secondary Urbanization,' "Ethnomusicology", Vol. 27, No. 3. September 1983, p. 411-438.
*Ramachandran, K.V.,'The Melakarta: A Critique,' "Sruti," Issue 264, September 2006, p. 49-51.
*Ramanathan, K.V. 'Correcting Churchill,' "The Hindu,"September 13, 2003. [http://www.hinduonnet.com/th125/stories/2003091301111500.htm Read the article.]
*Ramani, Nandini. "The Music Academy Platinum Jubilee Commemoration Volume", Vol. 1, 1930-1940.
*"Sruti", Mad Season newsletter, Notes to the Editor, April 2005.

External links

* [http://www.kesavardhini.com/ Kesavardhini Hair Oil]
* [http://www.sruti.com Sruti Music and Dance Magazine]
* [http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive/mcphee.htm McPhee Collection]


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