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Musicologist Sulochana Pattabhiraman
passes away
CHENNAI, February 27: Eminent musicologist and Carnatic musician
Sulochana Pattabhiraman died here today after
a brief illness. She was 76. She was a recipient of the Tamil
Nadu Government’s Kalaimamani award. She had also been
conferred the title Sangeeta Kala Acharya by Music Academy.
She was known to be a staunch believer in tradition. Yet, she
was ever willing to appreciate newer things. She spent her early
years in Tiruchi, where she got her initial music lessons from
vocalists R.V. Subramaniam and Kalyankrishna Bhagavathar. She
also had training from Sathur Subramaniam. After coming to Chennai,
she became a student of N. Balasubramaniam. She had been a regular
contributor to the The Hindu Friday Review. Her reviews were
rated high by artistes and rasikas alike.
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