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`Mani completes quartet'

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Her voice still reverberates in seven hills, says former DG of DD

BOOK RELEASE: Pappu Venugopala Rao (extreme left), associate director general (programs), American Institute of Indian Studies, receives the first copy of the monograph on Annamacharya from P.V.Krishnamurthy, former director general of Doordarshan. M ani Krishnaswami's husband M. Krishnaswami (second from right), and violin maestro T.N. Krishnan (extreme right) are also seen. — PHOTO: S.R. Raghunathan

CHENNAI: "Mani Krishnaswami has joined M.S., M.L.V., D.K.P and completed the quartet," said P.V. Krishnamurthy, former director general of Doordarshan, New Delhi. He was speaking at noted musician late Mani Krishnaswami's memorial function held on Wednesday.

He placed on record the singer's contributions to Carnatic and devotional music.

"Mani is no more, they say. But her voice still reverberates in the seven hills at Tirupati," Mr. Krishnamurthy said.

Saint composer

A monograph titled `The life and works of Tallapaka Annamacharya' was released on the occasion.

Ms. Krishnaswami had compiled information on the saint composer, under the guidance of renowned musicologist T.S. Parthasarathy.

Pappu Venugopala Rao, associate director general (programs), American Institute of Indian Studies, who received the first copy of the monograph, said though Annamacharya had composed nearly 32,000 pieces, only about 14,200 were accessible.

"Though there have been scattered attempts at research on composers of the pre-trinity era, there is no consolidated material on composers belonging to that period. This monograph is a step forward in that direction," he said.

Violin maestro T.N.Krishnan, a trustee of the Mani Krishnaswami Foundation, said Ms. Krishnaswami's work had been recorded in books and audio cassettes and therefore, her legacy would continue forever.

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