About Us SangeethaKalaanidhi T.K.GovindaRao, who hails from a family of Musicians from Kerala, is a leading vocalist of Indian Classical Karnatic Music. In 1949 he joined the then Central College of Karnatak Music which is known as Tamil Nad Govt.Music College at Chennai, where under the care of great musicians like Sangeetha Kalaanidhi T.N.SwaminathaPillay and Smt.T.Brunda, he completed the course of "SANGITA VIDWAN" TKG was fortunate to have as his Guru, the founder-Principal, Padmabhushan, SagitaKalanidhi,Isaipperarignar Sri Musiri Subrahmanya Iyer, the doyen of Karnatak Music.A regorous GURUKULAVASA-training spread over fifteen years followed by many ears of close association with his Guru, marks him as a Faithful representative of the Musiri style of Bhava-ladden renderings. A career spanned over five decades brought him assignments such as Lecturer,Govt.of Tamilnadu Music College, Chennai, Producer-Music,All India Radio, Chennai and finally Chief Producer-Music in the Directorate-General,All India Radio, NewDelhi. In addition, he had been associated with The Music Academy, Chennai, as a member of the Advisory Committee, Central Sangit Natak Akademy and the ICCR as also with Universities of Banares, Delhi,Madras,Annamalai, Bangalore, Andhra and Telugu University in various capacities. All thes eassignments, however, did not deter him from his prime vocation as a vocalist and teacher that took him, over the years,all over India and abroad.SriLanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Mangolia,UK,USA(S.V.Temple Pittsburgh, among other cities),Canada and Gulf countries, where he has taught hundreds of students. Titles like Sangita Kalanidhi,Sangita Choodaamani,Sangeetha SaastraRathnakara, Sangita Rtnakara(Cleveland USA) Ganakalatilaka,Naadakkanal, Swarasamrat, Sangita Samrat, Sangita Acharya, Sangita Poornasri, GayakaSikhamani besides the Academy Award from the Centrala Sangit Natak Akademy, the Natioal Academy of Music, Dance and Drama and AsthanaVidwan of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Sapthagiri Sangita Vidwanmani have been conferred on him for his contributions to the field of Karnatak Music. "TKG is a veteran of the old school who has played a prominent role in the preservation of all that is precious in the truly classical rendition of Karnatak Music"-the renowned senior music critic Sri P.N.Krishnamurthy, quoted in the wellknown music MagaZine "SRUTI" To promote, preserve and propagate the time-tested oral traditions of Classical Karnatak Music, he founded a body named "GANAMANDIR TRUST(Regd) with the object of Publishing works on Music, producing audio/video CDs and Cassettes in his "GANAMANDIR STUDIOS", organising semimars and workshops on Music in India and elsewhere.In this endeavour he has preserved the essence and identity of the original that remain characteristically and traditionally Indian.