Tanjore Ranganathan (b. Madras, India, March 13, 1925; d. December 22, 1987) was a Carnatic musician specializing in percussion instruments, particularly the mridangam. Chennai   (Tamil: ), formerly known as Madras  , is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carnatic music, also known as (lit. ... The mridangam is a percussion instrument from South India. ...

Ranganathan began performing professionally in 1938. At the California Institute of the Arts and Wesleyan University he taught many non-Indians Carnatic music, including Robert E. Brown, John Bergamo, Jon B. Higgins, David Nelson, Royal Hartigan, David Moss, Glenn "Rusty" Gillette, and Craig Woodson. He began teaching at Wesleyan in 1963, becoming that university's first Artist in Residence in Music. Entrance to CalArts on McBean Parkway The California Institute of the Arts is commonly referred to as CalArts. ... Wesleyan University, founded in 1831, is a private, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. ... Carnatic music, also known as (lit. ... Robert E. Bob Brown (? - 29 November 2005) was an ethnomusicologist who is credited with coining the term world music. He was also well known for his recordings of music from Indonesia. ... John Bergamo (b. ... Jon B. Higgins (b. ...

Ranganathan's brother was the Carnatic flute player and vocalist T. Viswanathan (1927-2002). The two recorded the music for the Satyajit Ray documentary film Bala (1976), about their sister, the bharatanatyam dancer Balasaraswati. Tanjore Viswanathan (b. ... (Bangla:সত্যজিৎ রায়) (May 2, 1921 - April 23, 1992) was an Indian film director, regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of twentieth century cinema for his subtle, austere and lyrical style of film-making. ... Bala is a 1976 documentary film, by Satyajit Ray, about the Bharatanatyam dancer Balasaraswati. ... Bharatanatyam dancer Bharatanatyam (also spelled Bharathanatyam, Bharatnatyam or Bharata Natyam) ( Sanskrit: भारतनाट्यम bʰāratanāṭyam, Tamil:பரதநாட்டியம் ) is a classical dance form originating from Tamil Nadu, a state in Southern India. ... Balasaraswati (13th May 1918-9th February 1984) was a celebrated Indian dancer, and her rendering of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style, made this style of dancing of south India well known in different parts of India, as also many parts of the world. ...

Ranganathan died after a long illness, at the age of 62.

External links

• T. Ranganathan page by David Nelson
• Obituary from The New York Times]