The Postal Department released on December 03rd 2010 a set of 3 stamps on Famous musicians of yesteryears
Nadaswara Chakravarthi, T. N. Rajarathinam Pillai was born to a distinguished family of musicians. Coming of a long line of famous nadaswara vidwans ( a group of people called "Isai Vellalars" - meaning people of music) T. N. Rajarathinam Pillai grew up in the cradle of music, fed on music. No wonder he showed signs of his budding interest and sang songs in his fresh young voice.
When he grew old enough to have rigorous tuition, his uncle Thirumarugal Natesa Pillai ( a very famous nadaswara vidwan unrivaled in his raga elaboration) took him in hand and gave him regular lessons. Shri T. N. Rjarathinam Pillai was also taught by the incomperable Thirukodikaval Krishna Iyer, who fine tuned and elevated his music to a level that propelled TNR to lofty heights in Carnatic music
Luckily for young Rajarathinam the lessons were so modeled as to give him intimate knowledge and grasp of the ragas and the compositions in them. As in the case of human voice each one having a special timbre in the voice, in nadaswaram also Rajarathinam had a particularly attractive timbre in the tone o f his instrument. His name and fame spread far wide very quickly and at a time when there were very eminent nadeswara vidwans, he shot up to such eminence that he was universally voted Nadaswara Chakravarthi.
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