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Dr. Mangalampally Balamuralikrishna, a
musical legend of the present times was born in Andhra Pradesh
in 1930, and gave his first concert when he was barely 8 years
old. His Guru, Parupally Sri Ramakrishnayya Pantulu was the
disciple of Sri Dakshinamoorthy Shastri. By the age of 16,
he had published a book of his own compositions in all the
72 Melakartha Ragas, with each piece serving as a perfect
vehicle to highlight the peculiarities of the raga in which
it was composed.
Not content with expressing his genius through the ragas
commonly in use, he went on to create new ragas of his own.
The most popular of these are Sarvashree (containing only
three notes), Mahathi, Manorama, Sushama and Moohanangi. In
his compositions, the melody is ingeniously interwoven with
the lyrics making most of them musical as well as literary
masterpieces. Recognition and acclaim follow Dr. Balamuralikrishna
wherever he goes. Winner of several awards including the Padmashri
and the Padma Vibhooshan, he has been honoured with doctorates
from 5 Universities.
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