Contents A World from the Publishers 5 Foreword 7 Ragam A Biographical Sketch PN Venkatraman 11 A Unique voice Dr S A K Durga 22 Kutcheri Vidwan Trichur V Ramachandran 24 Adding radiance to Kritis S Janaki 27 Raga Alapana Mahesh G Bhuvaneswaran supported by GB Bhuvaneswaran 31 The Intellectual Approach Dr N Ramanathan 35 Srutibhedam Dr MA Bhageerathi 41 Graha Sruti Bhedam (Proceedings of the Experts Committee Meeting of the Music Academy Reproduced from the Journal of the Music Academy 1944 43 Gamakes No Bar VN Muthukumar and MV Ramana 47 Rare Ragas Sriram Vijayaraghavan 50 Laya Prowes Vidwan KS Kalidas 54 His Compositions Vidwan S Rajan and Vidushi Vijayalakhmy Subramaniam 57 The Complete Musician Prof TR Subramanyam 65 Disciples and Followers V Ramnarayan 70 The Influence of his Music Vidwan T M Krishna 75 A Meteor and a Star S Vijayaraghavan 80 Janam The Soul of the South Indian Music GV Narayanaswami Iyer 97 South Indian Music Past and Present GV Naryanaswami Iyer 100 Govindaswamy Pillai of Trichy GV Narayanaswami Iyer 109 Art. Its Dawn, Perfection and Future Role GN Balasubramaniam 113 Mass Appeal in Music GN Balasubramaniam 119 Concert Tradition GN Balasubramaniam 124 The Annihilation of Art GN Balasubramaniam 128 Music Publication Work GN Balasubramaniam 133 Sahitya in Kritis GN Balasubramaniam 135 Plea for Youth GN Balasubramaniam 140 Presidential Address, The Music Academy, Madras GN Balasubramaniam 147 The Hero as a Musician GN Balasubramaniam 153 Rajamanickam Pillai GN Balasubramaniam 158 T Chowdiah GN Balasubramaniam 160 Pallavi Anna Sakunthala Ramanathan 193 Cynosure of All Eyes Vidwan Umayalpuram K Sivaraman 210 My Master TS Balasubramaniam 212 GN Sir Vidwan TN Krishnan 214 Pioneer of an Attractive Bani Vidushi Gowari Kuppuswmay 216 An Intimate Account by a Family Friend Dr C V Krishnaswami 220 My Homage Vidwan KS Hariharan 222 Raja Sangeetam Vidwan M Chandrasekaran 224 Inspiring Compositions Sulochana Natarajan 225 Post Pallavi Keeping his memory alive for tomorrow Lalitha Ram 252 Centenary Celebrations GN Balakrishnan and GB Bhuvaneswaran 254 Acknowledgements 263 About the Gandharva Ganam CD 264