Gummidipoondi Jeeva
Gummidipoondi R Jeeva (Born: May 20,1992) is Thavil artist from Tamil Nadu. (The Thavil- also spelled as tavil- is a barrel shaped percussion instrument from South India. It is used in folk and Carnatic music, often accompanying nadhaswaram, in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Kerala)
Birth & Education
Gummidipoondi R Jeeva was born on May 20,1992 in Peddikuppam village, Gummidipoondi Taluk, Tirivallur district to Ravichandran to Buvaneswari. He studied up to fifth standard in a government elementary school. He lost his father when he was in fourth grade.
Personal Life
Jeeva married Punitha on June 7,2015. The couple have a daughter named Neha Sri and a son named Saravana.
Music work
After learning Thalam (Rhythmic pattern used to help with time signature in music) from his first guru Nadaswara Vidhwan Rajasekaran, Jeeva learned Thavil from Sholavaram Nathan in a traditional gurukul setting(where student lives with and learns from the guru). Jeeva then studied under Vedaranyam Balasubramaniam for three years from 2006 to 2009, passed with distinction and received the title of 'Vadhya Visaratha'. He continued to learn from his guru Vedaranyam Balasubramaniam for another year, again under gurukul method. In 2011, he studied a one-year diploma course called 'Isai Selvam' (Musical Wealth) at the Raja Annamalai Mandram in Chennai.
Jeeva has been performing in various concerts in Tamil Nadu and USA. He plays Thavil along with Adyar G Silambarasan in a program called 'ACQ - A Carnatic Quartet', curated by Violin artist Shreya Devnath. Devnath (Violin), Mylai M Karthikeyan(Nadaswaram) and Praveen Sparsh(Mridangam) are the other players in that program.
Jeeva teaches Thavil to other students under Gurukul setting.
Awards
- Kalaivalarmani - Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Art and Culture
External Links
- Gummudipoondi R. jeeva - யூடியூப் தளம்
- gummidipoondirjeeva - Instagram
- A Carnatic Quartet - youtube
- Thani Avarthanam | Adyar G Silambarasan & Gummidipoondi R Jeeva
- Gummidipoondi R Jeeva ( Isai Sangamam ) Nadaswaram thavil progaram & instrumental fusion progaram.
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First published on: 24-Aug-2025, 22:48:56 IST
