Adyar Silambarasan
Adyar G Silambarasan (Born: June 8, 1991) Tavil player and musician
Birth, Education
Adyar Silambarasan was born on June 8, 1991, to Gajendran and Kalpana in Kundrathur, Chengalpattu district. He had his primary education at Jayaprakash Matriculation School in Adyar, Chennai, and completed his schooling at Kumara Raja Muthiah School, Adyar.
He earned a Bachelor's degree in Music from Tamil University, Thanjavur. Between 2007 and 2010, he completed a diploma in Thavil at the Tamil Nadu Government Music College, securing a gold medal. From 2012 to 2014, he pursued a post diploma in Mridangam and passed with first-class honours.
Personal life
Adyar Silambarasan married Bharatanatyam artist Keerthana on May 28, 2025. For the past 18 years, Keerthana has been running the music school "Sri Raga Keerthana Sangeetha Vidyalaya" in Kumbakonam-Papanasam along with her father.
Art Life
Adyar Silambarasan has been playing the Thavil since the age of thirteen. His teachers include Thirukannapuram Jayachandran, Thirunageswaram T. R. Subramaniam, Mannargudi M. R. Vasudevan, and Mangalam M. K. Aasan.
He has played the Thavil alongside Veena Gayathri, Nadaswaram maestros A. K. C. Natarajan, N. G. Ganesan, M. K. S. Siva, and S. Jayaraman, as well as Thavil maestros T. R. Subramaniam, M. R. Vasudevan, and T. G. Muthukumara Swamy. He has performed Thavil concerts at prestigious venues such as The Music Academy, Narada Gana Sabha, Krishna Gana Sabha, and Vani Mahal. He has also travelled to Sri Lanka, the United States, and Kenya to participate in concerts.
Thavil Teacher
Adyar Silambarasan has worked as a Thavil lecturer at the Tamil Nadu Government Music and Fine Arts University in Adyar, Chennai. In 2017 and 2018, he served as a visiting Thavil instructor at the music school operated by the Minnesota Tamil Sangam in the United States, providing Thavil training to students.
Documentation
Adyar Silambarasan created a video documentation of the technique for performing all 108 talas in Carnatic music. During the COVID-19 pandemic, while staying at home, he composed Mora, Korvai, and Arudi (types of rhythmic phrases) for each of the 108 talas-one tala per day over 108 days-recited them with beats, and uploaded the recordings to YouTube. The collection includes talas ranging from those with the fewest beats to the Simhanandana tala with 128 beats. For being the first to define the structure of all 108 talas and document them, he was honoured with the World Record Holder Award by the Indian World Records organization.
Awards
- World Record Holder Award from the Indian World Records organization for documenting 108 talas.
- Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peeta Asthana Vidhwan Award
- Vathiya Kalaimani
- Vathiya Visaratha
- Sangeetha Seva Ratna Award
References
- Thavil Vidhwan Adyar Silambarasanukku ulaga sadhanaiyalar virudhu - The Hindu Tamil Dhisai
- Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Adyar G.Silambarasan - thehindu
Links
- Adyar G Silambarasan - YouTube
- Musical Journey with Adyar Silambarasan - Karuna Sagari
- adyar_g_silambarasan - Instagram
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First published on: 24-Aug-2025, 22:49:50 IST
