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| birth_place = Sethalapathy, Thiruvarur district, Tamilnadu<br />
| birth_date = 15 August 1922<br />
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| genre = [[Carnatic classical music|Indian classical music]]<br />
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'''Kalpakam Swaminathan''' (15 August 1922 &ndash; 6 April 2011) was a ''vainika'' ([[veena]] player) of [[Carnatic music]].<br />
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==Profile==<br />
Kalpakam was born in Sethalapathi village in the [[Tiruvarur]] district of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. Her mother Abhayambal initiated her into the world of [[Carnatic music]] when she was eight years of age. Her tutelage continued under such as Kallidaikuruchi Ananthakrishna Iyer,<ref name="th">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/07/27/stories/2007072750570300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015082104/http://hindu.com/fr/2007/07/27/stories/2007072750570300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 October 2007|title=Gifted, self-effacing|last=RAMNARAYAN|first=GOWRI|date=27 July 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=14 January 2011}}</ref> TL Venkatarama Iyer, [[Musiri Subramania Iyer]], Budalur Krishnamurthy Shastrigal, [[Tiger Varadachariar]] and [[Mysore Vasudevachar]].<br />
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Her [[veena]] technique followed the Thanjavur baani or style which is characterized by its strong commitment to producing musical graces (gamakas) in the manner they would be rendered vocally. She had a vast repertoire of [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]'s compositions, including those from the Abhayamba, Kamalamba, Neelotpalamba and [[Tyagaraja]] vibhakti series, Vara kritis and Panchalinga series. She is considered an authority{{citation needed|date=December 2010}} in her renditions of this composer's work. She also performed together with [[Gottuvadyam]] doyen [[Budaloor Krishnamurthy Shastri|Budalur Krishnamurthy Sastrigal]]<ref>{{Citation|title=Budaloor Krishnamurthy Shastri|date=2020-07-07|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Budaloor_Krishnamurthy_Shastri&oldid=966549672|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-10-08}}</ref> on many occasions.<br />
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She was brought into the teaching profession by 'Tiger' Varadachariar. He inducted her into the teaching faculty at [[Kalakshetra]], where she spent many years in the 1940s and 1950s. From 1964 she taught at the Tamil Nadu Government Music College (formerly Central College of Carnatic Music). She retired as a full professor in 1980. She brought up many students like Smt. Kamala Ashwathama (mother of Veenai E.Gayatri), [[Nirmala Rajasekar]], Subadra, S. R. Padmavathi, Sujatha (Madurai AIR), L. Ramakrishnan, V. Hemalatha, Vijayalakshmi Viswanathan, K. Saraswathi Vasudev.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
Notable awards include the [[Kalaimamani]] title from the Government of Tamil Nadu, [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<ref name="th" /> from the President of India, Sangeetha Kala Acharya title of the Madras Music Academy, Sangeetha Seva Nirata awarded by Sree Thyagaraja Vidwat Samajam, Acharya Choodamani from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha in August 2005 and the [[Veene Sheshanna]] Award in July 2008.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1606216.ece Veena exponent passes away], [[The Hindu]], 7 April 2011<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/Siddhishwaraya Audio link to the song ''SiddhIshwarAya namastE'', rAga nIlambari, recorded 5 August 2004]<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/SmtKalpakamSwaminathan_Hastivadanaya Video link to the song ''hastivadanAya namastubhyam'', rAga navarOj, recorded Sept 15, 2007]<br />
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