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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
| name = Kumbakonam M. Rajappa Iyer<br />
| image = KMR photo.jpg<br />
| caption =<br />
| birth_date = 8 October 1916<br />
| birth_place = [[Kumbakonam]], India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2007|03|05|1916|10|08}}<br />
| instrument = [[Mridangam]], [[Ghatam]]<br />
| genre = [[Carnatic classical music|Indian classical]]<br />
| occupation = Mridanga Vidwan<br />
}}<br />
'''Kumbakonam M. Rajappa Iyer''' was a [[Mridangam]] Vidwan in the field of [[Carnatic music]] from India. He was born in 1916 at Kumbakonam to Muthuswamy Iyer and Sitalakshmi Ammal.<ref name="Pedagogue">{{cite news|title=Pedagogue par excellence|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/pedagogue-par-excellence/article3216706.ece|accessdate=30 September 2016|publisher=The Hindu|date=6 January 2006}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Rajappa Iyer underwent "Gurukulavasam" under Kumbakonam Alaga Nambi Pillai.<ref>{{cite web|title=Azhaganambi|url=https://layaloka.com/azhagnambi/|website=Layaloka|accessdate=30 September 2016}}</ref><br />
After the demise of Pillai, Rajappa Iyer pursued a Mridangam education with Sakkottai Rangu Iyengar.<ref>{{cite web|title=1958 Mridangam Vidvan Sakkottai Rangu Iyengar|url=http://musicacademymadras.in/fotemplate05.php?temp=ac1c9891-da71-11e2-b2c0-00167688e545&tc=62aace88-0bfb-11e3-aca2-00304891133e&shid=62ab06e6-0bfb-11e3-aca2-00304891133e|website=www.musicacademymadras.in|accessdate=30 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001171145/http://www.musicacademymadras.in/fotemplate05.php?temp=ac1c9891-da71-11e2-b2c0-00167688e545&tc=62aace88-0bfb-11e3-aca2-00304891133e&shid=62ab06e6-0bfb-11e3-aca2-00304891133e|archive-date=1 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Rajappa Iyer accompanied on Mridangam and Ghatam for stalwarts like [[Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar|Ariyakudi]], [[Papanasam Sivan|Sivan]], T. K. Rangachari, [[M. D. Ramanathan]], [[M. Balamurali Krishna|Dr. Balamurali Krishna]], [[Chitti Babu (musician)|Chittibabu]], [[Lalgudi Jayaraman|Lalgudi G Jayaraman]], [[N. Ramani|Ramani]] and many others apart from giving many lec-dems on mridangam and ghatam playing techniques.<ref name="Pedagogue" /> Rajappa Iyer formulated unique style of teaching in which the lessons were systematically arranged with focus on fingering techniques. His style of Carnatic music is known as the "Rajappa Iyer School".<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajappa Iyer remembered|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/rajappa-iyer-remembered/article231590.ece|accessdate=30 September 2016|publisher=The Hindu|date=12 March 2010}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
Rajappa Iyer received many titles and honours:<br />
* Layavadya Kovidha<ref name="Pedagogue" /><br />
* Nadha Kanal<ref name="Pedagogue" /><br />
* Mridanga Laya Mani<ref name="Pedagogue" /><br />
* Sangeetha Seva Niratha<ref name="Pedagogue" /><br />
* DKJ Memorial award<ref name="Pedagogue" /><br />
* TTK Memorial award<ref name="Pedagogue" /><br />
* Sangeetha Kala Acharya from Music Academy (2001)<ref name="Pedagogue" /><ref>Sangita Kala Acharya, The Music Academy, Madras, accessed 9 November 2016 at http://www.musicacademymadras.in/awards/sangita-kala-acharya</ref><br />
* Asthana Vidwan - Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam<br />
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Layodaya celebrated the Birth Centenary Celebrations of Rajappa Iyer on 6–8 October 2016 at Vani Mahal.<ref>{{cite news | title=Homage to mridangam guru | newspaper=The Hindu | date=21 October 2016 | accessdate=30 July 2020 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Homage-to-mridangam-guru/article15631020.ece}}</ref><br />
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== Disciples ==<br />
Rajappa Iyer has taught many popular Mridangam players. His disciples include well known professional artistes on the mridangam and ghatam: K R Ganesh (Son), [[Srimushnam V. Raja Rao|Srimushnam Raja Rao]], Papanasam R Kumar, S R Jayaraman, V Sundaraghavan, K Ramakrishnan, Balashankar, Vilangudi V.Sivakumar, Venkataraman (Pune), [[Umayalpuram Mali]], Umayalpuram V. Kalyanaraman, Palani Kumar, B. Ganapathiraman, [[Vijay Siva]], Manoj Siva, Shriram Brahmanandham, V Kalyanaraman, Chrompet J Ganesh, Vijayaganesh, V Srinivasan, Madipakkam Murali, Adambakkam Shankar, Kalakkadu Srinivasan and Chromepet Suresh, Suryanarayanan, D Ramanathan, Komal R Srinivas.<ref name="Pedagogue" /><br />
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