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{{infobox person<br />
| name = Madurai Mani Iyer<br />
| image = Madurai Mani Iyer 1948.jpg<br />
| birth_name = Subramanian<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1912|10|25}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Madurai]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| parents = M. S. Ramasamy, Subbulakshmi<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1968|6|8|1912|10|25}}<br />
| occupation = vocalist<br />
}}<br />
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'''Madurai Mani Iyer''' ({{lang-ta|மதுரை மணி ஐயர்}}) (25 October 1912&nbsp;– 8 June 1968) was an Indian [[Carnatic music]] singer, who was famous for his unique style. He, along with his contemporaries [[Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer]] and [[G.N. Balasubramaniam]], are referred to as the 20th century male trinity of Carnatic music. He was one of the most highly celebrated carnatic vocalists during the first half of the 20th century. He was renowned for his adept skills at singing kalpana swarams, neraval, and raga alapana. His music continues to be highly regarded today.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Madurai Mani Iyer, whose original name was Subramanian, was born to M. S. Ramaswamy Iyer and Subbulakshmi in [[Madurai]] on 25 October 1912. His father, a Sub-court Clerk, was the brother of the famous Vidwan Pushpavanam, who was a great classical musician himself.<br />
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Mani Iyer's tutelage in music started at the age of nine. His first guru was Sri Rajam Bhagavathar who was Disciple of Ettayapuram Ramachandra Bhagavathar. Through Rajam Bhagavathar, he came in close contact with the great musician and composer, Gayakasikhamani [[Muthiah Bhagavatar|Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar]] who founded Shri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Vidyalayam, a music school at Madurai and became an early disciple of the School.<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
Iyer's prodigious talents were recognized early in his age as he received various honours from dignitaries of that time. In 1927, a music conference took place at the Congress session in Avadi. In that was arranged a programme on the 72 melaragamalika of [[Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer]]. Mani's father expounded on the theoretical aspect of the composition while Mani sang. Father and son walked away with the awards. The Ganakaladharar in 1944, [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] in 1959, President's award in 1960, Isai Perarignar in 1962 and many more came his way. He is also known for his English note.<ref name="hindu1">{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/10/25/stories/2002102501340900.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030210214854/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/10/25/stories/2002102501340900.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 February 2003 | title=He charmed young and old alike | date=25 October 2002 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=10 October 2018 }}</ref><br />
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== An autodidact ==<br />
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Madurai Mani Iyer was indeed passionate about music but he had other interests too and one of them was the English language. Though a school drop out, Mani Iyer mastered this language and an anecdote goes that he would trudge from his house in Mylapore all the way to the [[Connemara Library]] to pick up books in English. He loved [[George Bernard Shaw|Bernard Shaw]] and was a fan of [[Charlie Chaplin]]. A compulsive listener of both the English and the Tamil news, Mani Iyer was a keen observer of politics too.<ref name="hindu1" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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1. [http://www.maduraimaniaiyer.org www.maduraimaniaiyer.org]<br />
2. [http://blog.maduraimaniaiyer.org blog.maduraimaniaiyer.org]<br />
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[[Category:Male Carnatic singers]]<br />
[[Category:1912 births]]<br />
[[Category:1968 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Musicians from Madurai]]<br />
[[Category:Sangeetha Kalanidhi recipients]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]]<br />
[[Category:Singers from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century male singers]]</div>2601:646:8981:7460:CCAE:5B0:B2DB:8323