On Thursday, March 30, 1995 at 1:30:00 PM UTC+5:30, Subbarayan Pasupathy wrote:

Here are some comments regarding the articles on Thiruppugazh that
appeared in this group recently.
1. Apart from Alathoor Bros, Chithoor Subramania Pillai,and Madurai Somasundaram were others who popularized Thiruppugazh. I remember
(with sadness and nostalgia) Madurai Somu singing an all Thiruppugazh concert in Vadapazhani Temple in Madras the year before he passed
away. The `Bhavaani' raga alapana he did before singing a Thiruppugazh
still rings in my ear. Incidentally, during August, there are many Thiruppugazh concerts held in the above temple in connection with Arunagirinathar Day. I have heard DKJayaraman, Tanjore Sankara Iyer among others who have sung in the above festival. In recent years, T N Seshagopalan
(who knows a lot of Thiruppugazh) gave an all Thiruppugazh concert in
Tamil Isai Sangam during the Music Season.
2. Thiruppugazh is a repository of exotic rhythmic measures and it is no exaggeration to say that mrdangists think twice before agreeing to play
for Tpugazh. I believe that taking up a Tpugazh , with a little bit of swaraprasthara and a Mrdangam thani would not only show the artists'
mastery over laya but also the richness of our musical compositions in
this (often ignored) aspect of our music. Indeed the only musical compositions
in such rare anga thalas to be found today are these Tpugazh songs.
I have heard D.K.Pattammal do a little swara prasthara for a Tpugazh in her earlier years. I am told that D.K. Jayaraman has also done it. (D.K.P
learnt her Tpugazh from Naina Pillai , Guru of Chithoor Subramania Pillai).
I am told that T. K. Murthy , in last year's Music Season at the Music Academy, played for a Tpugazh (sung by S.R.Janakiraman) at a lec/dem.
3.Delhi Raghavan has tuned more than 400 of Tpugazh songs in more than
100 ragas and has trained many persons all over the world . Last year
he and his group gave a short group-singing concert in the Music Academy during the morning session. I believe that he also gave a lec/dem on the Tpugazh chandams.
S.Pasupathy
pas...@ecf.toronto.edu

Hi, I am the great grandson of Sangeetha Vidwan Naina Pillai. Gramaphone company has offered him Rs.1 lac to record his singing, he refused saying after repetitive usage record can not reproduce his voice properly. It was unfortunate that we dont have
any of his recordings and we are living only with his memories.
We have his Autobiography and if anyone is interested will share it

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