Bhaktavatsalam described the mridangam as a percussion instrument ... Trichy Sankaran also mentioned an old practice of Tani Avartanams being played only with the ‘Sarani’ and ‘Anusarani ...

Venkateswara Rao, the former professor at Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, is regarded as one of the leading exponents of Mridangam. Renowned violinist Annavarapu Rama Swamy, a nonagenarian ...