Palghat Srirama Bhagavathar


Palghat Rama Bhagavathar was an Indian musician.
Bhagavathar was born in Mundaya village near Shoranur, Palghat, Kerala, India and was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. He took his early gurukulavasam with Palghat Anantarama Bhagavathar as well as Carnatic exponents like Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer. His father, Kasturi Ranganathan was an Adhikari or a Revenue Collector in British India who was called Adhikari Rangan Pattar.

Career

His first Carnatic concert was at the Kalpathy Kasi Viswanatha Swamy Temple and so was his last concert.
He launched the Palghat edition of the Thyagaraja Aradhana at Kalpathi Ram Dhyana Madom.

Personal life

He died in May 1957 in Kalpathi, Kerala. His wife, Rugmani Ammal, died in 1991. The couple had seven sons: Ranganathan, Seshamani, Venkataramanan, Viswanathan, Lakshminarayanan, Sankaran and Krishnan. They also had 3 daughters - Mangalam, Kanakam and Jayam.