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Vysarpadi G. Kothandaraman
(Nadaswaram)
I began learning at seven and performed at nine. Not that I had learnt everything by then. But I had that performing confidence. It is not possible to master everything. Isai is virtually a prasadam given to you. You are fortunate that music has chosen you. The nagaswaram is probably one of the toughest to learn. Kothandaraman mentions the name of his father, Gopalaswami, as his Guru. Kothandaraman belongs to Tirupulivanam, a hamlet near Kanchipuram, near Uthiramerur. My teacher was Tiruvarur Latchappa Pillai, who honed my skills with care and instilled the necessary courage in me. Kothandaraman has this to say about the teaching methods adopted by his father. He always had useful tips and taught me, while seated with another nagaswaram in front of me (edhir nayanam). He used to teach in a manner that would always bring out the best in you. After a reasonable stint, he allowed the student to flourish by following his instinct. Kothandaraman teaches nagawaram at the Government Music College, R.A. Puram, Chennai.
| Artist | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
 Vysarpadi G. Kothandaraman...(Nadaswaram) Dr. B. Kesanna -Nadaswaram Chitoor R. Devarajulu-Nadaswaram T. G. Muthukumaraswamy-Thavil Adyar D. Senthilkumar-Thavil | Music Academy Mini Hall (Kasthuri S | 29/03/2024 |
| Vysarpadi G. Kothandaraman (Nadaswaram) | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 16/12/2022 |
| Vysarpadi G. Kothandaraman (Nadaswaram) | Charsur Arts Foundation | 15/12/2022 |
| Vysarpadi G. Kothandaraman... (Nadaswaram) Mambalam Sivakumar-Nadaswaram V. M. Palanivel-Thavil Delhi Sairam -Mridangam Sumesh S. Narayanan -Mridangam | Ragasudha Hall | 03/04/2022 |
| Vysarpadi G. Kothandaraman (Lec-Dem) | Music Academy Mini Hall (Kasthuri S | 26/12/2019 |
 M. K. S. Siva...(Nadaswaram) Vysarpadi G. Kothandaraman-Nadaswaram Triplicane K. Shekar-Thavil | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 31/10/2019 |
| Vysarpadi G. Kothandaraman (Nadaswaram) | Webcast-Music Academy Chennai | 27/10/2019 |
| Vysarpadi G. Kothandaraman (Nadaswaram) | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 14/12/2018 |
| Vysarpadi G. Kothandaraman (Nadaswaram) | Ragasudha Hall | 24/11/2018 |
| Vysarpadi G. Kothandaraman... (Nadaswaram) Mannargudi M. R. Vasudevan-Thavil Kovilur K. G. Kalyanasundaram-Thavil | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 16/12/2017 |
 K. Bharat Sundar...(Vocal - Carnatic) Vysarpadi G. Kothandaraman-Nadaswaram Nagai R. Sriram-Violin Patri Satishkumar-Mridangam Mannargudi M. R. Vasudevan-Thavil | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 02/11/2017 |
 Seshampatti T Sivalingam ...(Nadaswaram) Senkottai Harihara Subramanian-Namasankee T. R. Govindarajan-Thavil Vysarpadi G. Kothandaraman-Nadaswaram Anahita & Ms. Apoorva Ravindran-Vocal - Ca Ratnam Koothapiran-Drama Arti Rajhesh Vaidhya-Veena Arun O. S-Vocal - Ca Kadri Gopalnath-Saxophone O. S. Thiagarajan-Vocal - Ca Dr. Lakshmi Ramaswami-Bharathana Shashank. Subramanyam-Flute - Ca R. Sai Vignesh-Vocal - Ca Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan-Vocal - Ca Ramakrishnan Murthy-Vocal - Ca S. Mahathi-Vocal - Ca Dr. Radha Bhaskar-Vocal - Ca Dr. Gayathri Girish-Vocal - Ca Gayathri Venkataraghavan-Vocal - Ca Priya Sisters-Vocal - Ca Sikkil. C. Gurucharan-Vocal - Ca Mahadevan Sankaranarayanan-Vocal - Ca | Webcast-Music Academy Chennai | 18/10/2017 |
| Vysarpadi G. Kothandaraman... (Nadaswaram) Mylai M. Karthikeyan-Nadaswaram Vellore P. R. M. Venkatesan-Thavil Mylai S. Gajendran-Thavil | Ragasudha Hall | 07/04/2017 |
| Vysarpadi G. Kothandaraman (Nadaswaram) | Rukmini Arangam (Kalakshetra Found | 27/01/2017 |