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Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)
(Mridangam)
Born into a family of musicians with rich lineage and steeped in pedigree music, Papanasam Kumar is the grandson of Sri Papanasarn Rajagopala Iyer, brother of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri Papanasam Sivan. A child prodigy, Papanasam Kumar started his career as a percussionist and singer, accompanying and singing with Sri Papanasam Sivan at the tender age of five for Namasankeerthanams. An Grade Mridangam Staff Artist, All India Radio since 1993, Papanasam Kumar has been groomed under the tutelage of the legends "Laya Vadhya Kovida" Kumbakonam Sri Rajappa Iyer and "Sangeetha Kalanidhi" Umayalpuram K Sivaraman. He has won many accolades and titles including the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetarn - "Aasthaana Vidhwan", "Laya Vadhya Kovida", "Kalai Valar Mamani" by Tamil Nadu Cultural Association, "Laya Priyan" by Vaikathashtami Sabha, Madurai, and 'Laya Vidyadhara" given by Irai Pani Mandram Chennai. Papanasam Kumar has also accompanied leading musicians in major Sabhas in Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kerala, Karnataka and many other places in Tamilnadu.
| Artist | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
 Shertallay Dr. K. N. Renganatha Sharma...(Vocal - Carnatic) B. V. Raghavendra Rao-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam K. V. Gopalakrishnan-Kanjira | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 08/03/2024 |
 Santhosh Subramanian...(Vocal - Carnatic) Kovai. S. Chandran-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 08/03/2024 |
 Thoppur Dr. B. Sairam...(Vocal - Carnatic) V. L. Kumar-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 08/03/2024 |
 Meera Sivaramakrishnan...(Violin) Dr. Usha Rajagopalan-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam K. R. Sivaramakrishna-Kanjira | Sringeri Jagadguru Pravachana Mandi | 04/01/2024 |
 Smt. Shruthi Bharadwaj...(Vocal - Carnatic) Chidambaram G. Badrinath-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam | The Kalyan Nagar Association Hall | 17/04/2023 |
| Shertallay Dr. K. N. Renganatha Sharma... (Vocal - Carnatic) V. L. Kumar-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 18/02/2023 |
 Vignesh Ishwar...(Vocal - Carnatic) B. Vittal Rangan-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 18/02/2023 |
 Dr. B. Lalitha...(Vocal - Carnatic) Pakala Ramadas-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 18/02/2023 |
 Srirangam Venkatanagarajan...(Vocal - Carnatic) M. Vijay-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 18/02/2023 |
 J. B. Sruthi Sagar...(Flute - Carnatic) V. L. Kumar-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 18/02/2023 |
| Dr. B. Lalitha... (Vocal - Carnatic) Dr. Badrinarayanan. D-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam B. SubbaRao-Ghatam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 15/02/2023 |
 Kruthi Bhat...(Vocal - Carnatic) B. Vittal Rangan-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam S. Krishna-Ghatam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 01/03/2022 |
 Amrith Narayan...(Vocal - Carnatic) R. Satishkumar-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 01/03/2022 |
 Shimoga K. Kumaraswamy...(Saxophone) V. L. Kumar-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam Papanasam S. Sethuraman-Kanjira | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 01/03/2022 |
 Anahita & Ms. Apoorva Ravindran...(Vocal - Carnatic) Sruti Sarathy-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam Sai Subramaniam-Moorsing | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 01/03/2022 |
 Uma Subramanyam...(Vocal - Carnatic) Meera Sivaramakrishnan-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam | Sri Thiagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Sa | 03/03/2021 |
| Vignesh Ishwar... (Vocal - Carnatic) B. V. Raghavendra Rao-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 21/02/2020 |
 Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)...(Mridangam) Mudikondan S. N. Ramesh-Veena J. B. Sruthi Sagar-Flute - Ca V. L. Kumar-Violin Adambakkam K. Shankar-Ghatam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 21/02/2020 |
 Kanyakumari. A...(Violin) Embar S. Kannan-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam Adambakkam K. Shankar-Ghatam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 04/03/2019 |
| J. B. Sruthi Sagar... (Flute - Carnatic) Shreya Devnath-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 04/03/2019 |
 P. Unnikrishnan...(Vocal - Carnatic) V. V. S. Murari-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam S. Hariharasubramaniam -Ghatam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 04/03/2019 |
 Narayanaswamy. P. S....(Vocal - Carnatic) Srimushnam V. Raja Rao-Others Trichur Ramachandran-Vocal - Ca Carnatica Brothers-Vocal - Ca V. K. Manimaran-Vocal - Ca Rithvik Raja-Vocal - Ca Dr. R. Suryaprakash-Vocal - Ca Dr. K. Krishnakumar-Vocal - Ca Maharajapuram S. Ganesh Viswanathan-Vocal - Ca Kalakkad R. Srinivasan-Vocal - Ca Smt. Dr. Rukmini Ramani-Vocal - Ca Dr. Radha Bhaskar-Vocal - Ca Charumathi Ramachandran-Vocal - Ca Dr. Geetha Raja-Vocal - Ca Mambalam Sisters-Vocal - Ca Amritha Murali-Vocal - Ca Dr. Subha Ganesan-Vocal - Ca Dr. Subhashini Parthasarathy-Vocal - Ca Varalakshmi Anandakumar-Vocal - Ca Radha Kalyanaraman-Vocal - Ca Bhavadharini Anantharaman-Vocal - Ca Jayalakshmi Sekhar-Veena Mudikondan S. N. Ramesh-Veena M. A. Krishnaswamy-Violin VL. Sudharshan-Violin M. Lalitha & M. Nandini -Violin Durai Srinivasan-Violin Thanjavur K. Murugaboopathy-Mridangam Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam K. S. Rangacharry-Kanjira | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 03/02/2019 |
 Vasudha Ravi...(Vocal - Carnatic) Anayampatti G. Venkatasubramanian-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam | Trimoorthy Sangeetha Sabha | 24/11/2018 |
 Ashwath Narayanan...(Vocal - Carnatic) V. L. Kumar-Violin Papanasam R. Kumar (Laya Priyan)-Mridangam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 13/02/2018 |