N.S. Raamacandran - He is a renowned veena artists who hails from a village called Nemam in Tanjavur district and traced his lineage through his father Nemam Nataraja Bhagavatar, honored by Krishnaraja Wodeyar, and his grandfather Sri Nemam Subramanya Iyer, who was a renowned disciple of Tyagaraja. In addition to his talents as a musician and composer, he was a scholar. At 31, he wrote the book "Ragas of Carnatic music." He not only performed several concerts on the radio but also served as the Station Director of All India Radio (AIR) in both India and Ceylon, and then became the Chief Producer of Carnatic music in the Directorate General of All India Radio, New Delhi. He directed musical dramas that became widely popular. Later, he was appointed as the Dean of the faculty of music in Delhi University. Affectionately called ganalola (lover of music), he composed over 200 songs in Tamil, Telugu, and Sanskrit. They are now available in a volume called Sangeeta Pushpanjali. His awards include Kalaimamani in 1971. He married Rukmani Ammal, who sang for his veena performances. His children R. Natarajan and Lakshmi Balasubramaniam, along with their descendants, continue his tradition of scholarship and music.

Mudra:

Compositions:

1. akhilANDa nAyaki - aThANA
   
2. ambalam ADiya - suraTi
   
3. Ananda naTana - Arabhi
   
4. brhannAyakIm - tODi
   
5. candracAUDAmaNE - sindhurAmakriya
   
6. candrakalAdhara mAm - yadukulakAmbhOji
   
7. cidambaram enroru taram - khamAs
   
8. dInanAtha kula - sUryakAnta
   
9. EmO dayarAdu nIku - navarasakalAnidhi
   
10. gaNanAyaka vAraNamukha(pv) - sunAdavinOdini
    
11. guhanE sharavaNabhava - hindOLa
    
12. innamum dayavu - SaNmukhapriyA
    
13. inta bhramA pAlimpa - shrImanOranjani
    
14. jApAkusuma bhAsuram - pratApavarALi
    
15. kalpakAmbikE janani - vijayavasanta
    
16. kamalAlayE pAhi - kuntalavarALi
    
17. kamalAyatAkSi - kAmavardhani
    
18. kandanai ninandu manam - hamasnAda
    
19. karuNAjalanidhE guha - hEmavati
    
20. karuNAnidhi nIyE - vasantA
    
21. karuNApayOnidhE - kAmbhOji
    
22. kumAra guha pAhimAm - malayamAruta
    
23. kumara vaDivElanE - gauLa
    
24. lalitAmbikE shrI - mukhAri
    
25. mahA tripurasundari - valaji
    
26. mahAdEva manOhari - kannaDa
    
27. manamE ninai - nATakuranji
    
28. mayilE pUmpozhilurai (pv) - guhamanOhari
    
29. nIrajAkSi nIvE gati - bhairavi
    
30. padarEti meragAdurA (pv) - dEvagAndhAri
    
31. pUm pozhil isaik-kuyilE - rAgamAlikA
    
32. sadaya nApai nIkEmi - shuddhasAvEri
    
33. sarasvati namOstutE - sarasvati
    
34. sharavaNabhava - AbhOgi
    
35. shrI candrashEkhara - shankarAbharaNa
    
36. shrI jAnakImanOhara - bilahari
    
37. shrI lalitE shivadayitE - rItigauLa
    
38. shrI mahA gaNapatE - AbhOgi
    
39. shrI raghukula tilaka - dEvagAndhAri
    
40. shrI rAjarAjEshvari shiva - punnAgavarALi
    
41. shrI shAradAmbikE - dhanyAsi
    
42. shrI shAradE paradEvatE - bEgaDa
    
43. shrImad abhinava - kalyANi
    
44. sphuratu tE rUpam ambA - kIravANi
    
45. taruNi ninnE (pv) - valaji
    
46. tOm tOm tOm (t) - dayAvati
    
47. tyAgarAja gurunAtha - pUrvikalyANi
    
48. vAcAmagOcara - SaDvidhamArgiNi
    
49. vAgIshvari ini - hamIrkalyANi
    
50. vAraNa mukhanE - Arabhi
    
51. vEru tuNai illaiyE - tODi
    
52. vinAyakam bhaja - sarasvatimanOhari