Sittrarangam recital 20 September 1987
Original cassette recording & digital editing © Ludwig Pesch 2026
(1937 – 2022)
Dwaram Mangathayaru (1937 – 2022) is remembered for embodying a distinguished lineage of Carnatic violinists throughout her long career. Being the daughter and pupil of Sangita Kalanidhi Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, she already mastered the violin during childhood.
A recipient of many awards, Dwaram Mangathayaru is credited by leading performers from diverse backgrounds with unwavering dedication to musical refinement, be it as sensitive accompanist, teacher or mentor at different stages of their career.
The Small Theatre (Tamil Sittrarangam) was specially designed for Indian performing arts. Based on rural architecture, this temporary chamber auditorium provided a congenial atmosphere for traditional performers of dance, music and folk arts, and their audience alike: “Beautifully and very imaginatively conceived. India needs theatres of this kind in every village.” – Goverdhan Panchal, Emeritus Instructor of Scene Design at the National School of Drama and author of books and articles on traditional Indian theatre >>
Free illustrated ebook for online browsing and downloading:
https://natyasala.mimemo.net/Natyasala/Small_theatre.html
Sittrarangam is discussed in the chapter on Indian theatre architecture together with Kalakshetra and Kerala Kalamandalam in:
The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre edited by Ananda Lal (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2004), pp. 18-19
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/470139309