Semmangudi
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Semmangudi is a village in Kodavasal
taluk, Tiruvarur district
, Tamil Nadu
. It is the home of many carnatic singers
. The popular carnatic singer Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
, is from this town.
Kodavasal
Kodavasal is a panchayat town in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Demographics: India census, Kodavasal had a population of 13,247. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kodavasal has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of...
taluk, Tiruvarur district
Tiruvarur District
Tiruvarur district is one of the 30 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. The district occupies an area of 2161 km². It is lies between Nagapattinam district on the east and Thanjavur district on the west, and is bounded by the Palk Strait on the south...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. It is the home of many carnatic singers
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
. The popular carnatic singer Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer is considered to be one of the greatest Carnatic vocalists of the twentieth century...
, is from this town.