Mridangam artist Sridhar Parthasarathy dies during concert in Pune

The mridangam artist Sridhar Parthasarathy died during a concert in Pune, The Indian Express reported on 7 November. The report’s headline did not give the cause or say when the concert took place.

Mr. Parthasarathy began learning the mridangam, the double-headed drum at the heart of Carnatic music, at the age of six as a disciple of Karaikudi R. Chandramouli. Over his career he accompanied leading musicians, among them the vocalists D.K. Pattammal and Madurai G.S. Mani, according to his concert biography.