Question

Classical musician TR Mahalingam is associated with which musical instrument?
1. Mridangam
2. Santoor
3. Flute
4. Tabla

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Flute

The correct answer is Flute.

• Classical musician TR Mahalingam is associated with instrument flute.
• Tiruvidaimarudur Ramaswamy Mahalingam also known as Mali, was a flutist who revolutionized the style of flute-playing in Carnatic music.
• He was the founder of the popular style of flute playing followed today by the Carnatic flutists.
• Awarded India's highly prestigious Padma Bhushan for music in January 1986, which he flatly refused.

Instruments and Personalities

Instrument	Musicians
Santoor	Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Bhajan Sopori, Tarun Bhattacharya, Satish Vyas.
Mridangam	K V Prasad, SV Rajarao, Umalayapuram Sivaraman, Palghat Mani Iyer.
Tabla	Zakir Hussain, Allah Rakha, Sabir Khan, Pt. Kishan Maharaj, Pt. Jnan Prakash Ghosh.
Flute	Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pannalal Ghosh, TR Mahalingam, N Ramani.
Sarod	Allauddin Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, Buddhadev Dasgupta, Bahadur Khan.