The story of kunjamma

    THE STORY OF KUNJAMMA ​

Little Kunjamma was born on 16 September 1916 in the temple town of Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Her  Mothar Shanmugavediva was an outstanding veena player. Their tiny home was close to the famous Meenkashi temple. 

The little girl did not have formal lassons in music. She grew up surrounded by the sounds of music. She hummed as She heard the notes of the nadaswaram From the nearby Meenakshi temlpe. She also hummed to the strains of the veena her mother played . Whenever a religious procession Wound through the streets, the nadaswaram players would Stop on the way to play for Shanmugavadiva. " My earlist interest in music was focused on the raga. I Would try tovreproduce the pipers as well as I Could. 

My mother played and rehearsed all the time. No formal lesson, but I absorbed a Whole wealthby listening and humming with the veena." She also learnt music from her first guru, and form listening to grest musicians Who cisited her mother.