Mannargudi Easwaran
Mannargudi Easwaran is a leading contemporary mridangam player and Carnatic musician. He was a staff artiste of All India Radio and has received several awards, such as the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Kartik Fine Arts' Lifetime Achievement Award.
In the 2018 music season, Madras Music Academy dropped Easwaran from its programming due to allegations of sexual harassment against him.