Talk:Mridangam

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Article merged: See old talk-page here Antariki Vandanamu 12:57, 15 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

mridangam or mridanga[edit]

I was just wondering if the name mridanga is not more appropriate that the same, ending with m? Any proofs that the mridangam should be used instead? My poor experience, including traveling to India, show that the word mridanga is more poppular name of this musicial instrument. Please, specify. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.120.12.126 (talk) 06:37, 2 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Well, the name Mridanga might be more popular as compared to Mridangam in the northern parts of India as it is easier to pronounce.

The Mridangam is essentialy a south Indian percussion instrument. I have been learning this art for the past twelve years under Manniapan Sir, one of the disciples of the Great Palghat Mani Iyer and all of us refer to it as the Mridangam. Infact its name is made up of two words... Mrida (Clay) and Angam (Body)

Radjai 19:57, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've encountered mirudhangam as an alternate spelling for the drum pictured on Singapore 1977 1c definitive stamp. Google does give a few hits on this spelling, so I added it to the list of spellings, but if someone is absolutely sure it's wrong, then feel free to amend. Raichu2 (talk) 22:01, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox Title Spelling[edit]

The article title is "Mridangam", but the Infobox has it spelt "Mrudangam". While this latter is listed as one of the "alternate spellings" towards the end of the first paragraph of the article, should not the Infobox display the article-titular spelling? Brownie Charles (talk) 03:55, 18 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

List of players problem[edit]

The current list of players seems somewhat subjective. Some of the players are notable legends, while others are young and upcoming. Perhaps only include those who are A-graded by AIR? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.235.8.136 (talk) 16:10, 23 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]