Question: What profession was the father of the percussionist who has been accompanied by E .M. Subramaniam and who was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2001?
Sentence (from "E. M. Subramaniam"): He has accompanied master percussionists including mridangam players such as Palghat Mani Iyer, Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, and T. K. Murthy, and tabla players such as Alla Rakha Khan, Kishan Maharaj, and Zakir Hussain.
Relevant evidence: Yes