birth_place background instrument birth_date article_title name
guruvayur , thrissur district , kerala , india non_vocal_instrumentalist mridangam 02 july 1935 guruvayur dorai
 guruvayur dorai
guruvayur dorai

guruvayur dorai -lrb- born july 2 , 1935 -rrb- is an indian percussionist .
he is one of the most senior-most exponents of the south indian classical percussion instrument , the mridangam .
he had his initial training under palghat subba iyer and e.p. narayana pisharody , and later from the legendary master palani subramaniam pillai .
initiating his concert performances at the age of eight , guruvayur dorai has performed on the concert platform for the past 60 years .
his wide range of efforts in the field of mridangam and music have helped propagate the art around the globe .
