P. Muthukumaraswamy Sarma

[1] Born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka to parents Paramasamy Gurukkal and Rathinamma, on 23 August 1932, he lost his father at an early age.

After completing his secondary education in Jaffna, he went to India during the late 1950s and joined Annamalai University as a music student.

[citation needed] After graduating from Annamalai University, he went back to Yaazhpaanam and got appointed as a music teacher in government owned schools.

He celebrated his guru's remembrance day every year and also popularised Desikar's nine compositions on Madurai Meenakshi Amman.

"[1] Muthukumaraswamy Sarma was married to Nalina Ranjani and the couple have four sons - Kalatharan, Artist Pathmavasan, Sarangadharan and Kumaran and a daughter - Geetha.