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S. Govindarajan
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Sirkazhi Govindarajan (1933-1988) was one of leading vocalists in Carnatic Music.

Govindarajan, born in Sirkali in Madras Presidency) on January 19, 1933, started performing at the age of eight in Tirupurasundari Temple. He graduated from the Tamil Isai College in Chennai in 1949 and learnt music from Thiruppampuram Swaminatha Pillai. He was conferred the Padma Shri award by the Government of India.

Govindarajan had also done playback singing in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Madras University conferred a doctorate (Honoris Causa) on him in 1983. He died in 1988, aged 55.
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