Summary:
The 70-year-old was suffering from liver cancer for the last few months, said his son and mridangist B.C. Chandramouli, senior mridangist of the Carnatic tradition, died in Bengaluru on Friday at his residence in Rajajinagar. Chandramouli is survived by his wife Jayanthi, son and daughter B.C. Referred to as the ‘Hero of Laya’ in Karnataka, a host of young percussionists trained by him recollected the master strokes of the vidwan. By the age of eight, Chandramouli had started to accompany well-known musicians..