Balamurali Krishna was born in Sankaraguptam, East Godavari District, Madras Presidency (now a part of Andhra Pradesh state). His father was a well known musician and his mother was a veena player. Ba
Once, a nagaswaram player Dasari was engaged to perform at temple festival in Thiruvaiyar (a village near Thanjavoor) in which Thyagaraja lived. One night, as the procession turned towards the South Mada Street,