31 August 1919. Descendants His family continued his research - His son Varaguna Pandiyan Pandithar wrote the Tamil musical research work Paanarkaivazhi and his daughter Maragathavalli Duraipandian Pandithar completed part 2 of Karunamirdha Sagaram. His grandson D. A. Thanapandian Pandithar is also a musician and musicologist. In 2008, the Government of Tamil Nadu nationalised his works. References Further reading & Notes https://www.geni.com/people/Muthusami-Nadar/6000000008627514175 (father of Abraham Pandithar) https://www.geni.com/people/Annammal-Nadar/6000000008627640598 (mother of Abraham Pandithar) Kareem, C.K (1976). Kerala District Gazetteers: Palghat. printed by the Superintendent of Govt. Presses. p. 188. Retrieved 2011-06-24. Kooiman, Dick (1996). "Who is to benefit from missionary education? Travancore in the 1930s". In Bickers, Robert A.; Seton, Rosemary E.. Missionary Encounters: Sources & Issues. Routledge. p. 158. . External links http://www.indian-heritage.org/music/garlanda.htm Biography of Abraham Pandithar https://www.geni.com/people/Muthusami-Nadar/6000000008627514175 (father) https://www.geni.com/people/Annammal-Nadar/6000000008627640598 (mother) 1859 births 1919 deaths Tamil scholars Tamil musicians Indian musicologists 20th-century Indian musicians