T. M. Thiagarajan was awarded the title to an expert in what discipline by the Madras Music Academy?
T. M. Thiagarajan T. M. Thiagarajan (Tamil: டி. எம். தியாகராஜன் ) (28 May 1923 – 27 June 2007) was a Carnatic vocalist and musicologist from Tamil Nadu in Southern India. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1981.
Pandit A pandit (IAST: paṇḍita), also spelled "pundit" (both pronounced ; Sanskrit: पण्डित; abbreviated as Pt. or Pdt.) is a scholar or a teacher of any field of knowledge in Hinduism, particularly the Vedic scriptures, dharma, Hindu philosophy, or secular subjects such as music. He may be a Guru in a Gurukul.