P. Ravikumar writes in Tamil on M. D. Ramanathan (1923–1984), the Carnatic vocalist and composer who served as professor and later principal at Kalakshetra in Chennai, composing more than three hundred compositions in Tamil, Telugu, and Sanskrit. எம்.டி. ராமநாதன் (M.D Ramanathan), published by Kalachuvadu Publications, Chennai, is a Tamil-language account of his musical life and legacy.