D K Pattammal: A musician who broke many social taboos Nadeem Noushad D K Pattammal centenary confers me an opportunity to revisit the hardship she confronted to accomplish her dream. Pattammals excellence in this field is neither an accident nor a coincidence but her sedulous effort supported by her family combined with her talents. The age in which she lived supported her in many ways to fulfill her dreams. The backdrop of freedom movement has forged a new value system which was conducive to emerging talented women in that era. She was born in 1919 in Kancheepuram. Her father Damal Krishnaswamy Dikhithar was an orthodox Brahmin. He was a primary school teacher and was a Sanskrit scholar too. He had an interest in classical music. Her mother Rajammal had a sweet voice and she knew some kritis but she was not all