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 ::There's no necessity to be rude or make incorrect assertions about the extent of one's knowledge of Carnatic music.  I watch Dr. Ramani perform each year at the St. Thyagaraja Aradhana in Cleveland, Ohio, where I live and he is my favorite Carnatic flutist.  Asking questions about details of people's lives, on the ""discussion"" pages of biographical articles, is normal here.  No dramatics are needed, just actual facts.  In the case of Dr. N. Ramani's doctorate and its source, little information is available online other than the U.S. state where he received it.  Thus, I asked here, because you seemed knowledgeable.   "