P. S. Narayanaswamy
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Puliyur Subramaniam Narayanaswamy |
| Born | 24 February 1934 Konerirajapuram, Thanjavur, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 16 October 2020 (aged 86) |
| Genres | Carnatic music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
Puliyur Subramaniam Narayanaswamy (or Narayanaswami; 24 February 1934 – 16 October 2020) was a Carnatic music vocalist.
Career
He learnt music from Tiruppambaram Somasundaram Pillai, T. M. Thiagarajan and later from Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer. He was also a highly acclaimed teacher.[1]
He was awarded the Bala Gana Kala Rathnam at the age of 12. He worked in All India Radio.[2] In 1999, he was conferred the title, 'Sangita Kala Acharya' by the Music Academy.[3] He was awarded `Padma Bhushan' by the Government of India in 2003.[1][4][5][6] His well known disciples include (alphabetically) A.s.Murali, Akshay Padmanabhan, Abhishek Raghuram, Akkarai Sisters, Amritha Murali, Bharathi Ramasubban, C.R.Vaithyanathan, Gayathri Venkataraghavan, Kalavathy Avadhooth, Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna, Nisha Rajagopalan, Ranjani-Gayatri sisters, Bharat Sundar, Sunil Gargeyan, Vishnudev K S, Janani Iyer, and Prithvi Harish
He died on 16 October 2020 due to old age.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Saluting a great teacher". The Hindu. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Musician-teacher par excellence". The Hindu. 13 June 2003. Archived from the original on 19 November 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Sangita Kala Acharya". The Music Academy. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Kalam presents Padma awards". Rediff. 3 April 2003. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Words of wisdom from a vidwan!". Narayana Vishwanath. New Indian Express. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Vocalist, dance exponent honoured". The Hindu. 15 December 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Jasraj to PS Narayanaswamy, heavy losses to India's cultural scene". 25 October 2020.
External links
- P. S. Narayanaswamy discography at Discogs
- Carnatic P.S Narayanaswamy
- P. S. Narayanaswamy
- P. S. Narayanaswami - Torchbearer of the Semmangudi Bani, Part 1
- P. S. Narayanaswami - Torchbearer of the Semmangudi Bani, Part 2
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