| P. S. Narayanaswamy | |
|---|---|
 P. S. Narayanaswamy | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Puliyur Subramaniam Narayanaswamy |
| Born | (1934-02-24)24 February 1934 Konerirajapuram, Thanjavur, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 16 October 2020(2020-10-16) (aged 86) |
| Genres | Carnatic music |
| Occupation | 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.
He was awarded the Bala Gana Kala Rathnam at the age of 12. He worked in All India Radio. In 1999, he was conferred the title, 'Sangita Kala Acharya' by the Music Academy. He was awarded `Padma Bhushan' by the Government of India in 2003. 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.
References
- ^ "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.
- "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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