| Name(s) |
LALGUDI Gopala Iyer
JAYARAMAN |
| Date of
Birth |
September 17, 1930 |
| Date of
Death |
April 22, 2013 |
|
Identity |
Indian Carnatic Violinist, Vocalist and Composer.
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Date-wise Events / Works |
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1963:
He earned several titles, such as 'Nada Vidya Tilaka'
by Music Lovers’ Association of Lalgudi.
- 1971:
He received 'Sangeetha
Choodamani' by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai.
- 1972: He received the
Padma Shri Award.
- 1979:
Sangeetha Natak Academy award.
- 1994:
He also received honorary citizenship of Maryland, US.
- 2001: He was honoured with
Padma Bhushan Award.
- 2006:
He won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction
for the film Sringaram.
- 2010:
He became a fellow of the Sangeet Natak
Akademi.
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2013:
His biography, An Incurable Romantic, by Lakshmi
Devnath, was released posthumously in 2013. It contains a foreword
by sitarist Ravi Shankar, and charts his 70 years
in the music industry.
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Other Events &
Developments |
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At the age of 12, he started his musical career as an accompanying
violinist to Carnatic musicians before rising as a prominent
soloist.
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He expanded the style of violin playing by inventing a whole new
technique that is designed to best suit the needs of Indian
Classical Music and establishing a unique style that came to be
known as "Lalgudi Bani'.
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He has given concerts extensively in India as well as abroad.
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The Government of India sent him to Russia as a member of
the Indian Cultural Delegation.
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