| Names |
Pandit RAM NARAYAN |
| Date of Birth |
December 25, 1927 |
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Identity |
Indian musician |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1944: All India Radio,
Lahore, hired Narayan as an accompanist for vocalists.
- 1947: He moved to Delhi
following the partition of India.
- 1949: He shifted to Mumbai
to wark in India cinema.
- 1956: He became a concert
solo artist.
- 1960s: He recorded solo
albums and began to tour America and Europe.
- 2005: He was awarded
India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma
Vibhushan.
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| Special Achievements
/ Events |
- He popularised the bowed instrument sarangi as a solo
concert instrument in Hindustani classical music and became
the first internationally successful sarangi player.
- He taught Indian and foreign students and
performed, frequently outside of India.
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