P. S. Narayanaswamy
Puliyur Subramaniam Narayanaswamy (or Narayanaswami; 24 February 1934 – 16 October 2020) was a Carnatic music vocalist.
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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 |
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, Sunil Gargeyan, Janani Iyer, and Prithvi Harish
He died on 16 October 2020 from COVID-19.[7]
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. 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.