K.V. Narayanaswamy | |
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 K. V. Narayanaswamy with wife Padma Narayanaswamy | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | KVN |
| Born | 15 November 1923 Palghat, Madras Presidency, British India (Now Kerala) |
| Died | 1 April 2002 (aged 78) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Genres | Carnatic classical music |
| Website | www.narada.org |
Palghat Kollengode Viswanathan Narayanaswamy (15 November 1923 – 1 April 2002), often referred to as K. V. Narayanaswamy was an Indian musician, widely considered to be among the finest Carnatic music vocalists of the 20th century. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1986. He was described as the "Perfect Knight" of Carnatic music, a phrase from Geoffrey Chaucer, by V. K. Narayana Menon, art critic of India and recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.[1]
- ^ Dr. Narayana Menon, An Essay on Shri K.V.Narayanaswamy, 1986