Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer

Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer
Born1888
Thirukokarnam, Tamil Nadu
Died1958 (aged 69–70)
GenresCarnatic music
Occupationinstrumentalist
InstrumentVeena
Sambasiva Iyer (first one from the right) received The Musician award from President Rajendra Prasad (r) in 1952.

Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer (1888 - 1958) was a renowned Indian classical musician and Veena player.

In 1952, he was among the first recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.[1]

  1. ^ "SNA: List of Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Puraskarwinners (Akademi Fellows)". SNA Official website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.